
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Scottish Carbon Budgets) Amendment Regulations 2025 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2 

(1) The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In section A2(5) (Scottish carbon budgets and associated concepts), for “by virtue of regulations under section A4” substitute “in section A2A”.
(3) After section A2 insert—“
A2A 

(1) The Scottish carbon budget for the period in column 1 of the following table is the corresponding proportion of the budget-relevant baseline in column 2—

Column 1 Column 2
Scottish carbon budget period Proportion of budget-relevant baseline
2026 to 2030 43%
2031 to 2035 31%
2036 to 2040 20%
2041 to 2045 6%
(2) In subsection (1), “budget-relevant baseline” means the baseline multiplied by the number of years comprising the period in column 1.”.
GILLIAN MARTIN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
9th October 2025