Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Minutes: 23 November 2021
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
11th Meeting, 2021
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2. COP26 outcomes:
The Committee heard evidence on the outcomes of the Conference of the Parties in Glasgow and its implications for Scotland’s climate change policies from—
Professor Dave Reay, Executive Director, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute;
Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, Royal Scottish Geographical Society;
and then from—
Mary Church, Head of campaigns, Friends of the Earth Scotland;
Jess Pepper, founding director of the Climate Café ;
Teresa Anderson, Climate Policy Coordinator , ActionAid International.
3. COP26 outcomes:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2 and agreed to request a chamber debate on the outcomes of the UN Conference of the Parties (COP26).