I was invited to contribute as an expert witness to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Draft Climate Change Plan.
The full transcript and video of the evidence session I attended are open access and are available via the links below.
Transcript: https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?meetingId=16770 (NB. error on pages 33-34. The text should read: “in the net zero plan for the UK, we will still have 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide being produced from fossil fuel combustion in 2050.” – not 2030, as is written in the report.
Evidence session: 16 December 2025
Witnesses appearing in this session:
- Dr Mark Winskel: Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
- Jess Pepper: Founder and Director, Climate Café
- Professor James Curran: Member, Climate Emergency Response Group
- Lloyd Austin: Policy Adviser, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
- Professor Kevin Anderson: Professor of Energy and Climate Change, Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester