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PE2160: Introduce an energy strategy

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to publish its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan to address the environment, infrastructure, and land use.

Petitioner: Tina Dawn Marshall

Status: Closed

Date published: 08 May 2025

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SPICe Briefing (98KB, pdf) posted 19 June 2025

Committee Meetings

24 September 2025: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and to include this petition as part of a thematic evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy.

Official Report of Meeting 24 September 2025

14 January 2026: The Committee took evidence from—

Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, supported by Antonia Georgieva, Head of Battery Energy Storage Systems, Robert Martin, Head of Legislative Change and Governance, and Catherine Williams, Deputy Director, Onshore Electricity, Strategy and Consents, Scottish Government.

The Committee agreed to consider the evidence heard at a future meeting.

Official Report of Meeting 14 January 2026

Update from Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 29 January 2026

11 February 2026: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.

Official Report of Meeting 11 February 2026

Update from Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 18 February 2026