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The UK's dire green skills shortage must be tackled

Harriet Lamb, Ashden

08 April 2021 • 4 min read

Ahead of COP26 the government must seize the chance to place green jobs - particularly in home retrofitting - front and centre of its climate pitch, writes Ashden CEO Harriet Lamb

Every government scratches its head over the vexatious question of job creation - and when a global pandemic sends unemployment soaring, the problem is even more urgent. But in the UK today, one solution...

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