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REVIEW OF THE SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME: A CONSULTATION

ANNEX A: SUMMARY OF EXISTING AND PLANNED CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY MEASURES

ENERGY: TABLE 1 - POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Energy — Energy efficiency

EST (17)

ETLLD/ DD

UK-wide.

Energy — Energy efficiency

Scottish Energy Efficiency Office (17)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

Improve business EE using CCL revenues (17)

ETLLD

UK-wide

Energy — CHP

District heating schemes (18)

DD

UK-wide

Exemption from CCL (19)

ETLLD

UK-wide

Energy — Renewables

18% generation target (21)

ETLLD

Scottish- specific

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) (21-23)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific with England and Wales equivalent

Fund Renewables technologies (24)

ETLLD

UK-wide

Energy — Planning

Revision of NPPG 6, Renewable Energy (27)

DD

Scottish-specific

Energy — Nuclear

Closure of nuclear power stations (29)

ETLLD

UK wide

ENERGY: TABLE 2 — POLICIES INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

Sector and policy area

Policies Introduced

Dept. & lead contact

UK wide or Scottish Specific

Energy — Energy efficiency

Public sector Energy Efficiency Scheme

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

Energy — Renewables

Renewables Obligation Scotland (2002)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific with England and Wales equivalent

Energy — Others

Fuels

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

Business — Energy efficiency

Interest free loan scheme for SMEs for EE (34)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific:

Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (35)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

IPPC/Scottish Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (36)

ERAD

UK-wide

BUSINESS: TABLE 1 - POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Business — CCL

Use of £3.2 m/yr allocated revenue over 3 years (39)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

Business — Waste

National Waste Strategy for Scotland (40)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Landfill Tax (40)

ERAD

UK-wide

EC Packaging Waste Directive (41)

ERAD

UK-wide

BUSINESS: TABLE 2 — POLICIES INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

Sector and policy area

Policies introduced since SCCP (Nov. 2000)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Business — Waste

National Waste Plan (Feb 2003)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

TRANSPORT: TABLE 1 — POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Transport — Fuels

Conversion of cars to LPG (49)

ETLLD

UK-wide

Transport — White Paper (1998)

Local Authorities’ transport plans (51)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

Transport — Freight

Freight Facilities Grants (52)

ETLLD

UK-wide

Sustainable Distribution strategy (53)

ETLLD

UK-wide

Energy Efficiency Best Practice (53)

ETLLD

UK-wide

TRANSPORT: TABLE 2 — POLICIES INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

SCCP sector and policy area

Policies introduced since SCCP

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish- measure

Transport — Fuels/ vehicles

CleanUp Programme

ERAD/ ETLLD

UK wide

Biofuels sale:

DfT led

UK-wide

Continuing SE support for the UK Powering Future Vehicles Strategy

DfT led

UK-wide

Continuing SE attendance at the Ministerial Low Carbon Group
Continuing SE attendance at the Official Low Carbon Working Group

DfT led

UK-Wide

Taxation Measures e.g. Duty differentials introduced for sulphur free fuels, biodesiel and bioethanol
Duty differential reduced for LPG but fixed for NG until 2007

DfT led

UK-wide

Changes to VED — new low VED bands for low carbon cars

DfT led

UK-wide

Changes to Company car taxation

DfT led

UK-wide

Transport — White Papers

STAG (2003)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

Transport White Paper ‘Scotland’s Transport Future’ (2004)

ETTLD

Scottish-specific

ChooseAnotherWay Campaign (ongoing)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

Stepchange (ongoing)

ETLLD

Scottish-specific

HealthyLiving Campaign

HD-led

Scottish-specific

SEA Regulations

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Transport — Freight

Retro-fitting for lorries of emission reduction technologies through the CleanUp Programme

ETLLD

UK-wide

DOMESTIC: TABLE 1 — POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Domestic — Housing

Warm Deal (58)

DD

Scottish-Specific

Central Heating Programme

CS

Scottish-Specific

Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) (62)

DD

Scottish-Specific

Utilities Act (63)

ETLLD

UK-wide

Energy Efficiency Commitment (64)

DD

UK-wide

Energy Efficiency Best Practice (64)

DD

UK-wide

Domestic — EST

Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes (70)

DD

UK-wide

Energy Efficiency Advice Centres (71)

ETLLD

UK-wide

The SchoolEnergy Programme (box, p. 32)

DD

No longer exists

DOMESTIC — TABLE 2 - POLICIES/MEASURE INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

Sector and policy area

Policies introduced since SCCP

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish specific

Domestic — Housing

Central Heating Programme. Warm Deal

DD

Scottish-specific

Domestic —EST

Community Energy Programme

DD

UK-wide

AGRICULTURE, LAND USE AND FORESTRY: TABLE 1 - POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Agriculture, forestry and land use —Research

Review of contribution to climate change of organic soils under different land uses (73)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Model (with SEPA) water use by trees and woodland (77)

FC

Scottish-specific

Agriculture, forestry and land use —Forestry

Forestry Commission Guideline Note Forests and Peatland Habitats (78)

FC

UK-wide

New planting/ Scottish Forestry Strategy (79)

FC

Scottish-specific

Woodland Grant Scheme (80)

FC

UK-wide

Agriculture, forestry and land use —Forestry Farm Woodland Premium (80) FC Scottish-specific
Scottish Rural Development Plan (81) FC Scottish-specific

AGRICULTURE, LAND USE AND FORESTRY: TABLE 2 — POLICIES/MEASURE INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

SCCP sector and policy area

Policies introduced since SCCP

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-

Agriculture, forestry and land use — Research

Additional research projects: Develop a model to simulate carbon and nitrogen dynamics in organic soils and predict the response of these soils to land-use climate change.

ERAD/ FC

UK-wide

Review of contribution to climate change (through greenhouse gas emissions) of fertiliser use in Scotland on different soil types and through different application methods.

ERAD

Scottish-specific

The influence of nitrogen and elevated CO2 on carbon and nitrogen storage in upland soils.

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Forestry Commission Bulletin 125 Climate Change: Impacts on UK Forestry. FC UK-Wide
Scottish Forest Research Needs Consultation FC Scottish-specific

PUBLIC SECTOR: TABLE 1 - POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Public sector — Executive estate

Environmental Management System (85)

OPS

Scottish-specific

Greening Government (87)

OPS

Scottish-specific

Vehicle fleet (88)

OPS

Scottish-specific

Renewables electricity contract (89)

FCSD

Scottish-specific

Public sector — Scottish Prison Service

Environmental Management Statement (93)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Environmental Management Statement (93)

SPS

Scottish-specific

Public sector — Scottish Prison Service

Waste management, waste recycling and composting (95)

SPS

SPS Environmental Policy Document

Public sector — New Scottish Parliament

Minimise impact of construction and use, CHP, natural ventilation, condensing and high efficiency boilers, solar panels, well water, EMS, materials used (90-92)

Scots Parliament

Scottish-specific

Public sector — water industry

Integration of climate change into business strategy (97)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Public sector — NHSiS

2% energy saving target per year (2001-2010) (99)

HD

Scottish-specific

Installation of CHP (100)

HD

UK-wide

Public sector — SEPA

Target to reduce carbon dioxide levels to 1998-1999 levels by 20% by 2010 (101)

ERAD

UK-wide

Network of environmental monitors (101-2)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Waste Watcher groups (103)

ERAD

Discontinued

Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (104)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Vehicle fleet (104)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Public sector — Scottish Court Service

Target to reduce energy consumption by 40% against 1991-1992 baseline by 2010 (105)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Court Energy Network System (106)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Public sector — Local Authorities

Statutory power of community initiative for local government (108)

FCSD

Scottish-specific

PUBLIC SECTOR: TABLE 2 - POLICIES INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

SCCP sector and policy area Policies introduced since SCCP Dept. & lead contact UK-wide or Scottish-specific
Public Sector — Executive estate Greening Government Policy published in 1999 which includes policy objectives and targets on reducing energy consumption throughout the Executive Estate OPS Scottish-specific
  All Executives sites (including some SPS and SEPA) supplied by carbon free electricity SPD Scottish-specific

Public Sector — Scottish Prison Service

Finger jointer at HMP Barlinnie still in use to recycle timber off cuts / Environmental audits carried out in 2001 at all SPS prison sites / Draft SPS Sustainability Policy document issued August 04 / Target to reduce energy consumption of new facility against old of 20% included / Biffa waste management contract started Mar 04 — measures waste recycled & sent to landfill / New boilers installed at 8 SPS sites / Energy centres planned for 3 SPS sites. Framework contractors working to Resident’s Care Plan / Asbestos registers in place / All electricity from renewable source / Timber for construction and Industries sourced from sustainable sources.

SPD

Scottish-specific

Public Sector —New Scottish Parliament

Environmental Procurement Policy Statement

Parliament

Scottish specific

Public Sector — water industry

Scottish Water have put in place Sustainable Development policy

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Public Sector — NHSiS

NHS MEL (2000) 19. Revised Energy Consumption target introduced.

HD

Scottish-specific

Public Sector Scottish Court Service

SCS continues to implement energy and environmental management best practice

SCS

Scottish-specific

Public sector — Executive agencies & sponsored public bodies

Building on work on environmental audit done by tourism and culture bodies following the last Spending Review, the aim is for all the Executive’s agencies and sponsored public bodies to have implemented environmental management policies and systems by the end of 2005.

ERAD

Scottish-specific

BUILDING REGULATIONS — TABLE 1 — POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN THE SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

SCCP sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Building Regulations

Revision of Technical Standards for Building Standards Regulations (66)

DD

Scottish-specific

Building regulations

Review of building control system (68)

DD

Scottish-specific

BUILDING REGULATIONS — TABLE 2 — POLICIES INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

SCCP sector and policy area

Policies introduced since SCCP

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Building Regulations

6th Amendment 2001 to Scottish Technical Standards Part J

DD

Scottish-specific

Building regulations

Building (Scotland) Act 2003

DD

Scottish-specific

ADAPTATION: TABLE 1 - POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN THE SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Adaptation — Climate change scenarios

Regional scenarios (112)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

UK scenarios (112)

ERAD

UK-wide

Adaptation — Research

Potential Adaptation Strategies (113)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Flood Occurrences Review (115)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Levels of Protection (115)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Snowfall Patterns (115)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

North Atlantic Comparisons (115)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Adaptation —Flooding and coastal erosion

Increase investment in sustainable measures to reduce damaging effects (116)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

ADAPTATION: TABLE 2 — POLICIES INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

SCCP sector and policy area

Specific policies introduced since SCCP

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

Adaptation — Climate change scenarios

BIC Scenarios And UKCIP02

ERAD

UK/NI

Adaptation — Research

Review Levels of Protection

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Scoping Study for Flood Risk Maps

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Adaptation — Flooding and coastal erosion

Extended Floodline to Scotland

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Established National Flooding Framework based on Awareness, Avoidance, Alleviation and Assistance.

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Ministers and relevant public authorities to promote sustainable flood management in exercise of relevant functions.

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Introduced Statutory duty on Increased investment in sustainable measures to £89 million over 2005-08

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Adaptation — Biodiversity

Research commissioned into impacts of climate change on UKBAP priority species and habitats. between habitats to minimise barriers to movement of species.

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Research commissioned into impacts of climate change on terrestrial on marine species and habitats.

ERAD

UK-wide

Scottish Biodiversity Strategy launched, highlighting impact of climate change on biodiversity and need to maximise connections

ERAD

Scottish-specific

A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH: TABLE 1 — POLICIES CONTAINED WITHIN SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME

Sector and policy area

Specific policy (paragraph in SCCP)

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish-specific

A partnership approach — Environmental awareness

Public Attitudes Survey (119)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

Development of ‘Do a Little, Change a Lot’ environmental awareness campaign which began in spring 2001 (120)

ERAD

Scottish-specific

A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH: TABLE 2 — POLICIES INTRODUCED SINCE SCCP

SCCP sector and policy area

Policies introduced since SCCP

Dept. & lead contact

UK-wide or Scottish -specific

A partnership approach — Public Attitudes Survey

Public Attitudes to the Environment in Scotland Survey 2002

ERAD

Scottish-wide

A partnership approach — Co-ordinated Executive response

Review of SCCP

ERAD

Scottish-specific

A partnership approach — Others

Partnership Agreement

ERAD

Scottish-specific

A partnership approach — Environmental awareness

4 separate waves of the ‘Do a Little, Change a Lot’ campaign 2001 - present, accompanied by 4 stages of research to assess the impact of the campaign on public attitudes and behaviour.

ERAD

Scottish-specific

 

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