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
The Committee is running two calls for views.
Draft Climate Change Plan Scrutiny 2025
Closing date: 19 September 2025
Closing date: 09 September 2025
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
Work of the Committee
Facal-luirg
Advisers
Carbon budgets
Climate Change People's Panel
Climate Change Plan
Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
Ferry services in Scotland
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Natural Capital Finance
PE2123 Petition on Air Quality
Post-Brexit environmental regulation and governance
Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme
Transport in Scotland 2025
Facal-luirg
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 Biodiversity Strategy
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
Two Historic Marine Protected Area additions to the Scottish MPA Network
11 August 2025
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 11 August 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Report on waste processing infrastructure in Scotland
8 August 2025
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 8 August 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund
8 August 2025
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Transport, 8 August 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: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
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
A report of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the legislative consent memorandum for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
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.
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
Facal-luirg
Edward Mountain
Convener
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Michael Matheson
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Bob Doris
Member
Scottish National Party
Monica Lennon
Member
Scottish Labour
Douglas Lumsden
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Mark Ruskell
Member
Scottish Green Party
Kevin Stewart
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members