A year on from COP26 in Glasgow what progress is Scotland making on its climate change targets?
One of the biggest controversies since the COP26 summit in Glasgow has been the future of the oil and gas industry.nearly 900 locations for oil and gas in the North SeaThe decision is at odds with international climate scientists who say fossil fuel projects should be closed down, not expanded.The move has made potential new developments such as Cambo, an oil field west of Shetland thought to contain 800 million barrels of oil, political hot potatoes.
The UK government has said new exploration and licences will boost energy security and support skilled jobs. But Nicola Sturgeon said she had not seen any evidence to justify the expansion on environmental or energy security grounds.Transport accounts for about a quarter of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions. Some steps have been taken to reduce this, but the overwhelming majority of vehicles on the road are still greenhouse gas-emitting petrol or diesel engines.
The number of new electric and hybrid cars registered in the UK is soaring and the availability of publicly available charge points in Scotland is now at 2,200 and increasing.
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