UK is falling behind green jobs competitors, warns TUC

Commenting on the publication today (Thursday) of ONS data on green jobs in the UK, which shows a fall in total direct and indirect jobs in low carbon and renewable energy between 2014 and 2015, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“Green tech is growing rapidly all over the world, but the government is failing to get us a piece of the action.

“We’re losing out on good quality jobs, and falling behind the competition for the industries that will dominate the 21^st century.”

ENDS

Notes to Editors:
- The ONS has today release UK environmental accounts: Low carbon and renewable energy economy survey, final estimates: 2015. It finds that there was a total of 447,500 direct and indirect employees in low carbon and renewable energy in the UK in 2014, and 432,000 in 2015. The full ONS report and data is here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/ukenvironmentalaccountslowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomysurveyfinalestimates2015
- The TUC launched a report, Powering Ahead, in July 2016, calling on the government to help establish green technologies in former industrial areas. The full report can be found at: bit.ly/2o69rkX
- All TUC press releases can be found at tuc.org.uk/media
- TUC Press Office on Twitter: @tucnews