The government has blamed changes to UK environmental policies after postponing the publication.
A watchdog has described a delay in the publication of the Scottish government's climate change plan as "very disappointing".But Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan said more time was required after Westminster altered its policy over the sale of new cars and the phasing out of fossil fuel boilers.
He warned it would mean the independent body's Scottish Progress Report, due at the end of the year, would have "nothing to review". Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sparked anger among climate activists and the Scottish government by changing the UK government's climate targets.The Tory leader has pushed back a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 to 2035.But he said the UK government remained committed to meeting international climate targets, and to reaching net zero - negating greenhouse gas emissions - by 2050.
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