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Thomas richard ward

Part One – Carbon budgets

1. Do you agree or disagree with the proposed shift to 5-yearly carbon budgets (in place of current system of annual targets)?

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Please set out any advantages or disadvantages of a 5 yearly carbon budget approach in Scotland. Please provide your response in the box provided.
The interpretation could be wrong.
Please set out any advantages or disadvantages of retaining the current annual target system. Please provide your response in the box provided.
Targets are always affected by obstacles outside of our control without concrete or substance.

2. What are your views on the advantages and disadvantages of carbon budgets / targets being expressed as a percentage reduction or as absolute levels of emissions?

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Not fully aware of the full implications. Absolute Levels of emission would give a clear indication of emission outlook.

3. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) suggested that the Scottish Government should consider aligning the proposed 5 yearly carbon budgets with the periods that are used for UK carbon budgets (i.e. 2023-27, 2028 – 32, 2033-2037 and 2038-42). What are the advantages and disadvantages of alignment with UK carbon budget periods?

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I understand that climate control levels in england could be a very signifant difference before i grew up as a child. But im not understanding the cause of it.

4. At the end of a carbon budget period, there can be a surplus or deficit of emissions reductions. What do you think the legislation should say about how future surplus or deficits in emission reductions are dealt with?

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Understand the link to climate change.

Part One – Carbon budgets

5. Should the Scottish Government wait for the planned advice on the UK’s seventh carbon budget from the CCC, before setting their carbon budgets?

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Im unsure about ccc. Side note could the usw of electronic be changing socitety?
Should the Scottish Government propose multiple 5-year carbon budgets in 2025 up to the year 2042? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Unsure of implications
How soon after the Scottish Government has received advice from the CCC should it propose their carbon budgets? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Immediately.
What should the process of parliamentary scrutiny look like for the laying of carbon budgets and plans for meeting budgets? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Both should follow through

Part Two – Climate Change Plan

6. Do you have views on when and how the Scottish Government should publish their plans for meeting the proposed carbon budgets?

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They should address climate change muxh clearly the implications of how scotland used to be england climate and where it all changed.
What period should the next Climate Change Plan cover? Please provide your response in the box provided.
The period after primary school when climate change began.
Do you think the current requirements for Climate Change Plans within the existing legislation provide an effective regulatory framework? Please provide your response in the box provided.
I dont understand or see the effective refulatory framework just yet.
Are there any other aspects of the current legal framework for the creation of Climate Change Plans that you think should be updated? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Make clear indicators that cause rain and colder air.

Part Three: Monitoring and reporting

7. What are your views on whether there should be changes to the existing Scottish Government monitoring and reporting framework?

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100% as expresses in my last answere above.
What are your views on the potential changes to the level of Scottish reporting provided by the CCC? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Idont understand

Part Three: Monitoring and reporting

8. The 2045 target will not be amended. How much do you estimate it would cost to achieve that target?

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Unsure. something muat be more economical than cloud seeding.
Are current spending levels on policies to achieve this in line with what is required? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Unsure.

Budget

How can the Scottish Government use this year’s Budget to ensure all portfolio areas are focused on achieving the 2045 target?

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Report whata been actioned and the result of the consequence.
Has the inclusion of a Climate Change Assessment of the Budget improved outcomes and progress towards a target? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Yes.
What are your views on the presentation of the Climate Change Assessment and are there any changes you would like to see to this? Please provide your response in the box provided.
Have not seen the presentation cannot comment.