Scotland ‘likely to miss net zero climate target by up to 20m tonnes’

<p>Exclusive: Top officials and climate policy experts believe delays in cutting emissions make it improbable 2045 target will be met</p><p>Scotland is likely to miss its legally binding climate target by up to 20m tonnes, according to official data seen by the Guardian.</p><p>The Scottish government set itself the world-leading target of reaching net zero – the point where any excess carbon emissions are soaked up by trees, peat or carbon capture – by 2045.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/23/scotland-likely-to-miss-net-zero-climate-target-by-up-to-20m-tonnes">Continue reading...</a>