Meetings

5th Meeting, 2026

01 October 2026

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 – evidence
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• Josiah Lockhart
  CEO, Changeworks, and Member
  Climate Emergency Response Group
• Lewis Barlow
  Decarbonisation Head of Profession
  WSP
3. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 – consideration of evidence
4. The environmental impacts of hyperscale data centres inquiry – approach

This is all meetings of Climate Action Committee held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

4th Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 – evidence
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• James Black
  Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
3. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 – consideration of evidence
4. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

17 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decisions on taking business in private
3. Climate Action – evidence
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• Gillian Martin
  Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs
  Scottish Government
• Phil Raines
  Joint Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change Division, DECC
  Scottish Government
• Anne Aitken
  Deputy Director, Environmental Quality & Resilience Division, ENFOR
  Scottish Government
• Elizabeth Burgess
  Head of Biodiversity Unit, Nature Division, ENFOR
  Scottish Government
4. Climate Action – consideration of evidence
5. Inquiry into the environmental impacts of AI data centres – approach

2nd Meeting

03 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decisions on taking business in private
3. Climate Action – evidence
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• Nick Halfhide
  Chief Executive Officer
  NatureScot
• Wendy Kimpton
  Director of Strategy and Regulation
  Scottish Water
• Ciaran McGuigan
  Chief Executive Officer
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Dan Paris
  Director of Policy and Engagement
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Nicole Paterson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
and then from:
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit & Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Dr Richard Dixon
  Chair
  Environmental Standards Scotland
4. Climate Action – consideration of evidence
5. Pre-Budget scrutiny – approach
6. Work programme

1st Meeting

25 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Work programme