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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, Roy Brannen.<ref name="DG Net Zero">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.scot/about/how-government-is-run/civil-service/director-general-net-zero/|title= Director-General Net Zero |publisher=[[Scottish Government]] |access-date= 30 March 2022}}</ref>

== Ministers ==
There is no direct relationship between [[Minister (government)|Ministers]] and the Directorates. However, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the [[Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy]], [[Mairi McAllan]] MSP, the [[Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Scotland)|Cabinet Secretary for Transport]], [[Fiona Hyslop]] MSP and the [[Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands]] [[Mairi Gougeon]] MSP. They are supported in their work by the [[Minister for Climate Action (Scotland)|Minister for Climate Action]].

==Directorates==
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).<ref>[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/08/23162100/1 "Reporting on 100 Days: Moving Scotland forward"] Scottish Government. Retrieved 15 August 2009. "A new structure for Scotland's Government has been put in place, transforming the Departmental structure, moving from nine Heads of Department to a Strategic Board with the Permanent Secretary and six Directors-General (DGs), with each DG having responsibility for driving one of the Government's strategic objectives. Directors-General focus on the performance of the whole organisation against the Government's purpose. The new structure means that the old Scottish Executive Departments no longer exist. Instead, each DG supports and manages a number of Directorates headed by a Director with these Directorates leading, presenting and developing policy for Ministers."</ref> As an overarching unit, the  Net Zero Directorates incorporate a number of individual Directorates entitled:

* ''' Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate'''
* ''' Energy and Climate Change Directorate'''
* ''' Environment and Forestry Directorate'''
* ''' Marine Directorate (formerly known as [[Marine Scotland]])'''
* ''' Offshore Wind'''

==Agencies and other bodies==
The Directorates are responsible for three agencies:
* [[Transport Scotland]]
* [[Forestry and Land Scotland]]
* [[Scottish Forestry]]

The Directorates also sponsor several [[non-departmental public bodies]] including: 
* [[Cairngorms National Park|Cairngorms National Park Authority]]
* [[Crofting Commission]]
* [[Scottish Land Commission]]
* [[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park|Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority]]
* [[James Hutton Institute]]
* [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]]
* [[Scottish Environment Protection Agency]]
* [[Quality Meat Scotland]]
* [[NatureScot]]

and share with the UK Government and other administrations in sponsorship of the [[Sea Fish Industry Authority]], the [[Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board]] and the [[British Wool Marketing Board]].

==History==
Before the creation of the Net Zero Directorates in June 2021, the group of directorates were part of the Environment Directorates.  Prior to 2007, the work had been carried out by the old [[Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department]] (SEERAD).

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland Forestry Commission Scotland]
* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/923/0052945.pdf Scottish Government Senior Management Structure from 2007-2010] (pdf)

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