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Scotland at climate 'crossroads'
Ministers have called for public views on their plans to tackle climate change with an 80% cut in emissions by 2050.Finance Secretary John Swinney said the country had reached a "crossroads" on deciding in what state to leave the planet to future generations.
The government aims to bring forward legislation to parliament on its green proposals before the end of the year. In the meantime, the plans - to be contained in Scotland's first Climate Change Bill - have been released for public consultation.
Meanwhile, the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) group produced a list of measures to address the issue.
The SCCS, an umbrella group for more than 30 organisations, including Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Church of Scotland, said Scotland had the chance to become a "global leader" in the fight against climate change.
Full story at BBC Scotland News.
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