The Act Part 1 – Emissions Reduction Targets
7.Part 1 of the Act creates the statutory framework for greenhouse gas emissions reductions in Scotland by setting a 42% reduction target for 2020, which the Scottish Ministers may modify by order subject to affirmative resolution, and an 80% reduction target for 2050. To help ensure the delivery of these targets the Act requires that the Scottish Ministers set annual targets, in secondary legislation, for Scottish emissions from 2010 to 2050.