Question reference: S5W-27615
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 26 February 2020
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 February 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Just Transition Commission.
Answer
I am pleased to inform colleagues that the Just Transition Commission have published their interim report. I am grateful to the Commission for the work it has undertaken to date.
This is an important report and is timely given the work currently underway to set out how we will meet our new targets in the updated Climate Change Plan.
The Commission are clear in their report that securing the economic and social opportunities associated with the net-zero transition will require careful planning and partnership working between Government, industry, workers and communities in the years ahead.
Ensuring fairness will be extremely challenging as we rapidly decarbonise our economy. Given the complexity of the issues at play, the Scottish Government is taking time to carefully reflect on the report findings.
In April we will publish an update to the Climate Change Plan which will outline our plans to reduce emissions in line with our revised targets and start to demonstrate how this Government is placing a just transition at the heart of our transition to a net-zero economy.
The Just Transition Commission are due to report with their final recommendations to Ministers by January 2021. We look forward to further advice from the Commission and working with them on this vital issue in the year ahead.