Offshore workers’ demands for a just energy transition
We need a rapid transition away from oil and gas that protects workers, communities and the climate. But the government has no plan to phase out oil and gas production in the North Sea.
Oil and gas workers are ready to lead a just transition away from oil and gas, but they are caught in a trap of exploitation and fear created by oil and gas companies. Working conditions are plummeting, just as profits, prices and temperatures are soaring.
The UK and Scottish Governments must listen to workers to make this transition work for all of us.
Over the past two years, we’ve come together with offshore workers to build demands for a just energy transition. These workers developed 10 demands covering training and skills, pay, job creation, investment and public ownership.
Why not embark on a campaign to portray wind energy and other renewables as a community resource that’s ours?…It is ours and our children’s future, it belongs to us. – Alistair, Rigger.
We surveyed over 1000 additional offshore workers and over 90% agreed with these demands. This plan is comprehensive in scope, transformative in scale and deliverable now.
Campaign Manual
The ‘Our Power’ campaign manual provides an overview of how to deliver on the 10 worker demands. It contains ideas for how you can fight for a just transition in the UK North Sea.
Methodology & Lessons Learned
We have developed a ‘Methodology and Lessons Learned’ briefing for anyone who is interested in climate justice and wants to learn more about how we spoke to offshore oil and gas workers, what the process looked like, and what lessons we learned.
Government Briefings
Demand Briefings
Demand Briefing 1: Workers at the centre of just transition planning
Demand Briefing 2: Clear, accessible pathways out of high carbon jobs
Demand Briefing 3: A training regime buold to keep workers safe instead of for profit
Demand Briefing 4: Invest in domestic manufacturing and assembly for renewables
Demand Briefing 6: Establish universal rights and a wage floor across the UKCS
Demand Briefing 7: Effective and trusted grievance and whistleblowing procedures
Demand Briefing 8: Public ownership for public good
Demand Briefing 9: Reorganise the tax system for public good
Demand Briefing 10: No community left behind
Press Release
Workers and campaigners available for interview. Contact Marianne Brooker, Platform’s Communications Manager, for further information.