Autumn Budget: Climate groups and trade unions call for £1.9bn for North Sea just transition

Cecilia Keating
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Unions and green groups rally at Treasury | Credit: David Mirzoeff / Greenpeace
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Unions and green groups rally at Treasury | Credit: David Mirzoeff / Greenpeace

Chancellor urged to earmark funds to help oil and gas workers switch to clean energy jobs

Climate groups and trade unions have come together to demand the government invest £1.9bn a year through to 2030 in supporting oil and gas workers and their communities transition towards clean energy...

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