Government’s net-zero strategy risks failure without plan for green sector jobs and skills
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (left) and Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to the Rolls Royce factory in Bristol
MPs warned today that the government’s net-zero strategy risks failure without a detailed working plan for the jobs and skills needed in the green sector.
The environmental audit committee (EAC) said that despite announcements committing millions of pounds to green jobs initiatives, the government has yet to define what a “green job” is and how they are to be filled.
The net-zero strategy, which claims to support up to 440,000 jobs by 2030, would have been the ideal opportunity to offer clarity on how to define what a “green job” is and how it can be measured, according to the EAC’s green jobs report.
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