'At the crossroads': How bungling the clean energy transition could fuel oil and gas industry job losses

Cecilia Keating
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'At the crossroads': How bungling the clean energy transition could fuel oil and gas industry job losses

Just under 95,000 energy jobs are at risk if the UK does not meet its clean energy goals, a new report has warned

In the wake of last week's disastrous clean energy auction, the government has faced an avalanche of calls for it to take corrective action to rapidly restore investor confidence in the UK's clean energy...

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