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That is why we are having that debate rather late in the day. Other public bodies, such as Scottish Natural Heritage, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Water, are underpinned by statute.
The Committee is currently receiving cyclical information from the Scottish Government that—
The Committee is of the view that the Scottish Government could calculate such figures based on what TIMES produces and the policies it has proposed in the climate change plans, and in particular, the costs which fall to the Scottish Government.
Woodland Trust Scotland South Inch Business Centre Shore Road Perth PH2 8BW Edward Mountain MSP Convenor - Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee Scottish Parliament 14 November 2024 by email to [email protected] Dear Edward, Scottish Budget 2025-26 We write on behalf of Woodland Trust Scotland and Confor to you as Convenor of the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee ahead of deliberations on the Scottish Budget for 2025-26.
The NZET Committee agrees that it seems sensible to reflect on the adequacy of information currently provided in accompanying documents to bills required under Standing Orders (such as the policy memorandum) about whether the bill would impact on statutory net zero targets or other important climate change policies. In our view, this approach would be complementary both to: • the recent joint initiative between the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament to improve the quality of information on the net zero impact of each annual draft Scottish Budget (the Joint Budget Review), and • scrutiny of the next Climate Change Plan, a key element of which will be considering whether the Plan has clearly set out the impact that policies and spending have had on emissions.
Climate Justice: The Committee will take evidence from— Tahseen Jafry, Caledonian University Centre for Climate Justice; Muthi Nhlema, Baseflow Ltd; Geraldine Hill, Dr, Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF). 5.
Climate Justice: The Committee will take evidence from— Tahseen Jafry, Caledonian University Centre for Climate Justice; Muthi Nhlema, Baseflow Ltd; Geraldine Hill, Dr, Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF). 5.
Commitment to a collaborative approach with the Parliament to carbon assessment of the Scottish Government Budget.
The Committee welcomes the Scottish Government commitments on climate change and looks forward to further engagement with the Scottish Government on the approach to addressing the immediate challenges of climate change and meeting the revised climate change targets through the revised Climate Change Plan.