Fiscal risk from lack of clarity on climate change spending

This report explores how climate change could affect the Scottish Government’s fiscal sustainability. It considers the potential effects on Scottish public finances from damage created by climate change; the costs of adapting to a changing environment and taking action to meet Scotland’s statutory emissions targets to reach net-zero by 2045.

Shona Robison now has more pieces of the budget puzzle

Article by our chair Professor Graeme Roy, first published in The Times on 22 November 2023 about the Chancellor’s ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ which sets the scene for the Scottish Budget in less than four weeks’ time.