Scotland has missed its target for cutting the greenhouse gases which are driving climate change.
New Scottish Government figures show emissions fell 49.9% between the baseline period and 2021, but the target for the year was a 51.1% drop.
Climate campaigners warn the failure to hit the interim figure puts the target to reach net zero by 2045 at risk, but Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan said the results show a post-Covid rebound that was expected.
