The public consultation is now CLOSED to new responses.

We’d like to say thank you to the incredible number of people living and working in the Grangemouth communities who took the time to submit their views – it was a pleasure speaking with you and hearing your thoughts, and we look forward to working with you all during the next stages of the Grangemouth Industrial Just Transition Plan.

More information will be uploaded through our usual communication channels in due course. Scottish Government will process your consultation feedback and incorporate the consensus into the final Grangemouth Just Transition Plan publication in 2025.

They will also publish a “We Asked, You Said, We Did” summary to tell people exactly how their views shaped the final publication.

For further information, please contact our team by email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk

Scottish Government is seeking views on the proposed vision and Just Transition Plan for the Grangemouth Industrial Cluster, which they have set out in the ‘Grangemouth Just Transition Draft Plan Consultation’. They want the views of community, business, third sector and all those with an interest in Grangemouth to shape the final Grangemouth Just Transition Plan (to be published in 2025).

To engage with this consultation, there are two possible routes – a reduced selection focusing on key themes, and the full plan overview:

For further support and information, please read the following:

The Consultation will close on Thursday 6 February 2025.

ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Consultation Information Sessions

Would you like to find out more about the Grangemouth Just Transition Plan? Do you understand what is meant by NetZero, or Just Transition?

Funded by FEL Scotland, the GEM Project are hosting information sessions on Friday 31 January 2025 which will explore the changes happening across Grangemouth. During these sessions, CVS Falkirk & District, alongside Partners, will explain and expand on the themes of NetZero 2045 and Just Transition, before answering any questions and supporting engagement with the Grangemouth Just Transition Plan Consultation.

Two sessions will be held – from 1pm – 3pm, or 6pm – 8pm, at Kersiebank Community Education Centre (FK3 9EF) – with soup and sandwich refreshments provided shortly before each session, at 12:45pm or 5:45pm.

For any questions, please contact GEM by phoning: 01324 508750; or CVS Falkirk & District by emailing: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk.

Supporting the Just Transition

Delivery of the Grangemouth Industrial Just Transition Plan is supported by the Grangemouth Future Industry Board (GFIB), who have overall responsibility for helping design the plan, approving the final draft, delivering actions and reviewing progress.

Establishing GFIB was a commitment in the 2020 Programme for Government in recognition of the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to the Grangemouth industrial cluster, both now and in our future net zero economy, and to provide a concentrated focus on Scotland’s largest manufacturing cluster in support of its transition.

In the autumn of 2023, GFIB restructured to expand its membership beyond the existing public sector, with current membership detailed in the right-hand side image:

For further information about the actions carried out by GFIB, please visit the Scottish Government webpage detailing their frequent meeting minutes.

Just Transition Outcomes

The outcomes for Grangemouth Industrial Cluster are guided by the Scottish Government National Just Transition Planning Framework which outlines four areas that the Just Transition benefits should be achieved across: including jobs, skills, and economic opportunities; communities and place; people and equity; and environment, biodiversity and adaptation. As shown below:

To read about the Just Transition Outcomes in depth, please see pages 62-65 of the Grangemouth Industrial Just Transition Plan (linked for your convenience).

Minister for Climate Action visits CVS Falkirk & District Grangemouth Hub

To support our work engaging Grangemouth communities with the Grangemouth Just Transition Draft Plan Consultation, on Thursday 5 December 2024, we welcomed Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Acting Minister for Climate Action, to our Grangemouth Hub to discuss the progress of the consultation and hear from key local stakeholders about their hopes and ambitions for a Just Transition for Grangemouth.

Reflecting on bringing together both sides of the consultation – community and government – our CVS Falkirk & District CEO Victoria McRae reflected,

“It was a pleasure to invite community and third-sector representatives along for a dialogue with the Minister. Our focus within this project remains the importance of community engagement and participation, so we were thankful to have the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions around the Just Transition, and Grangemouth more broadly.”

During this meeting, we shared with Dr Allan MSP how our experience and expertise in community engagement has amplified and guided our approach to distributing the consultation amongst the Grangemouth communities: from creating new materials and graphics to increase understanding and proactively creating opportunities for accessibility through the Hub, to digitising the consultation in order to

ensure community members have as many routes to engagement as possible.

The goal of the consultation is to ensure Grangemouth has ownership over how their town develops in the future, therefore, community voice is central to these discussions and certainly, opportunities to realise community aspirations and to co-create a sustainable legacy for Grangemouth’s future were key themes within the discussions of the day, as the group discussed the importance of accessibility and purpose when fostering community participation. FEL Scotland’s Executive Director, Clara Walker, illustrated this further:

“The language that we use with people is important; what just transition means to policymakers and decision-makers doesn’t necessarily translate, we are all engaging at a different level – and that’s the role CVS has, to become that bridge. It is important that if people give their time, comments, and feelings to you, they know that something is going to happen.”

Looking to the future, the group discussed the idea of skills development and the importance of supporting the transition at a community level when it comes to making use of what exists, what can be upskilled, and what is transferrable – but ultimately, how we ensure that the people that live in the town of Grangemouth benefit from that.

Having taken time to consider these discussions and view the visual representations breaking down the various elements of the Grangemouth Just Transition Plan, Acting Minister for Climate Action Alasdair Allan said:

“Grangemouth has long played a vital role as Scotland’s leading industrial cluster and it is right that the area continues to help lead the way in our journey to net zero by 2045.

Our first regional Just Transition plan sets out our approach to support the growth of a decarbonised economy that puts local communities at its heart. It makes clear our vision for the future and gives specific actions across a number of areas to help achieve a just transition for Grangemouth.

The plan complements our ongoing activity focused around Grangemouth, including our support package in response to the proposed closure of the refinery and the work we are doing to explore low carbon transition opportunities for the refinery workforce. We are working hard to secure a sustainable, long-term future for the wider industrial cluster and its skilled workforce, and this plan will be vital in helping us to deliver this.

The consultation is an opportunity to help shape the development of the plan, and Grangemouth’s future. I encourage all who have a vested interest to participate.”

The Right Information to the Right People at the Right Time

To support the community with this consultation, CVS Falkirk & District have taken over 65A La Porte Precinct, Grangemouth, FK3 8AW. Launched on Saturday 23 November, we hope to strengthen community engagement and understanding of the Just Transition.

Our Grangemouth Hub will be open to all within the Grangemouth communities who wish to explore and engage with the consultation with us. Please feel free to drop in and chat during our opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm.

If you cannot visit us directly, but would like some consultation support – or if you would like our team to visit your group directly for guidance – please contact our team by email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can.