Renewables and Just Energy Transition: comparing Scotland and the Arctic
- Funder: Scottish Government Arctic Connections Fund
- Status: Completed (November 2021 – March 2022)
- Project lead: Daria Shapovalova
- Project team: Dorotheè Cambou (Law, University of Helsinki), Kirsten Jenkins (Geography, University of Edinburgh), Rachael Johnstone (Law, University of Akureyri/University of Greenland), Christina Hoicka (Geography, University of Victoria), Mary Gilmore-Maurer (Law, University of Aberdeen), Tavis Potts (Geography, University of Aberdeen), Øyvind Ravna (Law, Arctic University of Tromsø).
- Project summary: Transforming our energy systems is essential to meeting climate goals. Low-carbon energy projects can have significant impacts on environments, communities and wildlife, amplified in the Arctic due to remoteness, importance of sites and habitats for Indigenous Peoples, and increased vulnerability to climate change. In Scotland, ‘Just Transition’ principles, integrated in climate legislation, aim to reduce injustices during the fossil fuel phase-out and renewable energy deployment. This identifies the main challenges and opportunities in optimising regulation to achieve a just energy transition in Scotland and the Arctic and thereby exchange knowledge, experience and best practice.
- Outputs:
- Project introduction on YouTube
- March 2022 – Just Transition in Scotland and the Arctic workshop recap