Summary Report: Legal Challenges to Just Transitions Workshop (21 April 2023)

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:50:00 BST

On 21 April 2023, the School of Law hosted a one-day event exploring the legal dimensions of Just Transitions. The workshop examined how legal principles are used in both public and private frameworks, their impact on policy areas such as labour, health, housing, and corporate governance, and how they address the distributional effects of existing laws.

Speaker Series: Just Transitions Research Cluster (March 2023)

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:16:00 BST

The Just Transition Conversations speaker series launched successfully in March 2023, featuring talks from international scholars. Justine Blendel (University of Copenhagen) spoke on 3 March, followed by Karen Bell (University of Glasgow) on 7 March, and Michelle Zang (University of Wellington) on 23 March.

Roundtable: Unjust Transitions (27 November 2023)

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:38:00 GMT

On 27 November 2023, the Just Transition Research Cluster hosted a roundtable on the theme of unjust transitions. Speakers included Ewan Gibbs and Jim Phillips (University of Glasgow), who shared research on Scotland’s history of deindustrialisation, and Matthew Crichton (Just Transition Partnership), who addressed challenges in local economic development. Professor Ruth Dukes (University of Glasgow) concluded with reflections on the role of labour law in enabling fair transitions.

Just Transition Cluster Awarded Funding for Mapping Just Transition: 'From Concept to Practice' Project (2023)

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:18:00 GMT

The Just Transition Cluster was recently awarded funding from the Scottish Council of Global Affairs Insight Awards 2023, to carry out much needed research into the conceptual foundations of Just Transition.