Scottish government's commitment to climate under question after making cuts to its just transition fund
An oil platform standing amongst other rigs that have been left in the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon in the Highlands of Scotland, February 15, 2016
SNP-GREEN Scottish government cuts to its just transition fund put its sustainability in question, a group of MSPs have warned.
The fund aims to support a move in Moray and the north-east of Scotland away from its economic reliance on the oil and gas sector and into new greener industries, and was planned to be worth £500 million within 10 years.
But Holyrood’s economy & fair work committee has asked for clarity about the future sustainability of the fund after initial investments of £20m in its first year and £50m in its second were followed by just £12m in this year’s Scottish government budget: a 75 per cent cut.
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