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Scotland has a history of coal, gas and oil extraction. Scottish people have a much bigger carbon footprint than people in less wealthy countries.

In 2019, the Scottish Parliament committed to reaching net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045. The growth of renewable energy is helping reduce our impact, but more action is needed to reach this target.

Yet there is still a lot of improvements we can make to reduce our carbon footprint to the necessary level and protect our local environments and habitats.

Watch this video to find out more about how climate change will affect Scotland, and some of the action being taken to reduce our negative impact on the environment.

Climate change is happening and it will affect the whole planet. Scotland will have to face and adapt to these changes.

Scotland's climate change

• Scotland's 10 warmest years have all happened since 1997
• Peak river flows for Scottish river catchment areas could increase by 50% by 2080
• Mean sea levels around the UK have risen by 1.4mm per year since the start of the 20th century

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