Popular policies for a fairer, healthier, greener Scotland

Uphold and take action to meet the legal target to reach net-zero by 2045 at the latest by delivering, and where necessary strengthening, the new Climate Change Plan

Establish a dedicated environmental court and enshrine the right to a healthy environment in law

Review and reform the devolved and local tax systems to fairly raise significantly more revenue to invest in faster climate action and adaptation, and to incentivise emission reduction

Introduce a fair Private Jet Tax (with an exemption for Highlands and Islands lifeline travel only) and then act to reduce wider aviation demand

Introduce a well-designed Carbon Emissions Land Tax, providing incentives for large landowners to manage land, particularly peatlands, in ways which maximise the carbon locked into the land and minimise emissions

Produce detailed and fully funded and costed Just Transition plans for each industrial sector and region, developed collaboratively with trade unions and communities

Increase funding for and improve the effectiveness of the Just Transition Fund

Establish the Just Transition Commission on a long-term, statutory footing

Embed climate education in the curriculum and maintain funding for existing climate and environmental education programmes to support educators and young people

Fund and deliver a comprehensive, sustained public information campaign to deepen understanding of climate change and the action needed across all parts of society

Commit long-term funding for community climate action

Maintain in real-terms funding for Scotland’s Climate Justice Fund, including a dedicated Loss and Damage element, and ensure that the whole fund is spent in a locally-led, transparent and transformative way

Increase funding for Scotland’s Humanitarian Emergency Fund

Continue engagement in the UNFCCC, using Scotland’s sub-national role to show international leadership and champion key issues, and support the calls of Global South countries for greater equity and justice

Join the “Fill the Fund” campaign, and actively champion more grant-based pledges to be made to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) and fund the establishment of a centre of excellence on Loss and Damage in Scotland

Champion action on the global debt crisis and advocate for the UK Government to adopt world leading debt legislation and support a new UN debt workout mechanism

Support the call from some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries for a global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty