Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Minutes
14th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Meeting opened at: 10:15
- Meeting closed at: 12:53
- Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 09:12am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Scottish Road Works Commissioner (Imposition of Penalties) Amendment Regulations 2021
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.
3 Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage:
The Committee took evidence on the role of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage in achieving Scotland’s net zero targets from—
Erik Dalhuijsen, Director, Ocean valley Ltd;
Professor Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh;
and then from—
Colin Pritchard, Energy Business Manager, INEOS;
Alan James, Chief Technology Officer, Storegga;
Mike Tholen, Director of Sustainability, Oil & Gas UK.
4 Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.
5 Work programme (In Private):
The committee agreed to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport to discuss the 2022/2023 Scottish Budget at a future meeting, and to meet with representatives of the children’s parliament and Scottish Youth Parliament to discus COP26 outcomes and the Scottish Government’s response to the climate assembly report.