Greenpeace responds to Climate Change Coalition report ‘A Net Zero Workforce’

Responding to the Climate Change Coalition report ‘A Net Zero Workforce’, Greenpeace UK’s policy director Dr Doug Parr said:

“This report thoroughly rejects any scaremongering that the net zero transition will be bad for UK jobs. In fact, it demonstrates the huge potential for hundreds of thousands of new roles in low carbon sectors.

“But our economy won’t benefit without the right government assistance for workers who need retraining, and sectors that need support. It must prioritise working with the communities most affected to attract new employment as the old jobs disappear.

“The government must show it matches the drive, policy and green finance shown by the US, China and the EU otherwise we will continue to lag behind in the international race on clean tech.”