Category - Just Transition
The greenest ever Programme for Government?
Scotland’s new Programme for Government contains a number of very significant steps forward on climate change and the environment.
Can the new Scottish National Investment Bank create a low-carbon Scotland?
The Scottish Government announced today its intention to establish a new investment bank. This could create thousands of green jobs by transforming transport, heating, housing and electricity – campaigner Ric Lander takes a closer look at what’s been proposed.
Planning for a Just Transition has to be part of Scotland’s climate strategy
Scotland’s new Climate Bill focuses attention on when we become zero carbon, but also on the ‘What? and How?’ of getting there. The idea of a ‘Just Transition’, originating within the trade union movement, can ensure this process enhances social justice, protects livelihoods and creates a fairer and more equal nation.
Scottish conference on ‘How to Get a Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy’
Trades unions activists and environmentalists came together for a conference in Glasgow to discuss how a Just Transition could bring a new, clean, better balanced and more just economy. Pressure is on the Scottish Government to take a much more hands-on approach to both economic development and climate change plans.