"One of the motivations for my support for independence is to see Scotland play a bigger role, albeit as a small country, in building a more peaceful world, to be a progressive country that welcomes refugees," the first minister of Scotland said.
Scotland's First Minister said Owen Paterson's behaviour was an example of "classic corruption".
“If Douglas Ross wants to get off his phone for a moment while we’re talking about this really serious issue," the SNP leader said.
The First Minitser responded by saying anyone who allows politics to get in the way of tackling climate change would be abdicating responsibility.
Holyrood has set aside a £10 million fund to trial the move to a three-day weekend.
The deal sees Greens form part of the government for the first time anywhere in the UK.
A UK-wide inquiry is expected to begin in spring 2022.
Nicola Sturgeon invited Boris Johnson to meet her at Bute House - but he declined.
The deal would help Sturgeon to outvote anti-independence parties in Holyrood and burnish her green credentials ahead of Cop26.