Meeting description: We raised the risks we feel are posed to environmental governance in Scotland by Brexit and which we feel could be addressed by an independent environmental watchdog which would require legislation. We asked for more detail about the Government's plans to phase out the use of horticultural peat as mentioned in the Programme for Government 2019-20. We welcomed the Government's commitment to respond to the May 2019 report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) later this year. We informed the Special Advisor about how we believe that offshore renewables developments could contribute to nature restoration. We discussed preparations for the COP27 (Conference of the Parties) international climate change meeting in Glasgow late in 2020.
Topic label: Climate