Publication: How the Scottish Government is set up to deliver climate change goals

by Auditor General

Publication cover: How the Scottish Government is set up to deliver climate change goals

The Scottish Government needs to improve its set up to deliver the country’s climate change goals.

The government’s climate governance has improved since the former First Minister declared a climate emergency in 2019. However, adapting to the impact of climate change has received less focus than reducing emissions and hitting net zero targets.

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News release
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Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, talks about the report

A transcript of this video is available to download with the other files on this page.

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Exhibit 1: Climate change responsibilities stretch across several Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers
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Exhibit 2: Timeline of changes to the Scottish Government’s climate change and corporate governance arrangements
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Exhibit 3: The Scottish Government’s corporate and climate change governance arrangements
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Exhibit 4: Scottish Government risk management structure
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Exhibit 5: Overview of Scottish Government climate change risk registers
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Exhibit 6: Scottish Government overview of key risks to achieving climate change goals
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