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1、FirstMeetingSHORT-LIFEWORKINGGROUPONCLIMATECHANGEANNUALTARGETSPAPER1SUGGESTEDREMITANDARRANGEMENTSWorkingGroupmembersmaywishtodiscusstheremitof,andarrangements,fortheGroup.ThedraftremitsuggestedbytheMinisterforTransport,InfrastructureandClimateChangeisattachedasanAnnextoth

2、ispaper.RepliesfromMemberstotheMinisterforTransport,InfrastructureandClimateChange’sinvitationtositontheGroupsuggestthatthereisagreementonthefollowingpoints:Remit1.ThattheGroupshouldconsider,initsdiscussions:·TherationaleandmethodologybehindtheClimateChangeCommitteeprojec

3、tionsandadvice.·Therangeofpossibleactionstoreduceemissionswithincurrentexistingbudgets.Considerationsshouldinclude:oTheassociatedprofileofgreenhousegasemissions,includinganyup-frontcarboncostsandthetimeframeoverwhichemissionswouldfall.oTheassociatedfinancialcosts.oThedeli

4、verabilityofanysuchtargets.Membership2.ThatallpoliticalgroupsintheScottishParliamentbeaskedtonominatearepresentative.JacksonCarlaw(Conservative),CathyPeattie(Labour),AlisonMcInnes(LiberalDemocrat)PartickHarvie(GreenParty)andRobGibson(SNP)haveagreedtositontheGroup.TheMinis

5、terforTransport,InfrastructureandClimateChangewillalsositontheGroup.MargoMcDonald(Independent)hasdeclinedtheinvitation.3.ThattheCommitteeonClimateChange(CCC)beaskedtoparticipateontheGroup.TheCCChasagreedtoactasanexpertcontributor.4.ThatOfficialsfromtheScottishGovernment’s

6、ClimateChangeDivisionperformaSecretariatrolefortheGroup.ReportingandlinkstoParliamentaryprocesses5.ThattheGroupreporttotheMinisterforTransport,InfrastructureandClimateChangebytheendofthefirstweekaftersummerrecess(weekbeginning6September).6.Thatconsiderationbythebytheworki

7、nggroupofappropriatetargetsandpossibleadditionalactionsisadditionaltonormalParliamentaryprocesses–fullscrutinyoftheAnnualTargetsOrderbytheTransportInfrastructureandClimateChangeCommitteeandParliamentwilltakeplace(subjecttoParliament’swishes).96FirstMeeting1.Linkedtotheabo

8、ve,theClimateChange(Scotland)Actdoesnotsay,expressly,thatthedraftRPPmustbelaidaftertheannualtarg