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Climate Action Committee


Agenda: 17 September 2026

Thursday, 17 September 2026

3rd Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:00am
Location: Committee Room 1
Agenda items:

  1. Declaration of interests
  2. Decisions on taking business in private
  3. Climate Action – evidence
  4. Climate Action – consideration of evidence
  5. Inquiry into the environmental impacts of AI data centres – approach

Agenda published: Monday, 14 September 2026 11:47am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Declaration of interests

Donald MacKinnon will be invited to declare any relevant interests.


2. Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private and whether its consideration of its work programme should be taken in private at its next meeting.


3. Climate Action – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • 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

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Climate Action – consideration of evidence

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 3.


5. Inquiry into the environmental impacts of AI data centres – approach

The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


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