
Just Transition Commission
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Scotland's forests need a just transition. “Over-planting of monocultures, risks establishing a pattern of land use that, while commercially profitable, has significant down-sides in terms of its impact on biodiversity community access and participation”. heraldscotland.com/opinion/250357…

READ: Excellent detailed report on our Dumfries and Galloway briefing by Vicky Allan in The Herald today. You can read the full briefing here: justtransition.scot/publication/a-…

The UK is in urgent need of a strategic #justtransition plan to anticipate closures of high carbon assets and support workers & local communities through investments in productive clean technologies: Port Talbot, Grangemouth and now Scunthorpe show the time is now Just Transition Commission

“The just transition is an agenda for the long-haul & 2025 is a year when its core purpose must be restated & renewed. Making tangible progress on national & corporate plans along with the finance to implement them is crucial to get beyond the current turbulence.” — Nick Robins

We advised Scottish Government how we think Scotland can best monitor and evaluate the fairness of the transition to a low carbon economy. This post doc opportunity is a great opportunity to help tackle this critical challenge ⬇️ climatexchange.org.uk/research-calls….




Fantastic to hear Just Transition Commission Co-Chair Satwat Rehman bring solidarity greetings to workers at Grangemouth and Dundee University to #STUC2025, and to call out the closure decisions at Grangemouth as unacceptable and unjust


Sign up to join the May 6th webinar on offshore wind! We’ll be joined by expert speakers: 🔈 Ewan Gibbs, Glasgow university 🔈 Emma Harrick, Scottish Renewables 🔈 Kateryna McKinnon, Crown Estate Scotland The event is free to attend and everyone is welcome. Sign up below👇

Not quite “flags, fish and atoms” as Magnus Davidson describes the history of Caithness’ prosperity at our meeting , but a thought provoking final place based visit to the Far North with Just Transition Commission this week


Brilliant piece by Fiona Harvey showing why the UK needs to accelerate climate action after Blair’s swipe at net zero

How can Scotland deliver a just transition in the labour market? Join our webinar! Speakers include: 📣 Tom Arthur, Minister for Employment and Investment 📣 Satwat Rehman, Co-Chair Just Transition Commission 📣 Dave Moxham, Deputy General Secretary STUC 👉 eventbrite.com/e/how-can-scot…



