North Sea oil and gas production will “effectively end” in the next 20 years, a minister has said, as he opened a consultation on whether there should be a presumption against new drilling.
Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport Michael Matheson said there would be 77,000 jobs in low-carbon energy by 2050, up from around 19,000 today.
On Tuesday afternoon, he set out the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, pledging an expansion of renewable energy.
