National Energy Skills Accelerator
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Introduction to Just Transition
What is a Just Transition, and what does it mean for communities, planners, policy makers and businesses? How do we enact change for Net Zero? Join researchers from The Just Transition Lab for this 8-week online course.
This course will be relevant to policy and decision-makers within national and local government, leaders within businesses, people in local communities such as community councillors and those working in the third sector.
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- About
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About
This short course will be delivered by the University of Aberdeen's Just Transition Lab . The Lab is an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the Business School, School of Engineering, School of Geosciences, School of Law, and the School of Social Sciences working on advancing impact-driven research on Just Transition. The Just Transition Lab has developed evidence-based and policy-focused assessments and solutions for delivering a just transition in both Scotland and in an international context.
- Course Outline
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Course Outline
Learners will gain a comprehensive introduction to the concepts of Just Transition, exploring it's historical background, theoretical foundations, and core principles. The course will examine how justice could be embedded in transitions across different places, scales, and sectors. Legal and policy frameworks, from international agreements to place-based initiatives, followed by applications to labour markets, addressing poverty and inequality, public participation and new energy technologies.
The course will conclude with case studies examining the management of the decline of oil and gas production in North East Scotland and Just Transition challenges in the Global South, including Peru and Nigeria.
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Topics Covered
The course will include discussion of the following topics:
- Background to Just Transition, theoretical underpinnings, principles and practices of just transition, scales and scope of just transition
- Just Transition in law and policy: from international law to place-based initiatives
- Labour markets and Just Transition: challenges in job changes in the energy transition, defining 'green' jobs and skills, labour market policy related to transition
- Equality, Insecurity and Just Transition: economic insecurity and poverty agenda in transitions, including food and fuel poverty, housing, health and wellbeing
- Inclusion and participation in transitions: democracy and deliberative engagement
- Technology and Just Transition: innovation for inclusive energy transition
- Just Transition case studies: oil and gas production decline - North East of Scotland
- Just Transition case studies: Global South challenges: Peru and Nigeria
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This online course, delivered via the MyAberdeen platform, can be completed at your own pace. Most learners take around 8 weeks to complete. You will access online lectures and a range of reading materials.
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Upon registration, learners will be sent joining instructions detailing how to get set-up on the MyAberdeen learning platform. Please allow upto 3 working days for enrolments to be processed.
Live sessions are held regularly throughout with year with the academic team. We will contract you with available dates after your enrolment.
**Fee Waivers**
Limited fee waiver places are available for Aberdeen City Residents and are offered on a first-come first-serve basis, ranging from full-fee waivers (100% subsidised) to 50% reductions. Apply within to find out more. Please note that proof of address will be required for a fee waiver place.
Fee Category Price Fee Waiver - SIMD10/20 postcodes
£FOC
Limited NESA fee waivers to Aberdeen City residential postcodes
£95-249
Regular learners
£499
Group bookings (more than 3 learners)
£399
Current University of Aberdeen students/staff
£299
Third sector organisations; learners from the Global South (Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia (excluding Israel, Japan, and South Korea), and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)).
£299
Before registering, please view our terms and conditions.
Payment Types:
The payment system accepts payment by Mastercard, Visa, Switch, Solo, Delta cards and PayPal. Unfortunately, it does not accept American Express or Diners cards. On receipt of your registration, an acknowledgement email will be sent to your registered email address. This confirmation email can also be used as a receipt. If you can't pay via the online system, please contact cpdservices@abdn.ac.uk for assistance.
Guidance:
- I understand that the course is an introduction to just transition. Knowledge of the related concepts such as energy transition, climate change and sustainability would be advantageous but is not essential.
- I acknowledge that the course is to be delivered and tested in English language and contains some technical language.
- I understand that the course is self-guided, comprising of pre-recorded lectures and reading materials. All learners will have access to multiple choice question assessments to test their knowledge. Additionally, learners will be able to enrol into a live session with lecturers and peers (occurring quarterly)
- I understand that use of the course materials are property of the University of Aberdeen. Copies should not be made or circulated and use of the course content is for your own use only.
- I acknowledge that registration is self-selecting and that the University of Aberdeen has not participated in any judgement concerning my suitability to undertake this course
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Should you have any queries or wish to discuss this course, please email Julie Dixon, Business Development Officer at cpdservices@abdn.ac.uk.
The academic team who developed and deliver this course are:
This course has been developed with the support and funding of the following organisations
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