> Last year ministers failed to publish a plan – required under the act – detailing how they were going to meet the targets.
womp womp
> Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon saw her SNP administration as world leaders on climate change when the targets were introduced in 2019, often asserting that Scotland had the “most stretching targets in the world.”
So, she overpromised and her minions underdelivered.
Just waiting to see the inventive way in which the SNP/Greens blame Westminster or “UK Government” for this, because you bet they’ll have a go.
Why would Westmonster do this?
Another badly written article, they repeat themselves four times.
> So scrapping the targets will be seen as an embarrassing retreat for the SNP and the Scottish Greens, their partners in the Scottish government.
Don’t even try to hide it anymore. Why does this need such an article? You can tell they had this ready. Awful.
Typical Starmer, with another U-turn – oh, wait
>Last year ministers failed to publish a plan – required under the act
What is the point of passing laws if nothing happens when they are broken?
This is a good thing, albeit they’ve only stopping trying to hit it, because they’re unable to follow through on a commitment.
Surely this should be a confidence issue for the Greens, if they truly believe in anything?
The Government has broken the law (“Last year ministers failed to publish a plan – required under the act – detailing how they were going to meet the targets.”) and that law should be fundamental to what it means to be a Green party.
We ditch important stuff like this but push forward with nonsense like banning smoking and silly social tinkering.
Fiddling while the planet burns…
That’s a bit shit.
Oh FFS. Has the climate crisis magically gone away?
This is good.
Let’s stop trying to meet an impossible target, that requires infrastructure changes we can’t make, based on models that can’t agree if the turning point is 5 or 100 years away.
Now, let’s build nuclear plants everywhere and invest in that fusion thingy the scientists were so happy to announce – to absolute silence from all the campaigners.
We will be fine.
Odds on Harvie and Slater stamping their feet, throwing out some “disappointed” one-liners, and then quietly retreating to their plum pay packets.
Oh, and figuring out how none of this is the Scottish Government’s fault and pointing the finger southwards as per usual.
Maybe they missed their carbon targets, in part, due to this stance
What a embrassiment, especially for the Scottish GREENS.
Would have made absolutely no difference to the climate anyway. We are but a tiny nation in a world of massive polluting giants.
Why should we have to put up with expensive and restrictive green targets and all sorts of crap in the name of the climate when Russia, China, India, USA and countries other countries do absolutely nothing to help?
It’s good they have faced reality and got rid of meaningless targets.
The lunacy is at an end, thank fuck for that.
Technology is the only answer, until then its carbon based energy.
Anyone with sense saw the targets were totally unachievable but they did make good sound bites.
There is lots of noise, fear mongering about the climate and YES it is going to affect us. There is nothing and I mean nothing we can do until the tech is here.
Scotland could use some global warming so can’t help but see the angle
Curious to see how the SNP and Greens faithful respond to this and try and justify it
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The SNP really are a joke
> Last year ministers failed to publish a plan – required under the act – detailing how they were going to meet the targets.
womp womp
> Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon saw her SNP administration as world leaders on climate change when the targets were introduced in 2019, often asserting that Scotland had the “most stretching targets in the world.”
So, she overpromised and her minions underdelivered.
Just waiting to see the inventive way in which the SNP/Greens blame Westminster or “UK Government” for this, because you bet they’ll have a go.
Why would Westmonster do this?
Another badly written article, they repeat themselves four times.
> So scrapping the targets will be seen as an embarrassing retreat for the SNP and the Scottish Greens, their partners in the Scottish government.
Don’t even try to hide it anymore. Why does this need such an article? You can tell they had this ready. Awful.
Typical Starmer, with another U-turn – oh, wait
>Last year ministers failed to publish a plan – required under the act
What is the point of passing laws if nothing happens when they are broken?
This is a good thing, albeit they’ve only stopping trying to hit it, because they’re unable to follow through on a commitment.
Surely this should be a confidence issue for the Greens, if they truly believe in anything?
The Government has broken the law (“Last year ministers failed to publish a plan – required under the act – detailing how they were going to meet the targets.”) and that law should be fundamental to what it means to be a Green party.
We ditch important stuff like this but push forward with nonsense like banning smoking and silly social tinkering.
Fiddling while the planet burns…
That’s a bit shit.
Oh FFS. Has the climate crisis magically gone away?
This is good.
Let’s stop trying to meet an impossible target, that requires infrastructure changes we can’t make, based on models that can’t agree if the turning point is 5 or 100 years away.
Now, let’s build nuclear plants everywhere and invest in that fusion thingy the scientists were so happy to announce – to absolute silence from all the campaigners.
We will be fine.
Odds on Harvie and Slater stamping their feet, throwing out some “disappointed” one-liners, and then quietly retreating to their plum pay packets.
Oh, and figuring out how none of this is the Scottish Government’s fault and pointing the finger southwards as per usual.
Maybe they missed their carbon targets, in part, due to this stance
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/government-scotland-snp-tories-westminster-b2286505.html
What a embrassiment, especially for the Scottish GREENS.
Would have made absolutely no difference to the climate anyway. We are but a tiny nation in a world of massive polluting giants.
Why should we have to put up with expensive and restrictive green targets and all sorts of crap in the name of the climate when Russia, China, India, USA and countries other countries do absolutely nothing to help?
It’s good they have faced reality and got rid of meaningless targets.
The lunacy is at an end, thank fuck for that.
Technology is the only answer, until then its carbon based energy.
Anyone with sense saw the targets were totally unachievable but they did make good sound bites.
There is lots of noise, fear mongering about the climate and YES it is going to affect us. There is nothing and I mean nothing we can do until the tech is here.
Scotland could use some global warming so can’t help but see the angle
Curious to see how the SNP and Greens faithful respond to this and try and justify it