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Committee reports
Date published:
4 March 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Land Use Strategy
Land Use Strategy
Scottish Environment LINK advocated a strengthening of the land use strategy, a key commitment in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 October 2025
Scotland's water industry: overview of regulation and key challenges - 4.3.4 Public wastewater treatment
Scottish Water Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2024.
Last updated:
10 May 2024
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S6M-12740: Katy Clark: STUC Report on Renewable Jobs - That the Parliament welcomes the publication by the Scottish Trades Union Congress of Mind the Gap, The Increasing Gulf Between Jobs and Turnover in Scotland’s Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy; notes with concern the report's finding that employment fell by 4,000 between 2021 and 2022 in the low carbon and renewable energy economy, despite there being a £4 billion increase in turnover for companies in the sector; understands that the low carbon and renewable energy economy’s balance of trade, measured by exports minus imports, has widened for the first time since 2018, standing at £407.5 million in 2022, the largest gap since ONS records began; further understands that no offshore wind farm in Scotland is publicly owned; notes the view that foreign capital benefits most from the current system and that wealth is being extracted from Scotland’s natural resources for the benefit of 5 PB/S6/24/072 multinationals without any adequate return for workers and communities, including in the West Scotland region; understands from the report that entities owned by the Irish, Swedish and Danish governments hold stakes in ScotWind projects, but that there is no UK or Scottish equivalent; notes the calls for the Scottish Government to explore the feasibility of using the £700 million in upfront fees that were raised during the ScotWind leasing round to establish a sovereign wealth fund for the benefit of current and future generations; further notes the STUC report’s recommendations that the Scottish Government must set out to bring the active involvement of the public sector into the green economy, using ownership at a national and local level, alongside stricter conditions, to guarantee the creation of new jobs, on good terms, and community wealth from renewable energy, and notes the calls for the Scottish Government to develop a robust green industrial strategy, in coordination with businesses, public sector bodies and trade unions, alongside a detailed plan for skills development, geared towards the stated aim of achieving a just transition on the path to net zero.
Official Report
Meeting date:
27 January 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 27 January 2026 [Draft]
What is the Scottish Government’s response to that?
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 June 2024
Meeting of the Parliament 13 June 2024
Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 (Highlands and Islands) To ask the Scottish Government how it envisages that the recommendations of the second strategic transport projects review will benefit the people of the Highlands and Islands.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 January 2026
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 14 January 2026
I think that our frustration stems from the fact that the Scottish Government declared a climate emergency in 2019.
Last updated:
2 May 2024
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S6M-12842: Tess White: New Energy Infrastructure in the North of Scotland - That the Parliament acknowledges the reported concerns of communities across the north of Scotland, especially those in Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray and the Highlands, regarding new energy infrastructure; notes that the Scottish Government reportedly indicates that this infrastructure is needed to meet the 2030 offshore wind connection dates and its net zero targets; recognises what it sees as the importance of decarbonising the electricity system, and notes the belief that the strategy to achieve net zero should use a variety of energy sources and consider all infrastructural options, such as undergrounding electrical transmission cables or submarine cables, in order to protect the local economy and character of rural communities; understands that the concerns of rural communities relate to the location, scale and accelerated timeframe of these projects, and that they feel their views are routinely disregarded by the Scottish Government’s current strategy, which has reportedly resulted in an unjust transition taking place in rural communities across Scotland; notes in particular the impact of these plans on the wellbeing of affected residents, who are reportedly worried about their health, businesses, property value, cultural heritage, and the potential loss of prime agricultural land; understands that affected residents have criticised the consultation process of transmission network operator, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN); highlights petition PE2095 to improve the public consultation processes for energy infrastructure projects, which was lodged in the Scottish Parliament by Margaret Tracey Smith; notes the calls for the Scottish Government to ensure that local community submissions are considered as a key factor in considering what applications and routes should be approved; acknowledges what it sees as the strength of feeling among affected communities that rural Scotland is being disproportionately impacted by new energy infrastructure, and recognises local campaigners who are working to raise awareness of these plans so that the voices of affected residents are heard.
Last updated:
7 March 2023
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S5W-01389 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government how many fuel poor households were identified in the most recent Scottish Household Survey.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2026
S6W-42917
To ask the Scottish Government how much in Just Transition Fund awards, expressed in (a) cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the total fund, has been allocated to each eligible local authority area.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 February 2025
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 19 February 2025
That is not something that one always hears in relation to public infrastructure projects, convener. I suggest that we write to the Scottish Government to ask whether it will develop a new digital connectivity plan for the Highlands and Islands and request a timeline for procurement for project gigabit in the Highlands and Islands.
