Scotland Misses GHG Emissions Target: Output Up 1.9% YOY In 2010

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Scotland has failed to meet its greenhouse gas emissions target for 2010, according to official figures. Scottish Government statistics show a 1.9% increase in emissions in 2010 on the previous year, which has been blamed on the extreme winter weather.

The figure means the statutory target set out under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act to reduce emissions year-on-year has not been achieved.

The Government said the long-term trend still showed a reduction in emissions, down 24.3% since 1990, while provisional figures from the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change indicate that emissions fell 7% in 2011.

Environment minister Stewart Stevenson said: "The Scottish Government remains fully committed to delivering ambitious and world-leading climate change targets.

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1. I expect we'll see more headlines like this over the coming years. nt