TUC: Regional net zero plans needed to steer 'just transition' for UK workers

Cecilia Keating
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Trade Unions Congress estimates 1.24 million jobs could be generated within two years across the UK through £85bn clean infrastructure investment

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has today set out its vision to ensure the UK's transition to a net zero economy over the next 30 years is fair for workers in impacted industries, stressing that the country...

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