Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions as a percentage change achieved from the baseline figure in 1990. Find out more about this indicator.

In 2021, Scotland’s GHG Account for assessing progress to statutory targets, indicated a reduction of 49.9 per cent, compared to a target of a 51.1 per cent reduction.  As a result, the emissions reduction target was not met in 2021.

Performance Worsening

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