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Government must guarantee jobs and pay in its decarbonisation plans, RMT urges
An oil platform standing amongst other rigs that have been left in the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon in the Highlands of Scotland, February 15, 2016
THE government must guarantee jobs and pay in its decarbonisation plans, RMT urged today.
The climate change committee released a report on Tuesday which underlined the need for an increase in renewable and “clean” energy as it presented a new pathway to a decarbonised Britain.
The committee set out recommendations after warning that Britain must reduce its emissions by 87 per cent compared to 1990 levels by 2040.
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