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| Campaigners urge ministers to 'up their game' on climate change | Campaigners urge ministers to 'up their game' on climate change |
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| Environmental groups say a meeting of the world's leading climate scientists should prompt the Scottish government to up its ambitions. | Environmental groups say a meeting of the world's leading climate scientists should prompt the Scottish government to up its ambitions. |
| Experts gathering in South Korea are set to urge governments to go "further and faster" to halt global warming. | Experts gathering in South Korea are set to urge governments to go "further and faster" to halt global warming. |
| Scottish ministers stopped short of seeing a date to become fully carbon-neutral when the Climate Change Bill was published in the summer. | |
| The government insists its plans are already ambitious. | The government insists its plans are already ambitious. |
| However, WWF Scotland says the option should remain on the table. | However, WWF Scotland says the option should remain on the table. |
| The bill proposes increasing the 2050 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 80% to 90% against 1990 levels. | The bill proposes increasing the 2050 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 80% to 90% against 1990 levels. |
| It adds that the 100% target should be set once a clear pathway to achieving it is established. | It adds that the 100% target should be set once a clear pathway to achieving it is established. |
| 'Lack of action' | 'Lack of action' |
| Gina Hanrahan, acting head of policy at WWF Scotland, said: "We'd really like to see the Scottish government aiming high on climate change. | Gina Hanrahan, acting head of policy at WWF Scotland, said: "We'd really like to see the Scottish government aiming high on climate change. |
| "It's already doing very well but it needs to up its game in response to international momentum and new climate science that's coming through. | "It's already doing very well but it needs to up its game in response to international momentum and new climate science that's coming through. |
| "We'd like to see the Scottish government aiming to eliminate its contribution entirely to climate change by 2050." | "We'd like to see the Scottish government aiming to eliminate its contribution entirely to climate change by 2050." |
| A recent report from the Committee on Climate Change, which advises ministers, said progress in decarbonising the power sector was masking a lack of action in other areas. | A recent report from the Committee on Climate Change, which advises ministers, said progress in decarbonising the power sector was masking a lack of action in other areas. |
| It cited transport and agriculture as two areas where progress had been slow. | It cited transport and agriculture as two areas where progress had been slow. |
| Some farmers are participating in schemes to reduce their emissions but the report criticised the fact these measures are only voluntary. | Some farmers are participating in schemes to reduce their emissions but the report criticised the fact these measures are only voluntary. |
| Farmer David Barron runs a "climate change focus farm" at Mintlaw in Aberdeenshire which trials ways to reduce the carbon footprint. | Farmer David Barron runs a "climate change focus farm" at Mintlaw in Aberdeenshire which trials ways to reduce the carbon footprint. |
| He has taken steps to minimise fuel consumption by adding hydrolysers to his tractors which inject hydrogen through the air intake. | He has taken steps to minimise fuel consumption by adding hydrolysers to his tractors which inject hydrogen through the air intake. |
| His red diesel bill has fallen by 20% as a result. | His red diesel bill has fallen by 20% as a result. |
| Mr Barron said: "I found it difficult for a start but easier as we've gone on, as we can see the benefits. | Mr Barron said: "I found it difficult for a start but easier as we've gone on, as we can see the benefits. |
| "We've improved our grassland management, I've improved my drying ability and am growing easier crops to take down the carbon footprint." | "We've improved our grassland management, I've improved my drying ability and am growing easier crops to take down the carbon footprint." |
| But not everyone around him embraces what Mr Barron is doing. | But not everyone around him embraces what Mr Barron is doing. |
| He said: "I think there's a lot of rolling of eyes going on. | He said: "I think there's a lot of rolling of eyes going on. |
| "I just want to be more profitable and leave my farm in a better place for the next generation." | "I just want to be more profitable and leave my farm in a better place for the next generation." |
| Alan Bruce, senior agricultural consultant at SAC Consulting, added: "In some ways it is very difficult but in some ways it's very, very simple. | Alan Bruce, senior agricultural consultant at SAC Consulting, added: "In some ways it is very difficult but in some ways it's very, very simple. |
| "A lot of the things that improve their carbon efficiency also improve their production efficiency at the same time, so it's a win-win for farmers in a lot of cases." | "A lot of the things that improve their carbon efficiency also improve their production efficiency at the same time, so it's a win-win for farmers in a lot of cases." |
| In 2015, world leaders agreed to limit global temperature rises to less than 2C in what was known as the Paris Agreement. | In 2015, world leaders agreed to limit global temperature rises to less than 2C in what was known as the Paris Agreement. |
| Future target | Future target |
| Scotland's Climate Change Bill has been praised by one of the architects of the agreement, Laurent Fabius, as "an example of concrete application of the Paris Agreement". | Scotland's Climate Change Bill has been praised by one of the architects of the agreement, Laurent Fabius, as "an example of concrete application of the Paris Agreement". |
| Mr Fabius was president of the UN Climate Conference where the pact was agreed. | Mr Fabius was president of the UN Climate Conference where the pact was agreed. |
| The Scottish government's environment secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, points out that the current bill leaves open the option for setting a 100% target at some point in the future. | The Scottish government's environment secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, points out that the current bill leaves open the option for setting a 100% target at some point in the future. |
| She said: "We are already one of the countries which is leading and I think it's important for us to emphasise that. | She said: "We are already one of the countries which is leading and I think it's important for us to emphasise that. |
| "Going further means being credible and realistic and actually showing how it's going to be workable." | "Going further means being credible and realistic and actually showing how it's going to be workable." |