Energy professionals call for national skills policy to enable net zero transition
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A national skills policy is urgently needed to ensure the UK s net zero transition does not get derailed by a future skills shortage and offers opportunities to existing workers in the energy industry and related sectors.
That is the main conclusion from the the latest edition of the Energy Institute s annual Energy Barometer, published this morning, which reveals widespread support across the energy sector for policies that would ensure workers in high carbon industries are reskilled and are not left behind as the transition towards cleaner energy sources gathers speed.
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