The plans were announced as part of its legislative programme for 2019-20. Protecting Scotland鈥檚 Future sets out initiatives to tackle areas such as transport, waste and home heating as steps towards achieving 鈥榥et zero鈥� emissions. 聽聽
Amongst other elements, the embryonic Scottish Green Deal includes commitments to:
- invest over 拢500m in improved bus priority infrastructure to tackle the impacts of congestion on bus services and raise bus usage;
- bring to market a 拢3bn portfolio of projects, including renewables, waste and construction, ready for green finance investment;
- ensure that from 2024, all new homes must use renewable or low carbon heat. This will be achieved through a fundamental overhaul in building regulations to increase energy efficiency and the efficiency of construction from 2021, and will be accompanied by a 拢30m investment in renewable heat projects;
- put the Highlands and Islands on a path to becoming the world's first net zero aviation region by 2040;
- provision of an additional 拢17m to support the demand for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) through its Low Carbon;Transport Loan scheme, while expanding the scheme to include used electric vehicles;
- put the transition to net zero at the heart of the Scottish National Investment Bank's work;
- unlock additional resource for emissions-reducing investment through a Green Growth Accelerator 鈥� referred to by the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) as a 'Green City Deal' 鈥� combining public and private investment to transform cities and regions.
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