1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to review evidence on the Draft Climate Change Plan in private at item 3 and at future meetings.

2. Draft Climate Change Plan

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor Roxane Andersen
  Theme leader, Peatlands
  University of the Highlands and Islands
• Dr Emma Hinchliffe
  Director
  IUCN UK Peatland Programme
• Peter Hutchinson
  Head of Peatland Programme and Strategy
  NatureScot
• Dr Emily Taylor
  Director
  Crichton Carbon Centre
• Hannah Wheatley
  Senior Economist
  Future Economy Scotland

and then from:

• Stuart Goodall
  Chief Executive
  Confor
• Jo Ellis
  Head of Planning and Environment
  Forestry and Land Scotland
• Willie McGhee
  Board Member
  Community Woodlands Association
• David Robertson
  Director of Investment and Business Development
  Scottish Woodlands

and then from:

• Dr Alessandro Gimona
  Senior Landscape Scientist
  James Hutton Institute
• Dr Ruth Mitchell
  Biodiversity and Ecosystems Group Leader
  James Hutton Institute
• Alan McDonnell
  Convener of LINK’s Woodlands Group
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Dr Mike Perks
  Principal Scientist, Climate Change
  Forest Research

3. Draft Climate Change Plan

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.