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Scottish government told to implement Citizens Assembly's recommendations to avoid climate catastrophe
Extinction Rebellion Scotland blockade the road and demonstrate outside the Ineos oil refinery at Grangemouth

THE Scottish government has been told it must implement dozens of recommendations put forward by Scotland’s Citizens Assembly, with experts describing the report as a “clarion call for climate action.”

The new report is demanding action to reduce emissions across a whole range of areas, with calls for a ban on single-use plastics “unless there is no viable alternative.”

Members called for public transport to be made “cheaper, or free,” with standardised smart ticketing introduced in what it said could be an “Oyster card for Scotland.”

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