Coastal communities being left behind in marine energy transition

Coastal communities across the UK risk being left behind in the shift to offshore renewable energy unless governance systems are reformed, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.The Just Transition Lab warns that the benefits of the clean energy transition may not be evenly shared, with coastal areas potentially bearing environmental and social costs while receiving limited long-term economic gains.The findings are based on the TRANSECTS project, which analyses more than 200