PM maps out Britain’s Green Industrial Revolution

The strategy, announced today (18 November 2020), focuses on how the government aims to reach the UK’s ambitious target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Promising £12bn of government investment to create up to 250,000 highly-skilled green jobs in the UK, the PM’s new blueprint covers energy, transport, nature and new technologies. 

“Engineering is at the heart of the list of the government’s plans and investments towards achieving net-zero by 2050,” commented James Robottom, Sustainability and Climate Change lead at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). “For engineers to deliver this ‘Green Industrial Revolution’, government must invest intelligently and coherently in infrastructure that can support the proposals.

“If the UK is to reach the levels of ‘green jobs’ and the positive outcome outlined in the strategy – the majority of which will be in the engineering sector – it is vital to have the right level of investment in skills and training.”