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REVIEW OF THE SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME
A CONSULTATION

December 2004

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Contents

THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
— How to respond to this consultation
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
— The devolved context
SCOTTISH TERMS OF REFERENCE
OVERVIEW
— Evidence for climate change
— Expected impacts of climate change at global, UK and Scottish levels
— International action
— UK climate change commitments
UK AND SCOTTISH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
— UK emissions trends
— Scottish emissions trends
— The issue of Scottish emission reduction targets
SCOTTISH POLICY FRAMEWORK
— UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
— European Climate Change Programme
—EU Emissions Trading Scheme
— UK Climate Change Programme and review
— Sustainable development
— Energy White Paper
— Transport White Paper
— Air Transport White Paper
— Air Quality
— Housing
DELIVERING EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
— Review of Programme policies, policies introduced since November 2000 and planned policies, followed by consultation questions, in the following sectors:
— Energy sector
— Business sector
— Transport sector
— Household sector
— Agriculture, forestry and land use sector
— Public Sector
— Waste Management
— Scottish Building Regulations
ADAPTING TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH
CONCLUSION
ANNEX A — Summary of existing climate change policy measures
ANNEX B — Summary of greenhouse gas emissions by UK constituent country
ANNEX C — List of consultees
ANNEX D — Response template (Word format 89k)
ANNEX E — Respondee information form (Word format 22k)
ANNEX F — Summary of Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Fertiliser Use Research

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