Scotland's energy resources should be publicly owned in the event of a Yes vote in next year's referendum, a report said.

The Jimmy Reid Foundation paper has argued that Scotland, under either independence or devo-max, should follow the example of countries such as Denmark and Germany by favouring greater state intervention in the sector.

The panel of academic authors calls for a new public body to be set up to oversee the sector if more powers are transferred to Holyrood.

The Scottish Energy Agency would be responsible for climate change targets and reducing North Sea oil and gas production to develop "a more integrated approach to carbon emissions", the report says.

A nationalised Scottish Electricity Generation Corporation would take over the grid and electricity distribution.