UNIONS and green groups will rally on Wednesday demanding that the government allocate £1.9 billion a year to create “green” jobs for oil and gas workers.

The government’s target to end fossil fuel use for energy production in Britain is 2030.

Unions including Unite, RMT and Civil Service union PCS, and green campaigns including Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion, have formed a coalition demanding funding for the transition to renewable energy from now until 2030.

They will protest at the Treasury building and hand over their demands in a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The letter states: “For too long successive governments have relied on the market and industry bosses to deliver the energy transition.

“Shareholder profits are prioritised over affordable energy, adequate public investment and job creation.

“We need a new strategy.”

It calls for “immediate steps to ensure affected workers and communities not only survive the transition but benefit from the opportunities that it provides.”

Campaigners will rally at the Treasury in Horseguards Road from 8.30-9.30am on Wednesday.