SNP/Green Government misses greenhouse gas targets again

Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today described the SNP/Green Government as a “serial failure” as it yet again missed its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

New figures published today reveal that source emissions actually rose 2.4% in 2021. This meant that Scotland missed its legally-binding target of a 51.1% reduction relative to 1990 levels.

Mr McArthur said:

"These figures show that the Scottish Government are serial failures when it comes to hitting our national climate change targets. In the first year that the Scottish Greens were in government source emissions actually rose. It seems that Patrick Harvie and co's role in government is simply to whitewash SNP failures.

"In the transport and residential sectors things have gone backwards.

"The Scottish Government 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 instead of the hike handed down by SNP/Green ministers last week.”