Whether it has any targets for the use of renewable energy in its and other public buildings.

The electricity consumed by the Scottish Executive is generated from 100% renewable sources. The Executive also has an overall energy target which states that it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7% from 2003-04 levels by 2011. There are no further targets specifically for renewable energy. There is a Partnership Agreement Commitment to work towards a target for 40% of Scottish electricity generation to be from renewable energy sources by 2020. The Executive have set the following target in respect of the overall Scottish position – 18% of all electricity generated in 2010 to be from renewable sources increasing to 40% in 2020.
The Minister for Environment and Rural Development is leading our initiative to improve the environmental performance of public bodies. The first stage is to assess what environmental management systems are currently in place and providing assistance to Public Bodies and Agencies to ensure they have an environmental management system in place by 26 November 2005. Once the systems are in place, agencies and public bodies will be expected to report annually on their environmental management performance (which will include their targets) either in their annual reports or as a freestanding document and information on the use of renewables should be available in this data. This information will also be collated and published on the internet
For the wider public sector, local authorities are subject to a general duty to contribute to sustainable development, including their use of energy, as part of the duty of best value.