In June 2023 SPICe published its first blog about developing a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change. This was updated in January 2024, setting out work delivering a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change: drivers, action and next steps.
Work to develop the model is underpinned by strategic leadership from the Conveners Group, which agreed a package of proposals to strengthen cross-cutting scrutiny of climate change. As part of this, SPICe is producing a series of blogs to illustrate how climate change impacts on policy areas across subject committees, to support scrutiny. This mini blogpost provides a central hub for this work to assist Members and others.
SPICe is exploring different ways of producing these to support diverse academic engagement and effective scrutiny. This blogpost will be updated as new blogs become available, together with more information on the approaches used.
- Climate change and the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee – Climate policy governance (January 2024)
- Climate change and the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee – Sectors (January 2024)
- Climate change and the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee (January 2024)
- Climate change and the Economy and Fair Work Committee (July 2024)
- Climate change and the Education, Children and Young People Committee – Policy, curriculum, professional learning and climate anxiety (July 2024)
- Climate change and the Education, Children and Young People Committee – Education estate, post-school education, research and engagement (July 2024)
- Climate Change and the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee – Rural Land Use (July 2024)
- Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee – human rights, procedural rights and differential impacts (February 2025)
- Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee – climate change litigation and the operation of the civil justice system (February 2025)
- Climate change and the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee – Arts and Culture (April 2025)
- Climate change and the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee – International development and climate justice (May 2025)
- Climate change and the Finance and Public Administration Committee (June 2025)
- Climate change and the Public Audit Committee (June 2025)
- Health, Social Care and Sport Committee – Climate change and health: what are the co-benefits of climate action? (July 2025)
- Health, Social Care and Sport Committee – Links between climate change and health in Scotland – briefing (July 2025).
Alongside these, SPICe has also published two guest blogs on the division between devolved and reserved powers and responsibilities for the matters relevant to tackling climate change.
- The climate jigsaw part one: the general framework of devolution and climate change (June 2025)
- The climate jigsaw part two: sectoral issues in devolution and climate change (June 2025).
Keeping up to date
To keep up to date with our work, please sign up to SPICe Spotlight updates, use the climate change tag on the blog, and follow us on Twitter, @SPICe_Research.
If you have ideas you want to share, or to get involved, get in touch with us on academia@parliament.scot.
Dr Abbi Hobbs, Senior Analyst – Climate Change Scrutiny
Dr Dan Barlow, Knowledge Exchange Manager – Climate Change Scrutiny
Featured image by the Scottish Parliament.