The Scottish government said Tuesday it’s reduced its greenhouse gas emissions to the point that it met its goals for 2020 years ahead of schedule. “Scotland is making outstanding progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said in a statement. Data published by the Scottish government show total emissions are down 12.5 percent year-on-year and are 45.8 percent below a baseline level based on 1990 emissions. Scotland is besting the British rate of decline by 6.5 percent. “These statistics show that we not only met the annual 2014 emissions reduction target but also exceeded the level of our world-leading 2020 target for a 42 percent reduction, six years ahead of schedule,” the secretary said. Scotland pegged […]