Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Agenda
10th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Monday, March 20, 2023 01:23pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2 Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Stuart Haszeldine OBE, Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, University of Edinburgh
Clare Lavelle, Director, Energy and Advisory Leader North, Arup
Tom Quinn, Head of Analysis and Insights, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult
Emily Rice, Scotland Policy Analyst, Solar Energy UK
Mark Hull, Chief Technical Officer, Community Energy Scotland
Scott Mathieson, Network Planning and Regulation Director, ScottishPower Energy Networks
Aileen McLeod, Director of Business Planning and Commercial, SSEN Transmission
Morag Watson, Director of Policy, Scottish Renewables
Clerk_Paper_1 531KB pdf posted 16/03/2023 (Ref: NZET/S6/23/10/1)
NZET/S6/23/10/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 UK subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals—
The REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Clerk_Paper_3 206KB pdf posted 16/03/2023 (Ref: NZET/S6/23/10/3)
NZET/S6/23/10/4(P) (Private Paper)
4 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Water and Sewerage Services to Dwellings (Collection of Unmetered Charges by Local Authority) (Scotland) Order 2023 (SSI 2023/052)
Clerk_Paper_5 119KB pdf posted 16/03/2023 (Ref: NZET/S6/23/10/5)
5 Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
6 Appointments to the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland
The Committee will consider correspondence from the Scottish Government.
NZET/S6/23/10/6(P) (Private Paper)