Sturgeon: those calling energy strategy a โbetrayalโ havenโt read it properly
Scotlandโs First Minister has accused critics of her governmentโs controversial energy strategy of not engaging with the plan properly.
Scotlandโs First Minister has accused critics of her governmentโs controversial energy strategy of not engaging with the plan properly.
SNP and Tory politicians clashed in Holyrood on Thursday over bullish predictions of the number of jobs in renewables as part of Scotland's future energy workforce.
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has produced a new documentary aiming to shine a light on UK workers tackling the energy transition.
A trade union chief has cast doubt on the Scottish Governmentโs ability to orchestrate an orderly shift away from oil and gas.
North Sea workers have had their say on Holyroodโs plan for accelerating the decline of the oil and gas industry.
Politicians, analysts and workers have now all had some time to digest the Scottish Governmentโs โenergy strategy and just transition planโ.
When asked to put together my reflections of the year gone and predictions for the year to come, I felt depressed. The line, โyou couldnโt make this upโ was foremost in my mind - no festive cheer Iโm afraid, it is a depressing picture.
As we enter a new year, the need to move at pace towards a more integrated energy system and workforce is of huge importance if we are to turn the ambition of decarbonisation and the green economy into a reality.
Job losses in the north-east energy sector are predicted to be โminimalโ as demand for โgreenโ skills grows, according to new findings from PwC.
A major Scottish Government summit in Aberdeen has been deemed a success, with trade unions arguing doubt has been cleared on the creation of a skills passport for oil and gas workers.
New analysis finds that that Aberdeen city and shire could support 33,800 โcleanโ jobs in key transition sectors within ten years, but urges government to support policies that will benefit local communities and workers.
Scotlandโs net zero and energy secretary is fearful the offshore wind sector wonโt have enough workers to deliver projects.
The offshore wind industry has been warned not to see Scotland as simply a โproduction base for renewable energyโ.
A resurgent oil and gas industry is driving an โextremely competitiveโ recruitment market while jobs in the renewable and digital sectors grow but at a slower pace.
The Scottish Government is looking to back projects that will create jobs and address societal inequalities when the first portion of its ยฃ500m Just Transition Fund opens next week.
A change in Scotlandโs income tax take could be on the cards as workers move between subsectors and between industries in the coming years.
A further 150 free places on an offshore safety and technical training programme have been made available to people in the north-east after the first was โoverwhelmedโ by over a thousand applicants.
A promised plan to help Scotland shift away from North Sea oil and gas is being delayed until after the local government elections.
A steady stream of projects will be needed to support the skills and talent needed to deliver the energy transition, a panel of industry experts heard.
Scotlandโs net zero and energy secretary has issued a clear reminder to the offshore wind industry that supply chain pledges are more than simply โindicationsโ.
There is less than a month to go until the results of the hotly contested ScotWind leasing round are expected.
The transition away from oil and gas โmust not throw thousands of north-east jobs under the busโ, a Scottish Parliament debate has heard.
South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe has spoken in defence of Shellโs ongoing seismic plans as local protests continue.
Scotland is seeing the highest demand for โgreen jobsโ than any other part of the UK according to new findings from PwC.
โIf we were to say from one day to the other that we close down productionโฆ I believe that would put a stop to an industrial transition that is needed to succeed in the momentum towards net zero. So we are about to develop and transit, not close downโ.