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Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee


Agenda: 20 January 2026

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

3rd Meeting, 2026

Start time: 08:45am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
  2. Decision on taking business in private
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Draft Climate Change Plan
  6. Draft Climate Change Plan
  7. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill (in private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 15 January 2026 05:19pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

The Committee will continue its consideration of a 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.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Decision on taking business in private

(At approximately 9.00am) The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 from—

  • Jim Fairlie
    Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
    Scottish Government
  • Carole Stewart
    Bus Strategy and Funding Unit Head
    Transport Scotland
  • Eilidh McCabe
    Concessionary Travel Policy Manager
    Transport Scotland
  • Kelly Minio-Paluello
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Subordinate legislation

Jim Fairlie (Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity) to move—S6M-20054—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.


5. Draft Climate Change Plan

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Professor John Underhill
    Director of the Centre for Energy Transition and Professor of Geoscience
    University of Aberdeen
  • David Whitehouse
    Chief Executive Officer
    Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)
  • Adam Berman
    Director of Policy and Advocacy
    Energy UK
  • Simon Coop
    National Officer for Energy and Utilities
    Unite the Union

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Draft Climate Change Plan

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. The Committee will also consider the evidence heard at its past meetings on 16 December and 6 January.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


7. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will continue its consideration of a draft Stage 1 report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

See all of this committee's Official Reports