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SCOTLAND’S transition to a low-carbon economy could create up to 367,000 jobs, according to a major new report into green jobs.
The research, commissioned by the STUC, warns that without the right policies, jobs created will amount to fewer than 131,000, and it highlights that employment in Scotland’s low-carbon economy has fallen in the last five years.
The STUC report suggests that a fundamentally different approach is needed, calling for an active industrial strategy, far greater levels of public ownership and significant public investment.
Among its specific recommendations are a street-by-street programme of energy efficiency upgrades, a national energy company that builds and generates renewables and much greater investment in local-authority-run bus services.
STUC general secretary Roz Foyer said: “We have seen more than a decade of political failure, across parties of all stripes, when it comes to creating green jobs.
“This research highlights that it is not too late for Scotland to create significant numbers of green jobs, but only if we take a fundamentally different approach.”
