The Scottish Government’s drive towards net zero continues with a call for bold action from international partners to deliver on climate pledges.

Agriculture has been a key focus of the SNP/Green coalition’s attention as the deadline to meet ambitious climate change targets moves closer but this week, First Minister Humza Yousaf travelled to New York for Climate Week NYC.

Mr Yousaf met with Under2 Coalition Co-Chairs for the first time on Sunday, ahead of giving a keynote speech at the Climate Week NYC Hub on Monday.

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He used the speech to call on other governments and cross-sector organisations to not only pledge but mobilise loss and damage funding.

Humza Yousaf said: “For communities across the world, new climate shocks often arrive before there is time to recover from the last – and the recent UN stocktake of global climate action emphasises that loss and damage risks are still growing.

“It’s clear that Scotland can play a significant role in calling for greater international action as an outward-looking nation that has already shown global leadership. We have already put people at the heart of our international climate action and will be calling on others to join us.

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“Scotland has demonstrated that we are prepared to walk the walk where many others, to this point, have merely talked the talk. Collective action is needed to tackle the climate emergency and address the devastating effects of climate change, in particular loss and damage.

“Eleven years ago, we launched the world’s first dedicated Climate Justice Fund, which remains the only government-led climate justice fund in the world – something we’d like to help change.”