Skills deployment for a ‘just’ net zero energy transition

A ‘Just Transition’ seeks to protect the rights of workforce throughout transition away from high carbon industries and towards sustainable economic sectors. This includes reskilling where appropriate a fair distribution benefits, alongside recognition participation affected communities. Drawing on systematic literature review case study delineated by 38 English Local Enterprise Partnerships we analyse variety skills required support just more decentralised smart low energy systems (defined as ‘smart local systems’) in England. We found that attention is assessing provision, upskilling workforce, or risk being unjust. Regional disparities availability could be mitigated through provision system whereby stakeholders can training opportunities, identify emergent skill-gaps leverage investment. In addition, greater devolution authorities would enable them effectively.