Scottish Green revolt as leaked messages reveal fury over axed climate targets

The Scottish Green leadership is facing a revolt over the party’s deal with the SNP after key climate change targets were ditched.

Party members are furious that on Thursday the Government confirmed it will scrap its annual and interim targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Edinburgh councillor Chas Booth wrote: “Why was the 2030 target scrapped altogether, rather than revised to a more achieveable target.” Another Edinburgh councillor, Susan Rae, wrote: “This cannot be viewed as anything other than a failure. Our members feel incredibly let down and not for the first time. Who will take responsibility for yet another breach of the Bute House Agreement?"At the same Zoom, Booth asked whether an EGM would take place on the agreement: “If not, why not?”

Ruth Elliott from the Edinburgh branch wrote: “The lines we are hearing from the Scottish Government are very similar to the exact things we criticise in Labour and the Tories . Can you explain how this is different and not just empty words.” SNP finances probe A source said: “The longer the leadership deny that there is a problem with the BHA, the further their own credibility will drop. Tying, not only your own popularity, but our party’s electoral fortunes to a failing deal with the SNP, is reckless and can only be explained by self-preservation.

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