Minutes: 06 January 2026

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 2 and 4 in private.

The Committee agreed that consideration of the draft report on the legislative consent memorandum (LCM-S6-61), supplementary legislative consent memorandum (LCM-S6-61a), and second supplementary legislative consent memorandum (LCM-S6-61b) on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill should be taken in private at a future meeting (or meetings).

The Committee agreed consideration of the draft report on stage 1 of the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill should be taken in private at future meetings. Monica Lennon took no part in relation to this decision.

2. Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report on the legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-64 and supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-64a. Various changes were agreed to. The Committee delegated to the Convener responsibility for finalising the draft report for publication.

3. Draft Climate Change Plan:

The Committee took evidence from—

Professor Adrian Davis, Professor of Transport and Health, Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University;

Professor Rachel Aldred, Professor of Transport, Westminster University;

Lamech Solomon, Head of Decarbonisation policy, Logistics UK;

Sara Collier, Senior Public Affairs Manager, Confederation of Passenger Transport;

and then from—

Gary Walker, Head of Specialist Regulations, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA);

Duncan Simpson, Member of the RMAS Management Committee, Resources Management Association Scotland;

Kim Pratt, Senior Circular Economy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Scotland;

Dr Lucy Wishart, Lecturer in Circular Economy and Sustainable Transformations, University of Edinburgh;

Iain Gulland, Former Chief Executive (2014-2025), Zero Waste Scotland.

4. Draft Climate Change Plan (In Private):

The Committee agreed a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy on the draft Climate Change Plan. The Committee agreed to defer consideration of the evidence heard to a future meeting. The Committee also agreed to defer consideration of the evidence heard at its meeting on 16 December to a future meeting.