Policy Title: Scottish Climate Change Bill
Department: DIRECTOR-GENERAL ENVIRONMENT
Group: CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER INDUSTRY
Division: Climate Change
Branch: Scottish Climate Change Bill
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| Comments | Most of the relevant data is collected on an ongoing basis through the Scottish Household Survey. The Scottish Government will continue to monitor this in relation to policies for mitigating and adapting to climate change. In addition, The future work of the Scottish Environmental Attitudinal and Behavioural Survey will provide further information on age, disability, gender, and race and may identify differential experiences and responses to climate change drivers – these may signal a requirement for more in depth research.
The Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) initiative has as a part of its seven objectives, “to help people from different cultural and social backgrounds respond to a changing environment.” The Scottish Government will follow the research initiatives within this objective workstream, eliciting salient research findings for diversity and religion and beliefs in Scotland. Additionally, the forthcoming UK Research Centre for Sustainable Behaviours (estimated start in April 2009) is likely to produce detailed knowledge as the cultural and social dimensions of adapting to climate change and of people helping meet Scotland’s climate change targets.
The Bill includes provisions to take account of equal opportunities when carrying out functions under the act. Parties responsible for carrying out functions under the act, such as the Scottish Government and a future source of independent advice (such as the UK Committee on Climate Change, a Scottish Committee on Climate Change, or another existing public body) will need to take this duty into account. This will take place on an ongoing basis throughout the lifespan of the Bill, such as when formulating policies to meet emissions reduction targets or the setting of those targets.
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