How to avoid the risk of 'stranded people': SSE sets industry precedent with 'Just Transition' plan

Cecilia Keating
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Energy company publishes pioneering 'Just Transition Strategy' as it sets out its plans to unleash a major renewables drive over the coming decade

SSE has become the first company in the UK's energy sector to publish a 'Just Transition Strategy' that formally sets out how the firm intends to manage the social implications of divesting from fossil...

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