Chamber and committees

Climate Action Committee

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Meeting Agenda

5th Meeting, 2026

• Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
• Session: 7
• Location: Committee Room 1
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Monday, September 28, 2026 04:26pm

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1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.

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2 Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Josiah Lockhart, CEO, Changeworks, and Member, Climate Emergency Response Group

Lewis Barlow, Decarbonisation Head of Profession, WSP

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20261001_CAC_Prebudget_Clerknote posted 28/09/2026 (Ref: CA/S7/26/5/1, 257KB, pdf)

CA/S7/26/5/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 – consideration of evidence

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

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4 The environmental impacts of hyperscale data centres inquiry – approach

The Committee will review its approach to the inquiry.

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CA/S7/26/5/3(P) (Private Paper)

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