Skills shortage

Skills

Decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation: How upskilling holds the key to the green jobs revolution

Major new report from Resolution Foundation and LSE argues UK is set to experience a surge in the number of green jobs, but the transition needs to be carefully managed

20 June 2022 • 7 min read

Skills

New LinkedIn data reveals UK green hiring surge

Share of job postings requiring green skills grew by 12 per cent between 2020 and 2021, but experts fear sustainability skills crunch is worsening

16 March 2022 • 4 min read

Skills

Could the UK's 'acute' skills shortages see the green jobs opportunity squandered?

Green Alliance warns skills gap is already hampering climate action, as separate study from Centre for Policy Studies urges government to integrate net zero and levelling up agendas

12 January 2022 • 5 min read

Skills

'Woefully prepared': How can the UK plug its looming net zero skills gap?

New report from think tank Onward warns that without a major revamp of the UK's skills strategy its net zero goals and economic competitiveness will be at risk

05 July 2021 • 7 min read