Thread by @theSNP

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon at #FMQs: "Behind every single one of these statistics is a human being whose life mattered. Someone's son or daughter, mother or father, brother or sister."

NS: "I am sorry to every family who has suffered grief. Every person who dies an avoidable death because of drug use is being, has been, let down. This is difficult and complex but that's not an excuse." #FMQs

NS: "There is much work underway, being led by the Public Health Minister and the Drugs Death Taskforce, but these figures tell us that we need to do more, and we need to do it more quickly." #FMQs

NS: "The next meeting of the task force will take place on the 12th January. I will be attending that meeting to take stock with the task force and to consider what further immediate steps we need to take." #FMQs

NS: "I will make a statement in the Chamber before the end of January after I have had that discussion to set out what further steps we do intend to take." #FMQs

NS: "We have gone further than most other countries in the world in reducing emissions so far. The scale of the ambition is demonstrated in the Climate Plan update." #FMQs

NS: "That sets out, in all of the areas of responsibility, the very specific and, in many cases, the very tough action we are required to take." #FMQs

NS: "The science is clear that climate change and biodiversity loss are intrinsically linked, and we are determined to tackle them on that basis." #FMQs

NS: "Scotland is blessed with nature-based solutions to climate change, like tree planting and peatland restoration, which remove carbon from the atmosphere and secure it in natural habitats." #FMQs

NS: "We've already committed investment of £250m over 10 years on peatland restoration, and an additional £150m over the next five years in Forestry. The latest policy and proposals are outlined in the recent Climate Change Plan update." #FMQs

NS: "These investments can provide good green jobs and support the economic and social wellbeing of our communities - something that is central to a green recovery from Covid." #FMQs

NS: "The paper updates the 2018 plan with over 100 new policies, and boosts or accelerates over 40 more across all sectors - that includes transport, land use, and buildings - and includes investment of £120m in zero emission buses..." #FMQs

NS: "..£50m to transform vacant or derelict land, and £70m in improving recycling infrastructure. So there are actions across the board building on the success in electricity, and seeking to replicate that across the other sectors..." #FMQs

NS: "..that will be challenging to do but absolutely vital if we are to meet that net zero target by 2045." #FMQs