{"id":16208,"date":"2023-05-16T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/45044"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:34:09","slug":"draft-energy-strategy-and-just-transition-plan-response-from-the-landscape-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/policy-practice\/topics\/draft-energy-strategy-and-just-transition-plan-response-from-the-landscape-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan – Response from the Landscape Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Landscape Institute have responded to Scottish Government\u2019s consultation on the Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan for Scotland which outlines a route map of ambitions and actions in the move towards a net zero energy system, presenting the vision for Scotland’s future decarbonised energy system and the actions needed to deliver it. It sets a vision to 2045 and coupled with detailed sectoral plans and the forthcoming Climate Change Plan, will guide decision-making and policy support to 2030.The strategy outlines plans and policy positions for the transformation of energy generation, transportation, and use, including a strong focus on maximising the benefits of renewable energy resources. It sets out the scale of that opportunity and provides clarity on how Scotland will prepare for a Just Energy Transition for workers, businesses, communities, and regions. The aim is that the Strategy and Plan will provide policy certainty for consumers, businesses and investors and set a clear direction for the future of Scotland’s oil and gas sector.Many of the key decision-making powers in energy sit with the\u00a0UK\u00a0Government, with responsibility for making or changing legislation and regulations reserved under the Scotland Act. This strategy therefore also outlines areas that that Scottish Government have determined as being critical for the\u00a0UK\u00a0Government to act on to secure the full benefits of the energy transition for Scotland.Landscape Institute responseThis consultation\u00a0is split into 6 chapters:<\/p>

  1. Introduction and Vision<\/li>
  2. Preparing for a Just Energy Transition<\/li>
  3. Energy Supply<\/li><\/ol>
    • Scaling up renewables<\/em><\/li>
    • North Sea oil and gas<\/em><\/li><\/ul>
      1. Energy Demand<\/li><\/ol>
        • Heat in buildings<\/em><\/li>
        • Energy for transport<\/em><\/li>
        • Energy for agriculture<\/em><\/li>
        • Energy for industry<\/em><\/li><\/ul>
          1. Creating the Conditions for a Net Zero Energy System<\/li>
          2. Route Map to 2045<\/li><\/ol>
            • Impact assessment questions<\/em><\/li>
            • Just transition energy outcomes<\/em><\/li><\/ul>

              We submitted a partial response to this consultation focusing on renewable energy, skills, and green jobs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              • We support the ambition of the vision and the commitment to addressing the energy and climate changes crises, while ensuring the preservation and restoration of biodiversity.<\/li>
              • A bold and multi-faceted approach will be required to achieve net zero targets and the vision reflects this.<\/li>
              • More clarity is needed on the detail and delivery of the vision and a cohesive landscape design and long-term management plan is needed to support this.<\/li>
              • Good design will be essential in ensuring the right balance between utility and the preservation of landscapes.<\/li>
              • More stringent requirements must be put in place to enforce requirements for landscape mitigation for wind farms in order to achieve planning permission for large scale infrastructure developments (Both on and offshore)<\/li>
              • Delivery of energy infrastructure will require a broad range of skills and additional capacity and landscape practitioners possess many of the key competencies required to support this.<\/li>
              • There is a current skills shortage of landscape architects and other landscape professionals, and the sector should be included in strategies to promote green jobs and benefit from funding initiatives.<\/li>
              • There needs to be more readily available information on the full range of \u201cgreen energy jobs\u201d and clearer support and pathways into the industry.<\/li>
              • Good planning, design and management will be necessary to ensure that increases in offshore developments do not place unsustainable demands onshore and can be managed in both landscape and environmental terms.<\/li>
              • A landscape and environmental design and management approach is essential when considering the development of bioenergy sites.<\/li>
              • A joined-up design approach is needed in the planning and management of the transition to cleaner energy for transport.<\/li>
              • A wide range of support is needed for the agriculture sector in the move towards decarbonising energy use and should be integrated with measures to increase biodiversity and habitat creation and to improve landscape management.<\/li>
              • We welcome the assessment of the tools and guidance needed to assess the net carbon impacts of development proposals on peatlands and other carbon rich soils.<\/li>
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                1. What are your views on the vision set out for 2030 and 2045? Are there any changes you think should be made? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                We support the ambition of the vision and particularly welcome the commitment to addressing the energy and climate changes crises, while ensuring that biodiversity is preserved and restored. We strongly support the drive to net zero and recognise that a bold and multi-faceted approach will be required to achieve net zero targets and feel the vision reflects this.<\/p>

                More clarity is needed with regards to the detail and delivery of the vision (Although we appreciate that some of the detail will be in supporting strategy and policy documents such as the environment strategy and NPF4), and a cohesive landscape design and long-term management plan will be necessary to support the roll-out. It will be vital to ensure that renewable energy sites, storage and infrastructure are in the right places, and it will be essential to look at existing onshore wind farms to consider how these and their landscapes can be adapted to ensure their longevity.<\/p>

                There is little mention of the word \u201clandscape\u201d in the vision document, despite the widespread impacts that are likely, not least through the increased onshore wind targets. We recognise and support the need for a robust renewable energy sector, however, would note that good design will be essential in ensuring the right balance between utility and the preservation of landscapes.<\/p>

                Better landscape design and management of our landscape and natural environments will ensure that visual considerations are made but will also allow natural environments to accommodate and adapt to change both from a decarbonised energy system and climate change itself. Well-designed, large-scale landscape change will involve increases in native woodland, trees, hedgerows, and shelterbelts which will act to screen views and reduce visual impact but will also increase a landscapes ability to accommodate renewable energy, reduce energy needs, increase biodiversity and habitats, and improve resilience to climate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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                2. What more can be done to deliver benefits from the transition to net zero for households and businesses across Scotland? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                3. How can we ensure our approach to supporting community energy is inclusive and that the benefits flow to communities across Scotland? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                4. What barriers, if any, do you\/your organisation experience in accessing finance to deliver net zero compatible investments? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                5. What barriers, if any, can you foresee that would prevent you\/your business\/organisation from making the changes set out in this Strategy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                There are current barriers around enforcing requirements for landscape mitigation for wind farms that would be needed for other forms of large-scale development, and this must be addressed to make the changes set out in this strategy.<\/p>

                Typically, renewable energy developments, such as onshore wind farms are assessed as a long term but temporary form of development with an operational life of 20-30 years. This frustrates mitigation requirements and opportunities to provide landscape mitigation which would be necessary for other more conventional and permanent forms of development \u2013 for example, by the time trees have grown the wind farm would have ceased operation.<\/p>

                Given that renewable energy is now required \u2018In perpetuity\u2019 and at a larger scale, landscape scale management and mitigation is required to protect our environment and increase its ability to accommodate renewable energy, whilst also providing other benefits and increasing resilience to climate change. In effect managing landscape change (For example planning more native trees in the right place can and should take place). More stringent requirements must be put in place in order to achieve planning permission for large scale infrastructure (be it connected to onshore or offshore renewable development), with a greater emphasis placed on long term and large-scale landscape management for change.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                6. Where do you see the greatest market and supply chain opportunities from the energy transition, both domestically and on an international scale, and how can the Scottish Government best support these? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                7. What more can be done to support the development of sustainable, high quality and local jobs opportunities across the breadth of Scotland as part of the energy transition? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                Delivery of energy infrastructure will require a broad range of skills and additional capacity and Landscape practitioners possess many of the key competencies required to support this, including but not limited to:<\/p>

                • Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment<\/li>
                • Seascape Character Assessment<\/li>
                • Planning, legal, policy and regulatory compliance<\/li>
                • Design skills for creating new landscapes and managing landscape change<\/li>
                • Managing landscapes, habitats and species<\/li>
                • Landscape Ecology<\/li>
                • Stakeholder and\/or community engagement<\/li>
                • Digital mapping and visualisation (including GIS)<\/li><\/ul>

                  Landscape architects are skilled to provide crucial environmental design and assessment of renewable energy projects across Scotland and landscape effects are often cited as the reason for the failure of a renewable energy scheme to get planning consent. The expertise of highly skilled landscape professionals is needed to overcome these hurdles.<\/p>

                  There is a current skills shortage of landscape architects and other landscape professionals, as well as a lack of young people joining the profession who remain in Scotland. Landscape professionals should be included in strategies to promote \u2018green jobs\u2019 and to help ensure that the diverse range of opportunities across the sector is fully recognised. It is important that the landscape profession is considered in the updated Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan (CESAP) when determining what skills and jobs will be needed to move towards net zero.<\/p>

                  We strongly welcome the ongoing development of the Green Jobs Workforce Academy, and the \u00a3100 million green jobs fund, but it is crucial that the landscape sector benefits from this and that there is recognition of the vital role it plays in the well-managed delivery of extensive changes to our energy infrastructure and to the landscape that will be affected by this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                  8. What further advice or support is required to help individuals of all ages and, in particular, individuals who are currently under-represented in the industry enter into or progress in green energy jobs? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  There needs to be more readily available information on the full range of \u201cgreen energy jobs\u201d and clearer support and pathways into the industry. Schools career and skills shows \/ events tend not to focus on green jobs and there seems to be a lack of knowledge about possible career paths. Careers such as landscape planning, management and design related positions will all be essential skills in the transition to achieve the Energy Strategy and Just Transition vision, not just construction and engineering skills.<\/p>

                  The Landscape Institute focuses on pathways into jobs in the sector and brings together a network of landscape professionals with expertise, skills and market knowledge. Information is available to people who are interested in moving into the sector through our \u201cChoose Landscape\u201d resources and website. We also commissioned a skills and sector survey to identify trends and issues across the landscape sector, including skills gaps. \u00a0There are opportunities to work more closely with non-profit organisations such as ours to widen knowledge of the industry and to benefit from their networks and skills knowledge to guide individuals with career choices.<\/p>

                  More focus is also needed on targeting under-represented groups, potentially by including a green skills agenda in employability programmes such those under the No-one Left Behind agenda. Funding initiatives and better business support for green apprenticeships would open alternative pathways other than higher education routes. Additionally, it will be necessary to work with universities and colleges to ensure accessible courses for a wide variety of students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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                  We recognise the role that offshore wind will play in achieving net zero targets. A balanced approach will be necessary and whilst a target or number is useful for driving change, it should not be used to unduly limit where opportunities continue to be available, particularly as wind technology and efficiency is changing rapidly with new innovations in technology happening all the time. Traditionally the development of onshore wind had no \u2018upper target\u2019 with the industry and the planning system \u2018finding its own level\u2019 naturally and this may also apply to the offshore industry.<\/p>

                  It is important to note that both onshore and offshore wind deployment will have impacts on the landscape, as offshore wind developments will still require grid and substation sites. Good planning, design and management will be necessary to ensure that increases in offshore developments do not place unsustainable demands onshore and can be managed in both landscape and environmental terms. There may be scope for more sharing of onshore facilities and for offshore substations and grid connections to be used. There are also opportunities for potential offshore developments to be used to increase marine habitat creation.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                  10. Should the Scottish Government set an ambition for offshore wind deployment in Scotland by 2045? If so, what level should the ambition be set at? Please explain your views. <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  11. Should the Scottish Government set an ambition for marine energy and, if so, what would be an appropriate ambition? Please explain your views. <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  12. What should be the priority actions for the Scottish Government and its agencies to build on the achievements to date of Scotland's wave and tidal energy sector? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  13. Do you agree the Scottish Government should set an ambition for solar deployment in Scotland? If so, what form should the ambition take, and what level should it be set at? Please explain your views. <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  15. Our ambition for at least 5 GW of hydrogen production by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045 in Scotland demonstrates the potential for this market. Given the rapid evolution of this sector, what steps should be taken to maximise delivery of this ambition? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  16. What further government action is needed to drive the pace of renewable hydrogen development in Scotland? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  17. Do you think there are any actions required from Scottish Government to support or steer the appropriate development of bioenergy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  It will be essential to take a landscape and environmental design and management approach when considering the development of bioenergy sites and the associated infrastructure. A robust assessment framework will be needed to assess environmental impacts and ensure that any development is sustainable. Stakeholder engagement will be a critical part of the landscape design process, to ensure that local needs are balanced with wider priorities and objectives.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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                  18. What are the key areas for consideration that the Scottish Government should take into account in the development of a Bioenergy Action Plan? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  19. How can we identify and sustainably secure the materials required to build the necessary infrastructure to deliver the energy strategy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  20. Should a rigorous Climate Compatibility Checkpoint (CCC) test be used as part of the process to determine whether or not to allow new oil and gas production? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  21. If you do think a CCC test should be applied to new production, should that test be applied both to exploration and to fields already consented but not yet in production, as proposed in the strategy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  22. If you do not think a CCC test should be applied to new production, is this because your view is that: <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  • Further production should be allowed without any restrictions from a\u00a0CCC\u00a0test;<\/li>
                  • No further production should be allowed [please set out why];<\/li>
                  • Other reasons [please provide views].<\/li><\/ul>

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                    23. If there is to be a rigorous CCC test, what criteria would you use within such a test? In particular [but please also write in any further proposed criteria or wider considerations ] <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                    • In the context of understanding the impact of oil and gas production in the specifically on the goals of the Paris Agreement, should a\u00a0CCC\u00a0test reflect \u2013
                      • A) the emissions impact from the production side of oil and gas activity only;<\/li>
                      • B) the emissions impact associated with both the production and consumption aspects of oil and gas activity (e.also cover the global emissions associated with the use of oil and gas, even if the fossil fuel is produced in the Scottish North Sea but exported so that use occurs in another country) \u2013 as proposed in the Strategy;<\/li>
                      • C) some other position [please describe].<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                      • Should a\u00a0CCC\u00a0test take account of energy security of the rest of the\u00a0UK\u00a0or European partners as well as Scotland? If so, what factors would you include in the assessment, for example should this include the cost of alternative energy supplies?<\/li>
                      • Should a\u00a0CCC\u00a0test assess the proposed project\u2019s innovation and decarbonisation plans to encourage a reduction in emissions from the extraction and production of oil and gas?<\/li>
                      • In carrying out a\u00a0CCC\u00a0test , should oil be assessed separately to gas?<\/li><\/ul>

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                        24. As part of decisions on any new production, do you think that an assessment should be made on whether a project demonstrates clear economic and social benefit to Scotland? If so, how should economic and social benefit be determined? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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