Climate targets in Canada and Scotland at risk

Official statistics from the Scottish government show that Scotland missed its climate targets in 2021. Emissions in 2021 were around 49.2 percent lower than in 1990, but the legally binding target would have been 51.1 percent. Compared to the previous year (2020), greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4 percent, according to the report. The reason, according to the Scottish government, was primarily domestic transport, which picked up after the 2020 COVID Lockdown. Emissions fell in most other sectors.