Thread by @daria_arctic

🧵/10 Very proud to present our rapid evidence assessment report review from @JTLAberdeen on just transition in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire - it can be found on abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/do… 1/

We conducted an REA (in essence, a mini-systematic review) to find out what the existing evidence says about how has the oil and gas industry presence shaped the region; and what are the scenarios/visions/planning for just transition in Aberdeen and Shire. 2/

We searched academic databases, google, and the archives in the basements of the @silvercitylibs and @aberdeenunilib (thanks to the great teams there for support!). We reviewed over 4000 sources. After screening - ended up with 173 sources from which we extracted evidence. 3/

Evidence points to multiple benefits of being an ‘oil capital’ for Aberdeen - population growth, employment rates, higher average earnings, improvement in local infrastructure and services, pride in being a centre for excellence in o&g, and now, in energy transition. 4/

It also points to many challenges, which received much less attention before, eg impact on income & gender equality, pressure on housing & local authorities, decline in traditional industries, vulnerability to fluctuations in the oil sector, & the lack of local control. 5/

We also looked at evidence of #justtransition initiatives in the region - the role of North East in the work of @JTCScotland , @AberdeenCC Net Zero Route Map, @PlatformLondon report with offshore workers survey, @scotinsight funded project on JT in Aberdeen with @TavisPotts 6/

We found, economic impact of being an ‘oil capital’ has been explored in detail, but not the impact on communities. It is clear that energy transition impacts Aberdeen&Shire differently than Edi or Ldn; a tailored approach to transition is needed & not been applied in the past 7/

We found that awareness and discussion of climate change arrived to Aberdeen discourse quite late. Today we have groups like @NESCANhub& @FoEScot working in this space, but there is need to further examine the narratives on climate change in the energy industry in the region 8/

Now we're developing measurable JT indicators for the region & data collection. Grateful to steering group & reviewers Alison Stuart, Morag McCorkindale, Alex Kemp, @ljmabon, Jake Molloy, @Rachel_EPG, Jeremy Cresswell, Gordon McIntosh & more 9/

@JTLAberdeen is always open to collaborations and suggestions so do get in touch if you are interested in our work. We've got more research going on around energy cities, climate assemblies, skills & trainings - abdn.ac.uk/jtl