Scottish government scraps climate change targets


by BBC News

BBC News— The annual and interim climate targets will be replaced with a system measuring emissions every five years.

POLITICO—How a climate U-turn broke the Scottish government. Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart — and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.

One Green Planet—South Korean Children Challenge Government on Climate Change Inaction. In a landmark legal battle, South Korea's Constitutional Court recently began deliberations on a case involving 200 plaintiffs.

Japan Today—Scotland's leader resigns after conflicts over climate change, gender identity weakened government. Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks to heal internal divisions and strengthen its position ahead of UK-wide parliamentary elections expected later this year. Yousaf, whose pro-independence party has been weakened by a campaign finance scandal and divisions