Use this map to explore projects and initiatives across Scotland that are making positive contributions across a range of just transition challenges. The map also plots the Commission’s research publications.
XLCC is an independent British company founded in 2020 to address the critical infrastructure needs of the global energy transition.
Energy
Case Study
Warmworks
Warmer Homes Scotland is the Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme. It aims to support households in or at risk of fuel poverty by making their homes more energy efficient and more affordable to heat, reducing energy bills. Warmworks has been the Managing Agent of the scheme since 2015.
Built Environment and Construction
Case Study
University of the Highlands and Islands
This case study is formed of two parts, the universities Engineering, Technology and Energy Centre, and research on peatlands.
Skills
Case Study
Tighean Innse Gall (TIG)
TIG is a Registered Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. Our mission is to support and empower people to rent, buy and live in comfortable, affordable homes; promote independent and sustainable living solutions, and work to address fuel poverty and energy efficiency across our communities.
Built Environment and Construction
Case Study
The Flow Country Green Finance Initiative
The Flow Country Green Finance Initiative (FCGFI) is a locally led, landscape-scale restoration programme focused on the Flow Country – a 400,000-hectare expanse of peatland across Caithness and Sutherland.
Land Use and Agriculture
Case Study
Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables Ltd.
The SUMITOMO ELECTRIC U.K. POWER CABLES LTD. project entails a new factory at Port of Nigg in Scotland, with investment value of up to £380M depending on customer commitments, including the land lease.
Energy
Case Study
SSEN Housing Strategy
SSEN Transmission is responsible for the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, playing a critical role in enabling the UK and Scottish Governments to meet legally binding net zero and energy security targets.
Built Environment and Construction
Case Study
South of Scotland Regional Land Use Partnership
The Regional Land Use Partnership (RLUP) provides a platform for collaborative decision making for integrated, sustainable land use in the region.
Land Use and Agriculture
Publication
Shetland, Community Benefit, and the Energy Transition
To prepare this report, the Commission instructed a small research team at the Lerwick-based energy consultancy Voar, Daniel Gear and Tom Wills.
Just Transition
Case Study
Scottish Climate Intelligence Service
The Scottish Climate Intelligence Service (SCIS) is a national capacity building programme supporting all 32 local authorities across Scotland to deliver area-wide programmes of emissions reduction, as part of Scotland’s Climate Change Plan.
Regional Coordination
Publication
Regional Planning for a Just Transition - A case study for the North East of Scotland
In preparing this report the Commission instructed a research team at the University of Aberdeen’s Just Transition Lab, Dr Daria Shapovalova, Prof Keith A. Bender, Prof Clare E. Bond, Prof John Bone and Prof Tavis Potts, to undertake this work recording regional planning for the North East of Scotland.
Regional Coordination
Case Study
Queens Quay District Heating Network - West Dumbartonshire Council
West Dunbartonshire Council’s Energy Centre is located in Clydebank on the Clyde Estuary. The former John Brown’s Shipyard is now a regeneration area known as Queens Quay and due to the planned mixed use and housing led development West Dunbartonshire Council took a pioneering approach and developed a district heating system.
Built Environment and Construction
Case Study
Point and Sandwick Trust
Point and Sandwick Trust (PST) was set up in 2005 and generates profit from community owned energy to recycle back into community projects and organisations.
Community Investment
Case Study
Orkney Community Windfarms
Orkney Islands Council is developing Orkney Community Wind Farms to secure a new interconnector for Orkney, to generate significant income and harness Orkney’s natural resources.
Energy
Case Study
North Yell Development Council
North Yell Development Council’s community-owned wind farm generates renewable energy for the Shetland grid. Income from the project supports local employment, community initiatives and grant schemes, creating lasting benefits for the people of North Yell.
Community Investment
Case Study
NESFIT
The North East Scotland Retrofit Hub (NESFIT), in collaboration with local retrofit architects mwclubb, have been engaging with communities across the north east to help householders understand why and how we must future proof our homes and the huge opportunities associated with this.
Built Environment and Construction
Case Study
NESCAN – Just Transition Communities Project
The Just Transition Communities Project is a community-led initiative in North East Scotland and Moray that applies systems thinking to address social, environmental, and economic challenges. It focuses on empowering disadvantaged communities, promoting climate and social justice, and building long-term resilience.
Regional Coordination
Case Study
MiAlgae
MiAlgae is a pioneering Scottish biotechnology company. We make marine Omega 3s from algae, grown using the waste products from the whisky distillation process.
Land Use and Agriculture
Case Study
Loco Home Retrofit CIC
Loco Home Retrofit CIC is a Glasgow-based social enterprise working to help households reduce carbon emissions from their homes.
Built Environment and Construction
Case Study
Highland Council’s Social Value Charter for Renewable Energy
Highland Council’s Social Value Charter for Renewable Energy is a pioneering framework that ensures renewable energy development across the region delivers long-term, inclusive, and measurable benefits for local communities.
Community Investment
Publication
Grangemouth Oil Refinery: Workers' Perspectives
A Just Transition Commission research report compiled by Prof. Ewan Gibbs and Riyoko Shibe from the University of Glasgow, regarding the closure of the Grangemouth Refinery.
Jobs and Workers
Case Study
Forth Valley College (FVC)
FVC was established in 2005 as Scotland's first regional college. The college plays a pivotal role in supporting regional economic transformation with a strong focus on innovation, industry engagement, and inclusive access to education.
Skills
Case Study
Focus North
Focus North is a regional partnership working to transform Caithness and Sutherland into a thriving hub for green energy, innovation, and inclusive economic growth.
Regional Coordination
Case Study
European Marine Energy Centre
EMEC was established in Orkney in 2003 to kickstart the marine energy sector in the UK and boost economic development in the Highlands and Islands in Scotland
Energy
Case Study
Ember
Ember is the UK’s first all-electric intercity bus operator. Launched in 2020 with just two buses and a single route between Edinburgh and Dundee, Ember’s network now spans the whole of Scotland and their fleet numbers 80 vehicles.
Transport
Case Study
Dumfries and Galloway College: Net Zero Skills Centre
The key objective of the Net Zero Skills Centre is to address skills shortages related to decarbonisation by upskilling and reskilling micro businesses and SMEs including social enterprises and third sector organisations in Dumfries and Galloway.
Skills
Case Study
Clyde Metro Project
Clyde Metro is an ambitious proposed multi-billion-pound project which aims to deliver a fully integrated Mass Transit public transport system for the Glasgow City Region (GCR) using a variety of modes potentially including Tram, Tram/Train, Metro and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), complemented by existing rail, bus and Subway.
Transport
Case Study
Climate Ready Clyde
Climate Ready Clyde (CRC) is a leading cross-sector initiative funded by 12 member organisations and supported by the Scottish Government, to create and deliver a shared vision, strategy and action plan for a fair, prosperous and climate-resilient future for the Glasgow City Region (GCR).
Regional Coordination
Case Study
Cairngorms 2030
Cairngorms 2030 is an ambitious programme that will see the Cairngorms become the UK’s first net zero National Park, turning all the talk about tackling climate change into positive action on the ground.
Land Use and Agriculture
Case Study
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm, which became operational in 2019, was one of the largest ever private investments in Scottish infrastructure with a capital expenditure of around £2.5bn.
Skills
Case Study
Ayrshire Growth Deal
The Ayrshire Growth Deal Community Wealth Building Programme seeks to develop resilient, inclusive local economies, with more local employment and a large and more diverse business base.
Community Investment
Publication
Assessing the low carbon transition at Grangemouth: A case study for measuring fairness
This research was commissioned in order to test out and refine the findings of the report published in December 2024, Measuring and Evaluating Success in the Scottish Just Transition.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Case Study
Aberdeen Community Energy
Aberdeen Community Energy (ACE) is a locally established community benefit society which evolved as a stand alone legal entity from the local community charity: Donside Village Community SCIO.