Catch a slow boat

I am certainly not an SNP supporter but I feel that Dr Richard Dixon's article about Scotland falling behind on its emission reduction targets and having no published plans to catch up is vindictive to say the least. (Scotsman Online, 25 November). Dr Dixon probably feels that he is a big fish, but it is only in a small pool since Scotland is responsible for a miniscule 0.13 per cent of global emissions.

Already the COP26 promises – yes, only promises, not legally-binding Climate Change Acts – are being broken by China, India, Indonesia and many others as they accelerate the building of new coal-fired plants and drag coal out of the ground. I am sure that many Scotsman readers would be more than willing to pay for a one-way ticket for Dr Dixon to go to China and write his articles for the People's Daily and China Daily where he could capture a huge fanbase. Who knows, he might even get an audience with President Xi Jinping and give his views on China's miserable attempts to reduce its 30 per cent share of the world's greenhouse gases.

CLARK CROSS Linlithgow, West Lothian