Community Wealth Building and a Just Transition to Net Zero
December 14, 2022
Community Land Scotland commissioned Laurie Macfarlane and Miriam Brett, renowned economists and researchers, to explore the connections between community land and asset ownership and the delivery of the Scottish Government’s stated Community Wealth Building ambitions as part of a just transition.
As the market for Scottish land is being transformed amid the growth of carbon offsetting and other natural capital markets, it is important to understand how the concentration of land ownership will impact on Scotland’s aspirations for a just transition to net zero. This report examines how the shift towards net zero is changing Scotland’s rural land market, compares the varying green landowner business models against Community Wealth Building principles, and makes a series of recommendations for how a Community Wealth Building approach to land reform can help deliver a just transition to net zero, promote a wellbeing economy, and tackle the cost of living crisis.
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