Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
In accordance with the inter-institutional relations agreement, I can report to Members that I attended the Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change, on 21 October 2025. The meeting was chaired by Gillian Martin MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy for the Scottish Government.
The meeting was also attended by Katie White MP, Minister for Climate for the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Andrew Muir MLA, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and a senior official from the Department for the Economy at the Northern Ireland executive (deputising for Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA, the Economy Minister).
The Interministerial Group heard an update from the Minister for Climate on the UK Government’s approach to addressing the Climate Change Committee’s advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget and discussed the priorities, risks, and opportunities the advice presents for the devolved administrations.
The Minister for Climate also provided an update on UK Government’s preparations for COP30.
The UK Government will chair the next Interministerial Group meeting.
The communiqué from the meeting has been published on GOV.UK:
Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change communiqué: 21 October 2025 - GOV.UK