Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:52
- Published: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 11:29am
Committee Members Attendees
- Dean Lockhart (Convener)
- Fiona Hyslop (Deputy Convener)
- Jackie Dunbar (Member)
- Liam Kerr (Member)
- Monica Lennon (Member)
- Mark Ruskell (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 COP26 outcomes:
The Committee heard evidence on the outcomes of the Conference of the Parties in Glasgow and its implications for Scotland’s climate change policies from—
Professor Dave Reay, Executive Director, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute;
Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, Royal Scottish Geographical Society;
and then from—
Mary Church, Head of campaigns, Friends of the Earth Scotland;
Jess Pepper, founding director of the Climate Café ;
Teresa Anderson, Climate Policy Coordinator , ActionAid International.
3 COP26 outcomes:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2 and agreed to request a chamber debate on the outcomes of the UN Conference of the Parties (COP26).