The People's Panel told the Committee that future climate change policies and strategies should be communicated in a way that is “short and simple and understandable” and that communications should be adapted to different groups. <strong>How does the Plan make climate policy accessible and relatable?</strong> The Scottish Government has published an <a href="https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2025/11/scotlands-climate-change-plan-2026-2040-easy-read-version/documents/climate-change-plan-2026-2040-easy-read-english/climate-change-plan-2026-2040-easy-read-english/govscot%3Adocument/climate-change-plan-2026-2040-easy-read-english.pdf"_blank">Easy Read </a> and <a href="https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2025/11/scotlands-climate-change-plan-2026-2040-childrens-version/documents/climate-change-plan-2026-2040-children-young-peoples-guide-understanding-draft-plan-english-plain-text/climate-change-plan-2026-2040-children-young-peoples-guide-understanding-draft-plan-english-plain-text/govscot%3Adocument/climate-change-plan-2026-2040-children-young-peoples-guide-understanding-draft-plan-english-plain-text.pdf"_blank">Children’s version</a> of the Plan. The Plan: <ul><li>says that the Scottish Government’s Public Engagement Strategy for Climate Change is designed to help people understand and contribute to Scotland’s response.</li> <li>highlights examples of how the Scottish Government has engaged and communicated with the public, including through its <a href="http://www.netzeronation.scot" target="_blank">NetZeroNation.scot website</a>.</li> <li>says the Scottish Government will develop specific communication and engagement campaigns for reducing car use.</li></ul> If you agree that the Plan clearly outlines how the Scottish Government will deliver effective public communication on climate action, rate it up (👍), if you disagree, rate it down (👎). Please tell us why you agree or disagree using the comment boxes below. Please tell us if there are other ways of communicating you would like to see included, or changes you’d like to see included in the final Plan.
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 child/young person's version needs revision - not all that accessible
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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