Scotland's bid to cut carbon emissions by 80% 'bound to get harder'

Scotland's target to cut greenhouse gas emissions is incredibly ambitious and will get harder as the years go by a senior Scottish Government official has warned. Speaking at a conference on creating a low-carbon economy Susie Gledhill head of the Climate Change Bill team said man-made climate change was real - not a matter for debate on Channel 4 - and action was needed. She said officials were trying to work out ways Scotland could cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 but it would take a collective effort.