About the Inquiry
The Climate Change Plan (CCP) which is an update to the previous Climate Change Plan published in 2018, was laid in the Scottish Parliament on 16 December 2020.
Four parliamentary committees were scrutinising the effectiveness of the CCP, examining the ambition of proposals and actions across all sectors. They were:
Each committee looked at the parts of the CCP that related to their remit.
The CCP also includes an overview section that details the Scottish Government’s approach to ‘Green Recovery.’ A green recovery describes the policies and solutions designed to recover from the Covid-19 health crisis and build a resilient, sustainable and inclusive society. Green recovery crosses all remits and so each committee explored the extent to which the CCP effectively delivers a green recovery.
The Local Government and Communities Committee
- planning
- housing
- buildings
- fuel poverty
- green recovery as it relates to this Committee’s remit
The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
- Overview and ambition, development of updated Climate Change Plan
- climate change governance (including monitoring and evaluation)
- behaviour change
- water
- resource use
- land use (including peatlands and land use by the public sector)
- marine/blue carbon
- waste and circular economy
- green recovery as it relates to this Committee’s remit
- anything not covered by other committees
The Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
- electricity generation
- industry
- reducing energy demand
- renewable energy (renewable electricity and renewable heat)
- interconnection
- grid issues
- negative emissions technologies
- green recovery as it relates to this Committee’s remit
The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
- rural affairs
- agriculture
- forestry
- transport
- green recovery as it relates to this Committee’s remit
Following evidence sessions in January and February 2021, the four committees involved will reported directly to the Parliament in March 2021.
Evidence
The four committees launched a joint call for views on 16 December 2020. The deadline for responses was 12 January 2021. Please follow the below link to view submitted responses:
Read the call for evidence.
Wednesday 27 January
Link to: Papers Minutes Official Report
Wednesday 17 February 2021
Correspondence
The Committee published it's response to the Scottish Government's Climate Change Plan update on 4 March 2021.
Finalising the Updated Climate Change Plan
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) response to the Committees views published on 4 March 2021