Tessa Khan
@tessakhan.bsky.social
Exec Director & founder, Uplift; "provocative and not entirely without merit" according to Energy Voice, Standard disclaimers, incl. that all views are my own.
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Now discussing Jobs and Skills with @tessakhan.bsky.social, Richard Hardy of TU Prospect, Kenny MacInnis, Forth Valley College & Claire Mack of Scottish Renewables...
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Now discussing Jobs and Skills with @tessakhan.bsky.social, Richard Hardy of TU Prospect, Kenny MacInnis, Forth Valley College & Claire Mack of Scottish Renewables...
🔈We've got two exciting short-term opportunities at Uplift: a 3-month research consultancy to start ASAP and a 6-month policy advisor role starting in January 2026. Get in touch with any Qs!
More details on our website: www.upliftuk.org/jobs
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October 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🔈We've got two exciting short-term opportunities at Uplift: a 3-month research consultancy to start ASAP and a 6-month policy advisor role starting in January 2026. Get in touch with any Qs!
More details on our website: www.upliftuk.org/jobs
More details on our website: www.upliftuk.org/jobs
Delighted to have contributed to this important report with a piece on a fairer approach to taxing North Sea oil & gas. In short, we need tax policy that's aligned with the govt's clean energy & climate goals & that serves the long-term interests of the workforce, communities & the broader public.
How can Labour Raise the revenue we need? 💰
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Delighted to have contributed to this important report with a piece on a fairer approach to taxing North Sea oil & gas. In short, we need tax policy that's aligned with the govt's clean energy & climate goals & that serves the long-term interests of the workforce, communities & the broader public.
The only alternative is ambitious planning & investment in clean energy jobs, plus robust transition support for oil & gas workers. There are finally signs that change might be on its way, but there is no margin for error and governments have to get this right urgently. END
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The only alternative is ambitious planning & investment in clean energy jobs, plus robust transition support for oil & gas workers. There are finally signs that change might be on its way, but there is no margin for error and governments have to get this right urgently. END
The SAC is right to raise the dire situation currently faced by many energy workers, but concluding we should slow the transition down makes a failed transition seem inevitable when it is not. We know the status quo (& more o&g licensing) will not meaningfully stem the decline in jobs. /8
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The SAC is right to raise the dire situation currently faced by many energy workers, but concluding we should slow the transition down makes a failed transition seem inevitable when it is not. We know the status quo (& more o&g licensing) will not meaningfully stem the decline in jobs. /8
...not just of government promises, but also of industry's. After all, O&G companies have made record profits in recent years while jobs and job quality have declined & have blamed high taxes for job losses even while they pay their shareholders millions. /7 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Windfall tax bluster no help for North Sea oil firms ahead of crunch Budget
North Sea oil and gas giants have posted bumper profits amid calls for cuts in the windfall tax which they claim could provoke an exodus from the…
www.heraldscotland.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
...not just of government promises, but also of industry's. After all, O&G companies have made record profits in recent years while jobs and job quality have declined & have blamed high taxes for job losses even while they pay their shareholders millions. /7 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Workers & communities, esp in the north-east, are understandably cynical. People have heard promises of green jobs for years that haven't materialised & have had little support as jobs supported by oil & gas have gone into freefall. There is every reason to be sceptical.../6
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Workers & communities, esp in the north-east, are understandably cynical. People have heard promises of green jobs for years that haven't materialised & have had little support as jobs supported by oil & gas have gone into freefall. There is every reason to be sceptical.../6
But if govts get that right then the path to scaling up CE jobs at a pace that offsets the ongoing decline of O&G jobs in Scotland is wide open, as academics have concluded. It is not too late but it requires more of this kind of ambitious planning, backed by investment, by both governments.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
But if govts get that right then the path to scaling up CE jobs at a pace that offsets the ongoing decline of O&G jobs in Scotland is wide open, as academics have concluded. It is not too late but it requires more of this kind of ambitious planning, backed by investment, by both governments.
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...the UK govt publishes its Plan for the Future of the North Sea. The SAC calls for proper planning, but that's exactly what seems to be emerging. We still need more investment at scale to back this up & a similarly robust plan to redeploy workers & future proof businesses in the O&G supply chain/4
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
...the UK govt publishes its Plan for the Future of the North Sea. The SAC calls for proper planning, but that's exactly what seems to be emerging. We still need more investment at scale to back this up & a similarly robust plan to redeploy workers & future proof businesses in the O&G supply chain/4
...like GMB, Unite & RMT is indicative of how much of a break with the past it represents. It also includes a £20 mill commitment with Scottish govt to an oil & gas transition training fund; comes after Scot gov has just invested £8.5 mill in clean energy supply chains; and is just before.../3
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
...like GMB, Unite & RMT is indicative of how much of a break with the past it represents. It also includes a £20 mill commitment with Scottish govt to an oil & gas transition training fund; comes after Scot gov has just invested £8.5 mill in clean energy supply chains; and is just before.../3
In short, the SAC report doesn't consider the UK gov's just-published Clean Energy Jobs Plan, which is not only the most comprehensive plan yet for creating clean jobs at scale, inc. 40k direct jobs in Scotland--it's the ONLY plan we've ever had. The fact that it's been welcomed by trade unions.../2
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In short, the SAC report doesn't consider the UK gov's just-published Clean Energy Jobs Plan, which is not only the most comprehensive plan yet for creating clean jobs at scale, inc. 40k direct jobs in Scotland--it's the ONLY plan we've ever had. The fact that it's been welcomed by trade unions.../2
The Scottish Affairs Committee's report on North Sea policy is absolutely right to conclude that, in recent years, there has been a disastrous failure to plan for job losses at Grangemouth and in North Sea oil & gas. But its findings are unfortunately already out of date. More detail in the 🧵:
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Scottish Affairs Committee's report on North Sea policy is absolutely right to conclude that, in recent years, there has been a disastrous failure to plan for job losses at Grangemouth and in North Sea oil & gas. But its findings are unfortunately already out of date. More detail in the 🧵:
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Fascinating new case against Shell, pegged to new attribution science and fresh off the heels of the RWE opinion.
Victims of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines have filed the first-ever civil case to directly link oil and gas-fueled climate change to deaths and personal injuries in the Global South. drilled.media/news/odette-...
Philippine Victims of Typhoon Odette File Landmark Legal Challenge Against Shell
The case is the first to directly link oil and gas climate impacts to deaths and personal injuries that have already occurred in the Global South.
drilled.media
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Fascinating new case against Shell, pegged to new attribution science and fresh off the heels of the RWE opinion.
With the right policies and commitment to act, we could see: thriving supply chains & thousands of good, secure jobs in domestic wind manufacturing; oil & gas workers properly supported to move into these jobs; and renewable energy that makes Scottish communities wealthier.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
With the right policies and commitment to act, we could see: thriving supply chains & thousands of good, secure jobs in domestic wind manufacturing; oil & gas workers properly supported to move into these jobs; and renewable energy that makes Scottish communities wealthier.
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The UK has burned most of its gas & most of the oil is exported. By 2050 the UK will be almost completely reliant on gas imports, even if new fields & licences go ahead. So the risks and opportunities for the next Scottish Government are huge.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The UK has burned most of its gas & most of the oil is exported. By 2050 the UK will be almost completely reliant on gas imports, even if new fields & licences go ahead. So the risks and opportunities for the next Scottish Government are huge.
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The next Scot Government has power to change this. But not if the narrow interests of oil & gas companies are allowed to dominate debates. We know new drilling won’t lower bills or protect workers in the long term, nor will it shore up our energy security.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The next Scot Government has power to change this. But not if the narrow interests of oil & gas companies are allowed to dominate debates. We know new drilling won’t lower bills or protect workers in the long term, nor will it shore up our energy security.
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Right now Scottish communities are seeing renewable infrastructure being built but not always seeing economic benefit. The North Sea is in irrevocable decline, yet Scotland's oil & gas workers are still waiting for a plan for their future. This is largely a failure of successive govts policies /2
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Right now Scottish communities are seeing renewable infrastructure being built but not always seeing economic benefit. The North Sea is in irrevocable decline, yet Scotland's oil & gas workers are still waiting for a plan for their future. This is largely a failure of successive govts policies /2
Scotland has everything it needs to win big from the energy transition: a proud industrial heritage, skilled energy workforce & world class renewable resources. As the 2026 elections approach, Uplift has developed our proposals for making energy work for Scotland: 🧵
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
Make Energy Work for Scotland - Blogpost from Uplift (News)
Scotland has everything it needs to win big from the energy transition. But right now, it is missing out. Here are our proposals for the next Scottish Government to ensure that it delivers for Scotlan...
www.upliftuk.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Scotland has everything it needs to win big from the energy transition: a proud industrial heritage, skilled energy workforce & world class renewable resources. As the 2026 elections approach, Uplift has developed our proposals for making energy work for Scotland: 🧵
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
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If you're at SNP Conference on Sunday, we've got a brilliant line up at our panel on how the SNP can help make a fair North Sea transition a reality, including the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy. Details 👇 - come along for a timely & vital discussion (& breakfast spread 🥐 !)
October 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you're at SNP Conference on Sunday, we've got a brilliant line up at our panel on how the SNP can help make a fair North Sea transition a reality, including the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy. Details 👇 - come along for a timely & vital discussion (& breakfast spread 🥐 !)
As the Tories & Reform increasingly look backwards for answers, the Climate Jobs coalition represents a genuinely hopeful & forward-looking politics. Plenty of work still to do but this is the kind of political realignment that feels like a potential turning point in energy policy & politics. END
October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As the Tories & Reform increasingly look backwards for answers, the Climate Jobs coalition represents a genuinely hopeful & forward-looking politics. Plenty of work still to do but this is the kind of political realignment that feels like a potential turning point in energy policy & politics. END
attended by GMB, Prospect, energy cos, MPs & Scottish MSPs, where the opportunity for significant job creation in the clean energy supply chain was discussed, incl. at a scale that ensures a fair transition away from North Sea oil & gas. More from us on that here: www.upliftuk.org/post/clean-e...
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Clean Energy Made in the UK - Report from Uplift (Publication)
The UK is presented with an enormous opportunity to establish a thriving domestic wind manufacturing industry, as the country transitions to clean energy, according to a new report, Clean Energy Made ...
www.upliftuk.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
attended by GMB, Prospect, energy cos, MPs & Scottish MSPs, where the opportunity for significant job creation in the clean energy supply chain was discussed, incl. at a scale that ensures a fair transition away from North Sea oil & gas. More from us on that here: www.upliftuk.org/post/clean-e...
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...the coalition behind the shift away from fossil fuels will expand to include the labour movement, the climate movement & the majority of the UK public who support renewables over FF on energy security & affordability grounds. We also cohosted a roundtable in Liverpool on O&G transition...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
...the coalition behind the shift away from fossil fuels will expand to include the labour movement, the climate movement & the majority of the UK public who support renewables over FF on energy security & affordability grounds. We also cohosted a roundtable in Liverpool on O&G transition...
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...and trailed measures that the UK gov will introduce to ensure clean energy jobs are good jobs (eg a Fair Work Charter). The (small 'p') political shift this represents is significant. Unions are rightly concerned with the interests of their members--as that membership grows in clean energy...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
...and trailed measures that the UK gov will introduce to ensure clean energy jobs are good jobs (eg a Fair Work Charter). The (small 'p') political shift this represents is significant. Unions are rightly concerned with the interests of their members--as that membership grows in clean energy...
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GMB chief Gary Smith who has, shall we say, expressed past scepticism re climate policy, started by recognising that working class communities are impacted first by the climate crisis. Ed Miliband responded by stating that TU voices aren't an 'optional extra' in his clean energy jobs plan...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
GMB chief Gary Smith who has, shall we say, expressed past scepticism re climate policy, started by recognising that working class communities are impacted first by the climate crisis. Ed Miliband responded by stating that TU voices aren't an 'optional extra' in his clean energy jobs plan...
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While the Tory party's energy & climate policy grows increasingly detached from reality, worth reflecting on a remarkable, under-reported event at Labour conference: the launch of Climate Jobs UK, a campaign by GMB, Prospect & other TUs focused on the creation of good jobs in the energy transition
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
While the Tory party's energy & climate policy grows increasingly detached from reality, worth reflecting on a remarkable, under-reported event at Labour conference: the launch of Climate Jobs UK, a campaign by GMB, Prospect & other TUs focused on the creation of good jobs in the energy transition
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