Climate Emergency: Ambition and Action
- Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-10597
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 26 September 2023
That the Parliament reaffirms its commitment to tackling the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss; welcomes the action taken by people, communities, workers, businesses and local and national government to take Scotland half way to net zero, but recognises that the hardest part of the journey lies ahead; acknowledges the necessity of ambition, leadership and consistency on that journey and that, given the limits of devolution, all nations of the UK must work in partnership to complete the journey; deeply regrets, therefore, the unilateral reversal of policies set out by the UK Government on 20 September 2023; urges the UK Government to listen to overwhelming feedback and rethink what is an unforgivable betrayal of current and future generations, and calls for a new, mutually respectful four-nations partnership in meeting one of the most significant challenges facing people and the planet in this century.
Supported by:
Patrick Harvie, Fiona Hyslop, Richard Lochhead
Vote
Result 86 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 57 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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- Adam, George
- Adam, Karen
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Arthur, Tom
- Beattie, Colin
- Brown, Keith
- Brown, Siobhian
- Callaghan, Stephanie
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Natalie
- Doris, Bob
- Dornan, James
- Dunbar, Jackie
- Ewing, Annabelle
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gougeon, Mairi
- Grahame, Christine
- Harper, Emma
- Haughey, Clare
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- MacDonald, Gordon
- MacGregor, Fulton
- Mackay, Rona
- Macpherson, Ben
- Maguire, Ruth
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- McAllan, Màiri
- McKee, Ivan
- McLennan, Paul
- McMillan, Stuart
- McNair, Marie
- Minto, Jenni
- Nicoll, Audrey
- Regan, Ash
- Robertson, Angus
- Robison, Shona
- Roddick, Emma
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne
- Stevenson, Collette
- Stewart, Kaukab
- Stewart, Kevin
- Sturgeon, Nicola
- Swinney, John
- Thomson, Michelle
- Todd, Maree
- Tweed, Evelyn
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0Abstained
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- Ewing, Fergus
- Fairlie, Jim
- Gray, Neil
- McKelvie, Christina
- Torrance, David
- Whitham, Elena
- Yousaf, Humza
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 29 against
- 0 abstained
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- Balfour, Jeremy
- Briggs, Miles
- Burnett, Alexander
- Cameron, Donald
- Carlaw, Jackson
- Carson, Finlay
- Dowey, Sharon
- Findlay, Russell
- Fraser, Murdo
- Gallacher, Meghan
- Golden, Maurice
- Gosal, Pam
- Gulhane, Sandesh
- Halcro Johnston, Jamie
- Hamilton, Rachael
- Hoy, Craig
- Kerr, Liam
- Lumsden, Douglas
- McCall, Roz
- Mountain, Edward
- Mundell, Oliver
- Ross, Douglas
- Simpson, Graham
- Smith, Liz
- Stewart, Alexander
- Webber, Sue
- Wells, Annie
- White, Tess
- Whittle, Brian
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- Greene, Jamie
- Kerr, Stephen
Scottish Labour
- 18 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
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- Baker, Claire
- Boyack, Sarah
- Clark, Katy
- Duncan-Glancy, Pam
- Grant, Rhoda
- Griffin, Mark
- Johnson, Daniel
- Lennon, Monica
- Leonard, Richard
- Marra, Michael
- Mochan, Carol
- O'Kane, Paul
- Rowley, Alex
- Sarwar, Anas
- Smyth, Colin
- Sweeney, Paul
- Villalba, Mercedes
- Whitfield, Martin
Against
0Abstained
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- Baillie, Jackie
- Bibby, Neil
- Choudhury, Foysol
- McNeill, Pauline
Scottish Green Party
- 7 for
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- Burgess, Ariane
- Chapman, Maggie
- Greer, Ross
- Harvie, Patrick
- Mackay, Gillian
- Ruskell, Mark
- Slater, Lorna
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0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 4 for
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- Cole-Hamilton, Alex
- McArthur, Liam
- Rennie, Willie
- Wishart, Beatrice
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0No Party Affiliation
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- Johnstone, Alison
Defeated amendments
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 25, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Result 28 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, September 25, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Result 52 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 25, 2023
Supported by: Katy Clark, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Result 51 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Defeated