Podcaster : Writer : Engagement Specialist
How can we build common cause between labour unions and climate campaigners on the future of high-carbon work? I was lead author on a major report from the New Economics Foundation. Trust in Transition was well received by energy unions (for example) – who have historically been disappointed at the lack of empathy and engagement from those whose campaign demands …
I visited Aberdeen in 2016, when the oil price was ultra-low and the city was facing massive job losses and an uncertain future. With Sam Pickard (ODI) I wrote for NEF about what should be done for a just transition for the city. https://neweconomics.org/2016/09/aberdeen-tough-times-whose-job-plan-future “City-scale transitions like the move away from oil and gas, at whatever level you’re tackling them, …