THE “just transition” away from oil and gas will have failed if Scots are still living in fuel poverty in the years ahead, the Government minister in charge of the area has said.
Richard Lochhead, the SNP Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work, told The National that it was key “no one is left behind” during the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Speaking at the final day of the SNP conference in Aberdeen, the Moray MSP said: “If we don’t get to a position where Scotland is benefitting greatly from the renewable energy resources on our doorstep, and if people are still in fuel poverty paying high fuel bills in the years ahead, then clearly the just transition will have failed.
