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Just Transition Lab

The Just Transition Lab is an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the Business School, School of Engineering, School of Geosciences, School of Law, and the School of Social Sciences working on advancing impact-driven research on Just Transition. Based in Aberdeen, the Lab's researchers work at the forefront of Just Transition challenges, employing action and participatory research to facilitate insightful policy analysis and engagement with key stakeholders.

News

Celebrating £5.7m research grant success.

An Aberdeen-led research programme that puts people and communities at the centre of the move to Net Zero is one of two national projects benefitting from a share of nearly £10m investment by UKRI.

Helping coastal communities cope with the move to renewable energy.

The University of Aberdeen will join forces with other Scottish institutions to examine the human side of the energy transition.

Just Transition Lab presents work on measuring just transition in the north-east

The Just Transition Lab has presented the findings of its multi-disciplinary investigation

Community Participation in a Just Transition to Net Zero in the North-East of Scotland

A summary of the outcomes from our recent project on 'Community Participation in a Just Transition to Net Zero in the North-East of Scotland.

Funding boost to support north-east climate assemblies

Just Transition Lab awarded £386,152 by the Scottish Government for a project that will see several local climate assemblies take place in the north-east of Scotland.

Climate change: UK test for new oil and gas fields' impact on emissions targets is not fit for purpose.

Tavis Potts and Daria Shapovalova of the JTL have published an article in the Conversation on the UK test for new oil and gas fields' impact on emissions targets

Play Video Slide: From Policy to Practice: Driving Research Impact in the Just Transition Lab

From Policy to Practice: Driving Research Impact in the Just Transition Lab

Learn how different academic disciplines can contribute to shaping sustainable policy in this webinar on the Just Transition.

Research Themes

Governance of Just Transitions

Planning, Policy, Legal reforms and innovations (Lead: Daria Shapovalova)

Comparative examination of transitions

Place based approach, what works (and doesn't) in different contexts, measuring transitions (Lead: Tavis Potts).

Inclusion, participation, and democracy

Community transitions, demographic change, energy and social justice aspects of transitions (Lead: John Bone)

Facilitation, demonstration, engagement

Collating and sharing ideas, testing novel approaches, demonstrating transitions in action (Lead: Clare Bond).

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