Scottish Green MSPs demand Holyrood targets zero emissions by 2040 to fight climate change. They claim the forthcoming Climate Bill isn’t ambitious enough and are pressing ministers to do more. Under current plans Scotland has a target to reduce emissions by 80 per cent come 2050. The Scottish Government has made moves to improve that and raise the target to 90 per cent. But the Green MSPs say that could prove too little too late and are demanding a zero emissions target be included in the new draft with a target a whole decade earlier than planned in 2040. WWF Scotland are among the groups currently running petitions urging First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to do more to strengthen the bill. In a web statement, they say: “We have the chance now to play our part in tackling this global challenge.” Friends of the Earth Scotland are close to gathering 2000 signatures for their own campaign to get the government to commit to more action. They are calling for a 77 per cent reduction by 2030 and zero emissions by 2040, saying: “Without much tougher action from all the world’s wealthy nations we are facing unstoppable temperature increases.”
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