1. The aim is to review the Executive’s strategic approach to the challenge of climate change.

2. The terms of reference for the review are:

• to evaluate key elements of the Scottish Climate Change Programme, to measure their impacts and effects;
• to explore opportunities for disaggregating UK greenhouse gas emissions projections;
• to assess the contribution Scotland is making to the UK’s Kyoto Protocol target;
• to identify and evaluate options for assisting in putting the UK on a path to a 60 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 by delivering further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through to 2010, 2015 and 2020;
• to set out how we intend to continue contributing to the UK Kyoto target and to work in partnership to move towards the UK domestic carbon dioxide goals;
• to assess the practicability of introducing Scottish greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets;
• to assess the costs and benefits to Scotland and Scottish business of the proposed revised Scottish programme of action to reduce emissions;
• to assess Scotland’s response at national, regional and local level to adapting to the impacts of climate change.
• to publish an updated programme in the first half of 2005.