Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Climate Change Working Group will take place REMOTELY on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 10.30am.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance 

Business 

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
    
There are circulated for noting Minutes of the Climate Change Working Group held on 28 May 2021, which were approved by the Council on 24 June 2021 and on 18 August 2021, which were approved by the Council on 9 September 2021.

4. HIAL’s Approach to Net Zero

A presentation will be undertaken at the meeting by Inglis Lyon, Managing Director at Highlands & Islands Airports Limited.

Members are invited to note and discuss the contents of the presentation.    
    
5. Scottish Government’s Local Food Strategy – Draft Consultation Response

There is circulated Report No. CCWG/10/21 dated 13 October 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer – Performance & Governance.

Members are invited to:-

i.    discuss and provide commentary on the contents of the Council’s response; and
ii.    agree a final response to the consultation to be submitted to the Scottish Government.

6. Highland EV Research Programme

A presentation will be undertaken at the meeting by Rachael Anderson, Energy & Sustainability Officer and Rachel Curry, Newcastle University.  

Members are invited to note and discuss the contents of the presentation.

7. All-Member Session (2.00pm – 4.00pm) – Dynamic Coast 2 – Coastal Change in Highland

A presentation will be undertaken at the meeting by Dr Alistair Rennie, NatureScot.

Members are invited to note and discuss the contents of the presentation.