1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. The Committee will also decide whether its consideration of a draft stage 1 report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill should be taken in private at future meetings.

2. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Claudia Cowie
  Team Leader - Sustainability and Climate Change
  Aberdeenshire Council
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Jamie Brogan
  Head of Climate Partnerships
  Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
• Alison Leslie
  Team Leader - Climate and Sustainability Policy
  Aberdeen City Council
• Mike Rivington
  Senior Scientist
  The James Hutton Institute

3. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.