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Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

  • scrutinising the Scottish Government’s policies and progress towards meeting climate change targets across all government departments
  • transport
  • energy
  • net zero and circular economy
  • most environmental policy

Next meeting of the committee

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

Dates for future meetings

The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

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A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland

Air quality in Scotland

Budget 2025 to 2026

Budget scrutiny 2023-24

Budget scrutiny 2024-25

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

Energy price rises

Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

Fourth draft National Planning Framework (NPF4)

Fuel poverty strategy

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Great British Energy Bill

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Legislative consent memorandum on the Automated Vehicles Bill

Legislative consent memorandum on the Energy Bill

Legislative consent memorandum on the Environment Bill

Legislative consent memorandum on the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

Legislative consent memorandum on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

P&O Ferries

PE1750 Independent Monitoring of Satellite tags fitted to raptors

PE1815 Translocate protected beavers to reduce licensed killing

PE1866 Introduce legislation to improve bus travel for wheelchair users

PE1872 Improve the reliability of island ferry services

Pre-legislative scrutiny: approach to setting emissions reduction targets

Scotland's electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?

Scottish Land Commission 2023

Scottish Land Commission 2024

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

Transfer of operation of ScotRail

Correspondence

Correspondence

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Scottish Government's draft Environment Strategy consultation

3 July 2025

Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 3 July 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill LCM timescales

1 July 2025

Letter from Minister for Parliamentary Business to Presiding Officer and copied to NZET Committee, 01 July 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

CMAL Quarterly Update June 2025

30 June 2025

Correspondence from Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd to NZET Convener, 30 June 2025

Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Grangemouth (Project Willow)

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Grangemouth (Project Willow), United Kingdom Subordinate Legislation, Petition

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Zero Waste Scotland

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Train and Bus Services

Reports

Committee reports

26 June 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

A report of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the legislative consent memorandum for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

09 June 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (draft)

A report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on an affirmative instrument relating to environmental regulation and on whether the instrument should be approved.

09 June 2025

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 and the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Order 2025

A report on the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 and the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Order 2025

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A photo of Edward Mountain MSP

Edward Mountain

Convener
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Michael Matheson MSP

Michael Matheson

Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
A photo of Bob Doris MSP

Bob Doris

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Monica Lennon MSP

Monica Lennon

Member
Scottish Labour
A photo of Douglas Lumsden MSP

Douglas Lumsden

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Mark Ruskell MSP

Mark Ruskell

Member
Scottish Green Party
A photo of Kevin Stewart MSP

Kevin Stewart

Member
Scottish National Party

Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members

Call for views

When a committee launches an inquiry, or starts looking at a bill, they ask the public to submit their views. This is called a ‘call for views’.

Draft Climate Change Plan Scrutiny 2025

Closing date: 19 September 2025

Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

Closing date: 09 September 2025

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Peter McGrath, the Clerk for the committee.