Chamber and committees

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Agenda: 07 January 2026

Wednesday, 07 January 2026

1st Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:30am

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Agenda items:

Draft Climate Change Plan
Draft Climate Change Plan (in private)
Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 19 December 2025 02:18pm

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1. Draft Climate Change Plan

The Committee will take evidence from—

Professor Paul de Leeuw
Director
Robert Gordon University Energy Transition Institute

Stacey Dingwall
Head of Policy and External Affairs (Scotland)
Federation of Small Businesses

David Thomson
Chief Executive
Food and Drink Federation Scotland

Professor Karen Turner
Director of the Centre for Energy Policy
University of Strathclyde

Richard Woolley
Head of Energy and Climate Change
Chemical Industries Association

Papers for this item:

Paper 1 - Draft Climate Change Plan - Note from the Clerks (118KB, pdf) posted 19 December 2025

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

2. Draft Climate Change Plan (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

3. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

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