Chamber and committees

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Meeting Agenda

8th Meeting, 2023

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Start time: 09:30am
Published: Monday, March 6, 2023 07:00pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2 Outcomes of the 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15)

The Committee will take evidence from—

Witnesses

Dr Daniela Diz, Associate Professor, International Ocean Governance, The Lyell Centre, Heriot-Watt University

Professor Colin Galbraith, Chair, Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Dr Deborah Long, Chief Officer, Scottish Environment LINK

Dr Ruth Mitchell, Head of the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Group, The James Hutton Institute

Clerk_Paper_1 posted 06/03/2023 (Ref: NZET/S6/23/8/1, 95KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/23/8/2(P) (Private Paper)

3 Petition PE1866

The Committee will consider a petition, by Daryl Cooper, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation so that wheelchair users are able to face frontwards when travelling on a bus.

Clerk_Paper_3 posted 02/03/2023 (Ref: NZET/S6/23/8/3, 116KB, pdf)

4 Outcomes of the 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

5 Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider a draft report.

NZET/S6/23/8/4(P) (Private Paper)

6 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

NZET/S6/23/8/5(P) (Private Paper)