Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Minutes
21st Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:02
- Meeting closed at: 12:45
- Published: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:51am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
2 The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Jeremy Gorelick, Strategic Advisor and Emma Harvey, Programme Director for the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings, Green Finance Institute;
Ben Howarth, Manager, Climate Change and Open Data Policy, Association of British Insurers;
and then from—
John Cunningham, Strategy Manager, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar;
Nick Halfhide, Director of Nature and Climate Change, NatureScot;
David Harley, Chief Officer Circular Economy, Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
Professor Simon Parsons, Director of Strategic Customer Service Planning, Scottish Water;
Julie Waldron, Senior Planning Officer (Landscape and Water), City of Edinburgh Council.
Liam Kerr declared that he owns a property in Edinburgh that generates rental income, in reference to a question on buy to let properties.
3 The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland (in private):
The consideration of evidence for this item was deferred to a later meeting.
4 Energy price rises (in private):
The Committee considered a draft report.
Various changes were agreed to and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft at its next meeting.