Draft Climate Change Plan (RPP3) 2017
The Scottish Government's draft Climate Change Plan (RPP3) will be published in January 2017 and the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee will consider this. You can read about the Committee's work on this via the following link: Draft Climate Change Plan RPP3
Scotland's Climate Change Adaptation Programme - Committee on Climate Change Independent Assessment 2016
In Autumn 2016, the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee considered the Committee on Climate Change's September 2016 publication assessing Scotland's climate change adaptation programme
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets 2016
In Autumn 2016, the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee considered the Committee on Climate Change's 2016 progress report on Scotland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets, published in September 2016.
Correspondence
On 14 June 2016, the Committee received correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform on the publication of Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990 - 2014:
On 4 July 2016, the Minister for Local Government and Housing, Kevin Stewart, wrote to the Local Government and Communities Committee of the Scottish Parliament, indicating that the statutory target to eradicate fuel poverty by November 2016 would not be met. The letter was copied to the Convener of the ECCLR Committee.
On 8 July 2016, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform wrote to the Committee informing it of the discussions which had taken place at the EU Environment Council on 20 June 2016. The topics covered included reform of the Emission Trading Scheme and the ratification of the Paris agreement.
On 25 October 2016, the Minister for Local Government and Housing, Kevin Stewart, wrote to the Local Government and Communities Committee of the Scottish Parliament advising of the publication of three fuel poverty reports and a research paper. The letter was copied to the Convener of the ECCLR Committee.
Letter received 10 January 2017 from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform to the Convener.
Letter received from Nourish Scotland providing a briefing on the contribution organic agriculture can make to addressing climate change.
Letter copied to the Committee that was sent to the Convenor of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee 12 March 2017 from the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities confirming the publication of the Scottish Government's response to the final reports of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic working group and the Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force.
On 12 April 2017, the Committee received correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform on advice from the CCC and stakeholder engagement on the proposed Climate Change Bill:
Letter received 21 August from Chris Stark of the Scottish Government providing an update on the final Climate Change Bill plan.
Letter from the Committee to Chris Stark of the Scottish Government regarding the Committee's parliamentary scrutiny of the government's draft Climate Change Plans in response to the letter the Committee received on 21 August 2017 (155KB pdf)
Letter sent to the Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament following his evidence session on 19 September. The Convener wrote to him seeking clarification on points raised during the meeting.
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform to the Convener of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee regarding the Committee on Climate Change Advice on the forthcoming Climate Change Bill 15 January 2018.
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform to the Convener of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee regarding changes to the regulation of fluorinated greenhouse gases 24 January 2018.
The Committee wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity on the Committee on Climate Change's Progress Report 2017 and the final Climate Change Plan on 25 Aprill 2018.
The Committee also wrote to the following Committees to provide an update on the session with the Committee on Climate Change on 27 March 2018.
The Committee received a written submission from Stop Climate Chaos in advance of its session on 8 May 2018 with the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform on the advice of the CCC on the forthcoming Climate Change Bill.
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity on the Committee on Climate Change's Progress Report 2017 and the final Climate Change Plan.
On 23 July 2019 the Committee wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for clarity on the scope, process and expected timetable for the updated Climate Change Plan. Read the letter and the response:
Climate Change Committee
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its progress report to Parliament at the end of 2019. Read the report and the response from the Cabinet Secretary:
The Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Committee with regards to the proposals to establish a Scotland office of the UK Committee on Climate Change. Read the letter:
The CCC published its 2020 Progress Report to Parliament in October 2019.