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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Thank you. I move to questions from the committee.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Ms Burns, years ago, I read a book called “If Women Counted”, by Marilyn Waring, which challenged the financial and economic outlook on what counted as work. The example that I remember was that a commute to work is considered to be economic activity, but collecting water from a well for a family is not. Are you confident that the evaluations that will happen as a result of something that is completely focused on finance will reflect the impact on the duties that are recognised as gendered in relation to things such as caring, or do you have concerns that there will be a bias in what is evaluated?
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Good morning. I warmly welcome everyone to the 23rd meeting in 2024 of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee. Our first agenda item is a decision on taking business in private. Are members content to take items 3 and 4 in private?
Members indicated agreement.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Mr Wilson, you mentioned the soft power aspect. How is the Scottish Government promoting its stance on loss and damage? Which other countries are coming in behind that? What benefit is there in the Scottish Government being at COP29, and what influence could it have there?
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Thank you for that.
I call Patrick Harvie.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
That has exhausted our questions. I thank the witnesses for what has been an enjoyable session. I particularly thank Bridget Burns for getting up so early to join us online from New York. I thank everyone for their attendance.
09:41 Meeting continued in private until 10:25.Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Our second agenda item is an evidence session on climate justice, with a specific focus on the Scottish Government’s climate justice fund, in advance of the 29th United Nations climate change conference of the parties next month. We are joined by Professor Tahseen Jafry, who is director of the Mary Robinson centre for climate justice at Glasgow Caledonian University; Ben Wilson, who is director of public engagement for the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund; and Bridget Burns, who is executive director of the Women’s Environment & Development Organization, who joins us stateside in the very early hours of the morning. Thank you for joining us, Bridget.
I will open with a couple of questions, and then we will move to questions from other members. What are your expectations of COP29? What should the Scottish Government prioritise in Baku?
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Yes, we can.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Thank you. I have quick questions for all of you. Professor Jafry, you mention in your submission the role of climate finance in Ghana. Will you expand on what is happening there and why it is of particular importance?
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 10 October 2024
Clare Adamson
Mr Wilson, I do not think that the committee has looked at the report that you mentioned, but I believe that another climate or justice committee did. We will look into that, and see whether there was a response to the report and whether a committee did any work on it.
I have one question, which is about a phrase that you used. When you talked about what the Government was doing on climate targets, you said that it should be honest about what it had got wrong. Do we know what we got wrong? Is it about the general direction and whether we are moving the right way, or is it about other things?