Accessible, relatable climate policy for everyone

I think it’s a good plan with targets , however I am not sure how the targets are transferred to the operators and how these are visible in the private sector. Where are the carrots and sticks. How will SG make the “best” decisions, eg stopping more oil and gas exploration/ extraction licences versus jobs being lost in Scotland versus importing gas/oil. I think there needs to more urgency around this and less dilution/ impeding of momentum towards greener energy. I would also like to see more apprenticeships/ manufacturing of the wind farm etc operating systems and hardware. Have targets around these too

The SCCP is too simple and appears to lack any depth or detail on the strategies and practical changes individuals or businesses etc. can take. Perhaps there should be a more in depth one published along with this current version. Furthermore, it is unclear how the Scottish government is going to spread awareness of this plan outside of those already engaged with these issues. For example, within our school, outside of the Eco committee members, no one else appears to have any idea that this plan exists, let alone engage with it.

The public engagement strategy is inadequate to the task. It is welcome we have such a strategy, but it is not proactive or resourced sufficiently to engage with individuals and communities in Scotland. It should be updated (it is dated 2021) and have specific objectives, outputs and monitoring plans to assess progress to support delivery and action in all sectors (tailored for each sector's audiences and needs). This way individuals and communities will know what they can expect, when and what their (or their organisation's) role is in the transition.

It does not communicate climate policy in a short, simple and understandable way. The Easy-to-Read and Children's version may give an overview, however they are too simple to support understanding of what is being asked in the consultation questions. Beyond written material Scottish Government has not produced for the public, communication across different formats and for different audiences. The timing of the consultation over Christmas has limited our opportunity to do this. We have produced an online guide at https://www.climateactionlanarkshire.net/get-involved/consultation-guide to help people have a say. So, they don't get overwhelmed around comprehending all 33 consultation questions, it breaks the consultation into sections by; selecting the questions we believe are most relevant to individuals and picking out the key points from the Plan to support them in answering those questions. On our Social Media we have extracted parts of the Plan into meaningful language.

Young people in Dundee who took park expressed concern around cost. This was in relation the cost of electric cars, they also spoke about the overall cost of 4.8 billion to deliver the plan, how would this impact on services. There was also discussion about the current cost of electric vehicles in relation to those on low incomes, who are also served by a poor local transport system where buses do not cover where they work, or run at times for their work. Some concern was also raised, again in relation to poorer people, who may predominantly live in blocks of flats that will not have a charging network even if they could afford an electric car

Not enough is being done to make sure that this happens. Everything that we do should be related in some way to reducing our carbon footprint and increasing sustainable living. Schools, churches and other faith groups, work environments, television, radio, social media should be helping people to see the positives of making our world sustainable all the time. But this means we have to face up to reality and individuals and communities need clear education that they don’t have to seek out

Communication For example: I had never heard of the government's netzero website until here. On the website there are many pages (clicks) making it not so useful in communicating. It requires the public to be too proactive. From the number of comments here it seems like the message is not getting out. In general I would like to see measurable outcomes/goals in the CCP. It is vague about actual goals 5 year by 5 year and I did not see how the government plans to measure success even in the annexes.

I’m disappointed that is are not clearer examples about what the Government will actually do to support the reduction of car use and other things they want the public to contribute to. I know plans are sometimes technical documents for industry but there is not a lot of detail for the public to get their teeth into. Hoping for more clarity in the final draft and shorter versions.

The easy read version needs a little more detail to express the severity of climate change, how greenhouse gasses affect the planet

Really enjoyed the addition of the ministerial foreword

The link between fossil fuels and climate change is not made, but only assumed. This assumes that everyone knows about the link which may not be the case.

There needs to be clearer and heftier explanation of the problem of climate change to the simpler groups. There needs to be more suggestions for actions we can take right now. The government needs to involve itself in pushing these ideas to completion.

Climate change is simple. It shouldn't be made to look out of reach because it's too difficult. I am in favour of making the information accessible to all.

Other current plan is just moving the immisions to other counties to achieve net zero here thus will increase immisions not reduce them

I agree with points below - exported emissions are not accounted for, neither is climate benefit for money spent. Scotland has only a small fraction of emissions compared with china, india and america. Best spend what little money we have on resilience and not building transmission lines to where the power is needed. Build power generation locally to where it is used.

The communication seems to be based on textual versions aimed at various audiences - how do you get the audience to the text? A much wider use of technology and formats is required to engage the audience from the public through to local bodies and to local governments to buy into the Plan.

The child/young person's version needs revision - not all that accessible

The definition of Climate Change is wrong - although worldwide there is an increase in average temperature, there is a possibility that certain parts of the world may experience Climate Change as a cooling of normal temperatures - this is usually due to the change in a major water or air current / stream, Therefore to state that climate change means we WILL get hotter may be misleading.

It is a fair first draft and highlights most of the main areas that need acting on. There needs to be a way to make sure local councils also follow the plans - especially with local public transport for example.

A Lot of lip service to buzz words but there are no actionable out puts and plans There is a lot of information on certain topics but no actual goals or actions to back it up There are too many jargon terms that are not clearly defined from the beginning, for example “Just transition & Net Zero”. It may be helpful to have a definitions appendix

At the very least, it does not provide rigorous data to underpin Scottish Ministers' proposals sufficient to show that this plan will effectively deliver on climate change. It's more structural than just communication, but the communication is left as a smokescreen for inaction.

Still seems vague in detail and not sure how this will be taken up at local authority level.