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WORKERS must have a seat at the table in any discussions about a just transition away from oil and gas in Scotland, experts have said.
STUC deputy general secretary Dave Moxham and Professor Jim Skea told Holyrood’s net zero, energy and transport committee that there needs to be “immediate and swift” action on reducing emissions in Scotland.
Professor Skea of the Centre for Environmental Policy welcomed the appointment of a” just transition” minister within the government, adding that Scotland’s approach to shifting away from fossil fuels has caught international attention.
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
