Climate Action Plan

Scotland’s climate is changing at an unprecedented rate. As a result, government and society are responding to both mitigate the root cause of climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and by preparing for expected further changes in our climate through adaptation. Scotland’s Railway is choosing to take climate action in a way that promotes and enhances biodiversity and delivers social benefit for Scotland.

Our Climate Action Plan for Scotland’s Railway outlines what we will deliver over the next five years (2024 to 2029) to play our part in addressing the climate crisis. The Plan covers the actions of both Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail Trains Ltd under the Scotland’s Railway partnership.

The actions we plan to take are set out over five priority areas:

• Climate Ready
• Net Zero
• Environmental Management
• Biodiversity
• Social Value

You can explore each of these priority areas on their pages. Or download our Climate Action Plan to see the delivery plans associated with each of these priority areas.