Green jobs continue to fall in Scotland: STUC comment

February 17th 2022

Green jobs continue to fall in Scotland: STUC comment

February 17th 2022

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) says that today’s figures come as no surprise given the lack of a joined up industrial strategy to create green jobs.

New ONS statistics out today show another drop in green jobs in Scotland from 21,700 in 2019 to 20,500 in 2020. This is down from 23,200 in 2014.

STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer said:

“Workers were promised the Saudi Arabia of renewables, but all they got was a desert. We are getting sick and tired of reading promises of a bright new green jobs future when the truth is we have fewer than we did eight years ago, and the number continues to fall. We may have a massive share of Europe’s installed onshore wind capacity, but we don’t manufacture turbines. And we may have some of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms, but we barely fabricate any jackets. We need a new strategy, and we need it urgently”

ENDS

Note: Reference to ONS stats here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/2020

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