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

by Auditor General

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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Videos

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.

Images

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