Green MSP Mark Ruskell sees his amendment calling for an 80% reduction in emissions by 2030 fall.

7 MSPs voted for it, 92 against and there are 19 abstentions.

The new 75% reduction target is agreed unanimously.

The 80% reduction amendment from the Greens moves to a vote - leading to a five minute suspension.

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Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham says the Scottish government has remained committed to following the expert advice of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

Ms Cunningham commits to keeping the link between that expert advice and the way ahead.

She says the CCC has committed to undertake more work on interim targets, having originally recommended 70% by 2030.

Mr Ruskell asks if taking that advice is not "selling out future generations", as it only gives a 50% chance of limiting the rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees.

The minister says the government will support the Labour amendment setting the target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2030.

She points out 70% would have been the most ambitious in the world, let alone the now accepted 75%.

The minister urges MSPs to back Labour's amendment and reject the one from the Greens.

Tory MSP Maurice Golden confirms his party's support for the Labour amendment, but not the Greens.

Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur follows suit, saying the interim target must be "realistic and achievable".

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The Scottish government has beefed up its target for emissions reduction ahead of a vote on climate change legislation at Holyrood.

The Climate Change Bill will set in law a target to cut Scottish greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2045.

Ministers upped an interim goal to cut emissions by 75% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, ahead of Wednesday's vote.

They had faced calls from campaigners and opposition parties to do more to tackle the "climate emergency".

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Green MSP Mark Ruskell speaks to his amendment calling for the interim target to cut emissions by 80% by 2030.

We have ten years to tackle the climate emergency, he says.

That's the challenge laid down by the scientists and the thousands of young climate change campaigners, adds the Green MSP.

He warns against more delay and years of analysis of our options.

Labour MSP Claudia Beamish says she is delighted that consensus has continued from Stage 2 to set a new interim target.

What happens in the next decade is crucial and the 70% target was not good enough, she says.

Ms Beamish says she is proud of the vision set by Labour at its recent conference.

The Labour MSP says her party is sympathetic to the Green amendment, but will abstain and look forward to consulting on how to do more.

Labour MSP Claudia Beamish speaks to her amendment calling for the interim goal to be to cut emissions by 75% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.

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The Scottish government has agreed to an emissions reduction target of 75% from 1990 levels by 2030.

Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has said she thinks of the opportunities rather than the sacrifices this higher target will bring.

However, she has said she’ll need to go back to climate change scientists who’d said 75% was achieveable to work out how to make this happen.

The Scottish government will commission new advice from the Committee on Climate Change on the UK wide pathway to 2030.

A Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change will be created to make recommendations to ministers on how Scotland’s net-zero transition should be achieved.

We get underway with Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham speaking to a minor technical amendment.

It's agreed to.

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MSPs will now debate Stage 3 amendments to the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill, external.

The bill seeks to set a target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2045.

Ministers have upped an interim goal to cut emissions by 75% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, ahead of Wednesday's vote.

To follow these Stage 3 proceedings you'll need the bill plus:

• Marshalled List of Amendments selected for Stage 3, external
• Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3, external

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The Scottish government has said the new 2045 target in the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill, external will put Scotland at the forefront of climate actio.

However some groups are calling for it to go further.

Labour MSP Claudia Beamish had been hoping to establish a 75% reduction in emissions by 2030, while Green MSP Mark Ruskell is looking for an 80% reduction.

This morning ministers upped the interim goal to match Ms Beamish's call, ahead of tonight's vote.

The headline net-zero target is not being disputed by any of the amendments lodged - though there will be some arguments over the interim targets.