The First Minister has said the country has a “moral imperative” to seek a just transition away from fossil fuels.
Speaking at the All-Energy Conference in Glasgow on Wednesday, Humza Yousaf stressed the need to move away from oil and gas in a way that limits the economic damage caused to the industry and to the north east of Scotland; where it accounts for a significant number of jobs.
He drew a parallel with the Thatcher government’s move away from coal and steel in the 1980s, which caused a spike in unemployment in mining communities.
