Our green future won't materialise unless we create its workforce

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Our green future won't materialise unless we create its workforce

WSP's Jim Coleman sets out the case for a nationwide 'green' skills training programme that can supercharge the UK's decarbonisation efforts

With all that has happened in Westminster since September, it is perhaps easy to forget we're at a significant turning point in our net zero transition. Political and economic turmoil have side-lined the...

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