AROUND 9,000 green jobs could be created in Cumbria over the next 15 years. Green industries and investment could grow as the county seeks to hit its 2037 net-zero target, according to a new independent report by local organisation Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). The report, entitled The potential for green jobs in Cumbria, calculates that around 9,000 jobs could be created for local people during a 15-year ‘transition period’ towards the county reaching net-zero, and a further 3,800 jobs in the longer term across sectors including transport, industry, retrofitting, renewable heat, renewable electricity and waste. The report suggests the job creation could include: • 4,500 would be in West Cumbria (the site of the Whitehaven coal mine) – around 3,500 in renewable electricity, 650 in retrofitting buildings, 150 in waste management and 150 in industry.