Produce detailed and fully funded and costed Just Transition plans for each industrial sector and region, developed collaboratively with trade unions and communities
The plans should detail:
• How the sector’s emissions reduction targets will be delivered, aligning with the Climate Change Plan
• For workers in high-carbon industries, how the government will ensure clear, accessible pathways into good quality jobs located in areas facing job losses, along with targeted retraining and support, including fast-track assistance for those under threat of redundancy
• The necessary investment and how any funding gaps will be filled
• How skills training and inclusive labor market programs should be delivered by colleges, universities, and training providers, leveraging funding criteria used by the Scottish Funding Council
• The use of tools like an improved offshore energy skills training passport, and identification of other tools to support workers’ transition, specifying when and where these will be targeted
• For energy transition plans, the fair and sustainable supply and use of materials, such as steel, lithium, and nickel, and support for Scottish communities facing transition mining conflicts
• How industries can adapt to our changing climate, as per Transition Plan Taskforce guidance
Any support, funding, investment, or regulatory consents granted to companies must include conditions that stipulate their role in the just transition. Companies seeking public support for green industries or emissions reduction must meet fair work criteria, ensure pathways for existing workers into green jobs within the business, provide support and investment in skills training, and offer paid time off for training or to find alternative employment.
For more information:
- Briefing: Debate on Net Zero and Energy, Uplift, 2025
- Stop Climate Chaos Scotland response to consultation on “Just Transition: draft plan for transport in Scotland”, 2025
- Climate Hazards and Resilience in the Workplace, Adaptation Scotland, 2024
- Economic opportunities in Scotland’s net zero and climate adaptation economy, Climate Xchange, 2024