CCC: Scotland's near term climate targets are within reach

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Official advisor concludes Scottish Government can meet emissions targets for 2030, but further work needed to put country on track to meet longer term goals

Scotland is on track to meet its emissions targets for 2030, but "significant risks and gaps" remain in its carbon reduction policy framework for the period from 2031 to 2045. That is the headline...

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