Gillian Keegan co-chairs UK drive for 2 million green jobs

Chichester MP Gillian Keegan has been appointed as co-chair of a new UK taskforce to support tot the drive for 2 million green jobs by 2030.
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On Thursday (November 12) the government said it would support 2 million green jobs in the next ten years by launching a new Green Jobs Taskforce.

Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Gillian Keegan said: "It is now more critical than ever to make sure people get the skills they need to progress and that will help our economy to recover.

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"I am very much looking forward to co-chairing this important taskforce so we can create more, high quality green job opportunities, levelling up our economy and delivering on our commitment to be net-zero by 2050."

Gillian Keegan and Kwasi KwartengGillian Keegan and Kwasi Kwarteng
Gillian Keegan and Kwasi Kwarteng

The taskforce will be chaired by energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng and skills minister Gillian Keegan, forms part of the government’s plan to build back greener and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Its aim will be to focus on the immediate and longer-term challenges of delivering skilled workers for the UK’s transition to net zero including:

1. Ensuring we have the immediate skills needed for building back greener, such as in offshore wind and home retrofitting.

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2. Developing a long-term plan that charts out the skills needed to help deliver a net zero economy.

3. Ensuring good quality green jobs and a diverse workforce.

4. Supporting workers in high carbon transitioning sectors, like oil and gas, to retrain in new green technologies.

Business and Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said: "This government has promised to do all it can to provide good quality, secure work as we build back better and greener from coronavirus.

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"The Green Jobs Taskforce will oversee the UK taking strides towards long-term economic prosperity, as well as transitioning to the new low-carbon green industries of the future."

The Green Jobs Taskforce represents the views of businesses, employees and the skills sectors and will assess how the UK jobs market and the skills sector will adapt to support net-zero, developing ideas and solutions for how the UK can deliver the green jobs of the future.