Marine Just Transition - UK and international comparator countries: literature review
Two related systematic literature reviews were undertaken to strengthen our knowledge of existing literature on a just transition for marine sectors and coastal communities. The first review has a focus on the UK, with a particular interest in Scotland, and the second focusses internationally.
Footnotes
1 The comparator country learnings are appropriately caveated with the nature of the devolution settlement in the UK in relation to marine policy.
2 The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024 modifies the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 in relation to the targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The 2024 act replaces the system of annual and interim emissions reduction targets with a system that uses Scottish carbon budgets focussing on emissions over a number of years.
3 Community benefits do not compensate for impacts in Scotland, but this is considered important for community benefits in general.