Minutes: 07 January 2026

1. Draft Climate Change Plan:

The Committee took evidence from—

Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director, Robert Gordon University Energy Transition Institute; and

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; and

Richard Woolley, Head of Energy and Climate Change, Chemical Industries Association.

2. Draft Climate Change Plan (In Private):

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

3. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee noted its work programme.