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This report was published in June 2010.

“This is the fourth annual report since Scotland’s Climate Change Programme was published in 2006. There has been significant progress in climate change policy in Scotland in recent years and we now have our own statutory framework in the form of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act. This report provides a summary of achievements in 2009-10 related to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

This report is comprised of 7 sectoral reports as well as an update on cross-cutting issues such as carbon assessment and adaptation. This is not an exhaustive list of progress in 2009-10 but provides a general overview of key activities in each sector with weblinks to further information where appropriate.

In future reporting duties will be determined by the Climate Change (Scotland) Act. Some of these reporting requirements start in 2010, but not all. It is therefore likely that there will be a further Annual Report, similar to this one, for 2010-11. Future reporting duties outlined in the Act include:-

• Provision of a statement of net emissions and whether relevant annual target has been met, plus:
  • breakdown of carbon unit use;
  • Scottish electricity consumption and generation; and
  • average emissions from electricity generation
  • Report on proposals and policies for meeting annual targets each time a batch of targets is set.
• A report on progress from the relevant body (Committee on Climate Change);
• Ministerial response to Committee on Climate Change ( CCC) report on progress;
• Reports on emissions attributable to Scotland’s consumption of goods and services;
• Progress on the Adaptation programme.”