Call for tougher climate targets

Thousands of people have called for more ambitious long-term climate targets.

Ministers are currently consulting on proposals for a new Climate Change Bill, which includes increasing the 2050 target to a 90 per cent emissions reduction.

The Stop Climate Chaos Scotland group said the move did not go far enough.

More than 8,000 people have responded to the consultation for the Bill by calling for a rethink.

Almost 4,000 people have signed a 38 degrees petition urging the Government to set a target of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest, and a reduction of 77 per cent by 2030. Tom Ballantine, chair of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, said: “Scots want to see more done to ensure we continue to deliver leading action.”