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Our resource pages are currently under construction following the publication of the Scottish Government’s Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Statutory Guidance on 6th March 2026.

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Leaders’ Climate Emergency Checklist
The Climate Emergency Checklist is designed to enable senior leaders in the public sector to assess their organisation’s maturity and capability in tackling climate and nature emergencies.
SSN Resource
Guides and checklists
Place-based Climate Action
The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 places duties on all public bodies to tackle climate change through exercising their various functions. The public bodies play vital roles in enabling Scotland’s just transition to net zero, improving climate resilience, and securing wider benefits for people and places.
Climate change reporting
Procurement
Public procurement refers to the design, award and management of contracts, suppliers and supply chains by public bodies. Sustainable procurement means making sure that the products and services we buy are as sustainable as possible, with the lowest environmental impact and most positive social results.
Procurement
Procurement Tools and Case Studies
View procurement emissions tools and case studies from SSN members.
Procurement
SSN Event Resources
Access event recordings, PowerPoint presentations and write-ups from key SSN events and workshops.
SSN Resource
Public Engagement
SSN and a range of partners have been developing work to support public engagement at a place-level.
The UK Co-Benefits Atlas
The UK Co-Benefits Atlas is a powerful new mapping tool to help policymakers and communities better understand the wide-ranging social benefits of climate action.
Partner or external resource
Just Transition
The Scottish Government is committed to achieving net zero in a way that distributes costs and benefits fairly and tackles inequality and injustice.
Just Transition
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