Grangemouth Industrial Cluster - Just Transition: vision

Transition Levers

How will Grangemouth get there?

The eight (8) levers described below are how the Just Transition will be delivered. Each lever is dependent on the others to be effective.

1 Governance

Grangemouth businesses reaching net zero targets by 2045 through individual organisational efforts, but also through symbiotic collaboration to identify opportunities to accelerate and share relevant knowledge where appropriate, both effectively supported by GFIB. GFIB will pursue an iterative co-design approach to changes in policy with regular feedback opportunities for industry and other stakeholders.

2 Sustainablity & Decarbonisation

An ecosystem whereby government, industry and the community work together, through the development of forums and avenues for agile collaboration and knowledge sharing, ensuring views are heard, and lessons are applied. It will also entail provision of strategy, regulatory alignment, and transparency for the industry regarding emissions, smart energy ecosystem, and the overall transition.

3 Jobs & Skills

Enhance the availability, quality, and consistency of the skills development and employment infrastructure pipeline required by the industrial cluster, while also broadening participation opportunities for local residents. This will involve end to end consideration of employment and training needs from the builders on-site, to the engineers and blue-key innovators. Existing workers will need to be brought on the transition journey to be prepared for the evolution of their roles.

4 Finance

Deployment of private and public sector funding will be required to invest the skills and technology to facilitate the transition. The UK Government and Scottish Government need to develop policy, legislation and funding avenues and options for existing / new programmes, attracting private sector investment and create an environment where new foreign and domestic investment funds can be secured to innovation around decarbonisation.

5 Technology & Innovation

Ensure that Grangemouth continues to be the center of major industry and a hub for new technology and applications. This entails fostering collaboration between industry and academic institutions to create a testing ground for new low carbon technology and leverage innovative R&D to emerge at the forefront of the transition to net zero. The cluster will develop in a technology-agnostic way and remain focused on its key sectors of fuel, energy, chemicals and logistics.

6 Place

Build on Grangemouth’s locational advantages and resident experience, including considering the potential for better industrial land use and facilities, transport connections, and other local infrastructure. Identify targeted developments that will help make the Grangemouth industrial cluster a vibrant, positive place for locals to live and work. While simultaneously, selecting place-based improvements to help facilitate the business needs of industry and their workforce.

7 Supply Chain Ecosystem

Initiatives focused on optimising the supply chain ecosystem across the industrial cluster. This will involve the current industrial cluster operators being incentivised to work with each other and with SMEs in the local area to build an efficient and resilient supply chain ecosystem. The cluster will adopt an efficient supply chain to support the target of a net zero 2045, and by utilising local resources to support the Grangemouth town and community throughout the Just Transition.

8 Communication

Producing and communicating out clear and consistent messaging regarding the overall narrative of the plan, and the underlying government policy and actions being taken to provide clarity and transparency for industry, the community and other stakeholders to be taken on this journey through targeted engagement and co-design activities to help gain relevant inputs, make decisions, and test ideas. As it’s a long-term plan, it will need to be adaptable and flexible to new successes and challenges.