Just Transition Commission, Professor Mike Danson on panel of experts advising Scottish Ministers on how to apply Just Transition principles to Scotland.

A National Mission for a fairer, greener Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/groups/just-transition-commission/

The purpose of the Just Transition Commission is to advise Scottish Ministers on how to apply Just Transition principles to Scotland. These principles can be summarised as:

o  plan, invest and implement a transition to environmentally and socially sustainable jobs, sectors and economies, building on Scotland’s economic and workforce strengths and potential

o  create opportunities to develop resource efficient and sustainable economic approaches, which help address inequality and poverty

o  design and deliver low carbon investment and infrastructure, and make all possible efforts to create decent, fair and high value work, in a way which does not negatively affect the current workforce and overall economy

SCIS Co-Director Professor Mike Danson is one of several experts advising on the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Commission.

Mike has varied research interests including regional economic development, regional development agencies, enterprise development, microbreweries, basic income, early-onset dementia, community ownership and management of land and other resources.

Since 1997, he has authored over 250 research papers, many published in international scientific journals and books. His research work is frequently presented at international conferences. Mike is Professor Emeritus in Enterprise Policy, Heriot-Watt University, Visiting Professor in the Centre for Energy Policy, Strathclyde University, Chair of Citizen’s Basic Income Network Scotland and Vice Chair of the Reid Foundation.