Bummer: Cold weather foils Scotland's attempt to prevent warm weather

icLanarkshire - 'Every excuse' for climate failure

Scotland has failed to meet its first legally binding climate change target.

The first Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annual Target Report states that Scotland emitted 54.7 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010, 1.1 megatons above the target set by the Climate Change Act 2009.

At Holyrood, Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse blamed "exceptional cold snaps", "year-to-year fluctuations", "factors beyond our control", "budget constraints", "the challenging financial environment" and data revisions for the rise.