'Job losses aren't inevitable': The case for 'fair and strategic' net zero transition planning

Michael Holder
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Port Talbot steelworks in Wales | Credit: iStock
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Port Talbot steelworks in Wales | Credit: iStock

Green Alliance criticises government's 'disappointing' Port Talbot deal and calls for more co-ordinated approach to supporting communities reliant on carbon intensive industries

The past few weeks has provided a sobering reminder of how the UK's net zero transition could go awry, if it fails to deliver economic benefits and attractive job opportunities to those communities that...

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