ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have raised concerns that millions of pounds from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund have been awarded to an oil tycoon, controversial projects and a private sector group backed by the fossil fuel industry.
Taxpayer-funded grants from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) include £5 million awarded to an organisation chaired by oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood and £2m to the Net Zero Technology Centre, which is backed by oil firms including Shell and BP.
Another £14m was given to a “contentious project which will destroy a vital community park”, said Friends of the Earth Scotland, which argues that the JTF should directly benefit workers and communities and not just the private sector.
