Greenhouse gas stats show Scottish Government has "consistently failed"

Responding to new figures showing that Scottish greenhouse gas emissions fell by just 1.9% from 2022 to 2023, climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:

"These figures show that the pace at which we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions has slowed down.

"The Scottish Government has consistently failed to hit our national climate change targets.

"Ministers should be launching a comprehensive national insulation programme. Not only would this reduce emissions by making houses more energy efficient, it would also reduce bills for Scots during a cost-of-living crisis.

"Greener transport must be made the easy option with a far wider rollout of EV chargers, communities put in charge of when and where buses go, and cheaper train fares."