Part 3Reporting and planning duties
F1Climate change plan
35CJust transition principles
(1)
In this Act, the “just transition principles” are the importance of taking action to reduce net Scottish emissions of greenhouse gases in a way which—
(a)
supports environmentally and socially sustainable jobs,
(b)
supports low-carbon investment and infrastructure,
(c)
develops and maintains social consensus through engagement with workers, trade unions, communities, non-governmental organisations, representatives of the interests of business and industry and such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate,
(d)
creates decent, fair and high-value work in a way which does not negatively affect the current workforce and overall economy,
(e)
contributes to resource efficient and sustainable economic approaches which help to address inequality and poverty.
(2)
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify subsection (1).