Scotland urged to adopt more ambitious carbon emissions target

UK Committee on Climate Change says Holyrood should aim to reduce greenhouse gases by 61% over next 14 years

Scottish ministers should aim to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions by a challenging but achievable 61% by 2030, an influential advisory committee has recommended.

The UK Committee on Climate Change (UKCCC) said that cutting emissions that deeply would mirror the Scottish parliament's existing goal of reducing emissions by 42% by 2020: both targets would outstrip the UK government's current pledges.