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Expert team to advise on climate Climate change advisers unveiled
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The first minister is set to announce the formation of a team of experts to advise the Scottish government on achieving its climate change targets. Bosses from some of Scotland's main energy companies are to advise the Scottish government on achieving its climate change targets.
The 2020 Group will play a key role in ensuring that Scotland cuts its greenhouse gas emissions by 42% over the next 10 years. The 2020 Group will help ensure Scotland cuts greenhouse emissions by 42% over the next 10 years.
It will be convened by Ian Marchant, the chief executive of Scottish and Southern Energy. The body is chaired by Ian Marchant, the chief executive of Scottish and Southern Energy.
The other members will not be revealed until the official announcement. ScottishPower and Grangemouth oil refinery operator Ineos are also part of the group.
However, it is understood appointments by Alex Salmond will include senior figures from the business world, public bodies and environmental organisations. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond announced the 2020 Group's membership as the UN climate change conference is taking place in the Danish capital Copenhagen.
The finance sector, power companies, transport groups and trade unions will also be represented. There should be no doubt climate change is the greatest environmental threat we face Alex SalmondFirst minister of Scotland
BBC Scotland's environment correspondent David Miller said: "The Scottish government has won praise from campaigners for its climate change legislation, which is often described as being among the most ambitious in the world. The Scottish government has been excluded from the UK delegation, with Westminster saying it would negotiate for the UK as a whole.
"But attention is increasingly focusing on how it will achieve its tough targets on cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The Scottish Parliament has passed legislation setting out emission reduction targets of 42% by 2020, rising to 80% by 2050.
"It'll be the job of the 2020 Group to find innovative but practical ways to ensure those targets are met." Mr Salmond said: "There should be no doubt that climate change is the greatest environmental threat we face, so we must act now, and act together, to tackle it.
The move comes as the UN climate change conference is taking place in the Danish capital Copenhagen. "And there should be no doubt about the commitment of the Scottish government, parliament and our private, public and third sector partners to tackling climate change.
"This new group brings together a wide range of expertise to examine in detail the actions needed across Scotland to meet our ambitious climate change targets."
Figures from the finance and transport world are also part of the 2020 Group, as well as a number of environmental experts.
They include Lady Susan Rice, managing director at Lloyds Banking Group Scotland; BT Scotland director Brendan Dick; and Royal Mail's Scottish director, Ian McKay.
They are joined by ScottishPower boss Nick Horler; Grangemouth manager Gordon Grant; Nicola Shaw, the managing director of FirstGroup; and Stagecoach founder Brian Souter.