An impressive political consensus produced a 2020 target to reduce emissions of all greenhouse gases by a world-breaking 42% on 1990 figures, en route to an 80% reduction by 2050.
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Scotland must stick to its climate targets
If a week seems like a long time in politics, six months is an aeon. Last August, the Climate Change Act gave Scotland the most ambitious targets in the world for switching to a low-carbon economy.
