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The Scottish Government Net Zero Directorates are a group of Directorates of the Scottish Government. The group was created in July 2021, with Agriculture & Rural Economy, Marine (formerly known as Marine Scotland), Energy & Climate Change, Environment & Forestry, Transport Scotland, Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry moving from the Economy Directorates.
The individual Directorates within the DG (Director-General) Net Zero family (the Net Zero Directorates) report to the Director-General, Andy Kerr.[1]
There is no direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates. However, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and IslandsMairi Gougeon MSP. They are supported in their work by the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie MSP.
The overarching Scottish Government Directorates were preceded by similar structures called "Departments" that no longer exist (although the word is still sometimes erroneously used in this context).[2] As an overarching unit, the Net Zero Directorates incorporate a number of individual Directorates entitled:
The Directorates are responsible for three agencies:
The Directorates also sponsor several non-departmental public bodies including:
また、英国政府および他の行政機関と共同で、海洋水産産業庁、農業園芸開発委員会、英国羊毛マーケティング委員会の支援を行う。
2021年6月にネットゼロ局が設立される以前は、これらの局の一部は環境局に属していました。2007年以前は、旧スコットランド行政環境・農村問題局（SEERAD）がその業務を担っていました。