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flag Scotland's draft climate plan targets net-zero by 2045 with a 2030 fossil fuel car ban, but faces criticism for unclear execution and funding.

flag Scotland has released a draft climate plan aiming for net-zero emissions by 2045, featuring a ban on new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, decarbonization of building heat by 2045, and annual planting of 18,000 hectares of woodland. flag The plan, backed by a £4.8 billion investment and projected to yield £42.3 billion in benefits, faces criticism for lacking clear implementation steps, funding details, and ambition, with opposition parties and environmental groups calling it insufficient. flag The government replaced annual targets with five-year carbon budgets after missing prior goals.

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