On Wednesday 13 December 2023, the Shetland Islands Council approved the SIC Climate Change Strategy 2023-2027, associated Action Plan, and framework for monitoring and reporting on progress on climate action.
The purpose of the strategy is mitigation and adaptation, encompassed by the need for a Just Transition. Central to delivering the strategy is maximising the social, economic and environmental co-benefits to the council and the community.
The Climate Change Strategy aims are:
- We are an organisation and community that is resilient to our changing climate
- We are a net zero organisation and community
- Equality and fairness are at the heart of the transition to net zero
- Opportunities to maximise the social, economic and environmental benefit to the community are optimised