DG Net Zero
The Scottish Government Net Zero Directorates are a group of civil service Directorates in the Scottish Government. They were created in July 2021, with Agriculture & Rural Economy, 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. Ministers. There is no direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates. However, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the Deputy First Minister  and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery, John Swinney MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes MSP and the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Michael Matheson MSP. They are supported in their work by the Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, the Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work, the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth and the Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform. 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). As an overarching unit, the Economy Directorates incorporate a number of individual Directorates entitled: Agencies and other bodies. The Directorates are responsible for two agencies: The Directorates also sponsor several non-departmental public bodies including: History. Prior to 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).