Future Economy Scotland will be holding a launch event of its new report “Lessons from Grangemouth for a just transition” at Edinburgh’s Scottish Poetry Library later this year.

The event, which takes place at the Crichton's Close venue from 7pm to 8pm on Wednesday, December 9, marks the publication of a major research project setting out what went wrong at Grangemouth and how governments can plan early, use their leverage more assertively, and put workers and communities at the centre of future transitions.

A Future Economy Scotland spokesperson said: “In April 2025 Scotland’s only oil refinery, Grangemouth, closed after a century of refining. Around three quarters of the direct workforce lost their jobs, and no credible plan for the site or its workers was in place when the closure came.

"The refinery was part of Scotland's largest manufacturing cluster and had long been seen as a litmus test for the country's ability to manage a just transition for workers in carbon-intensive industries.

The meeting about the Grangemouth situation takes place in Edinburgh next month (Picture: Michael Gillen)

placeholder image — The meeting about the Grangemouth situation takes place in Edinburgh next month (Picture: Michael Gillen)

"Grangemouth should have served as a key example for a proactive just transition, but instead it revealed systemic shortcomings in the UK and Scotland’s approach to industrial policy and planning.”

Speakers at the event include Future Economy Scotland chairperson Miriam Brett, General secretary of the STUC Roz Foyer and senior lecturer in economic and social history at the University of Glasgow Dr Ewan Gibbs.

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