At the webinar which we held on 24 August we had four great speakers: Sarah Boyack, chairing, drew on her experiences as an MSP in the last Scottish Parliament and reflected on the strength of a shared voice of trade …
Policy & Briefings
Support for Affected Workers: our key asks of the Scottish Government
A key part of securing a just transition is in the support offered to workers in high-carbon sectors. There are two aspects of this. The first concerns the availability of low carbon employment opportunities and the kind of jobs created …
Hoping for progress in 2025, after disappointment in 2024
2024 was a year with little progress made on key elements of a just transition in Scotland While we are waiting with great interest for the UK Government’s Great British Energy company to start operation from its HQ in Aberdeen, …
Workers’ Perspectives on Energy Transitions by Dr. Ewan Gibbs
The Just Transition Partnership has worked with Dr Ewan Gibbs of the University of Glasgow to publish a new report looking at workers’ perspective on energy transitions in Britain. The changes in our society and economy from the energy transition …
The Scottish Government’s credibility on just transition can be regained through a green industrial strategy
In the Programme for Government announced in September 2023, the Scottish Government committed to develop a Green Industrial Strategy. This should be seen as an opportunity to rectify the crisis of credibility on just transition which follows from years of …
Plan now for a just transition at Mossmorran – the government must give a lead
Briefing for the debate in Scottish Parliament on 7 March on Site-specific Just Transition for Mossmorran Since the publication of A Meaningfully Just Transition for Mossmorran in Summer 2022, progress appears to have stalled. As far as we know, none …