Recommendation 43

During scrutiny of the draft Plan, we have seen the Just Transition in action, supported by both UK and Scottish Government funding, for instance in the launch of Aberdeen’s new Energy Transition Skills Hub. However, we also heard concerns about the economic future of Aberdeen and the wider north-east, as oil and gas energy scales down. Other communities in Scotland face broadly similar challenges. The Scottish and UK Governments must work together to develop site-specific Just Transition plans everywhere they are needed, focusing on what communities will need during the energy transition period and what new opportunities the transition will create.