LinkedIn warns green jobs boom is not happening fast or fairly enough

Stuart Stone
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Social media giant issues pre-COP 'wake-up call' as new data exposes urgent need to equip workers for net zero transition

The net zero transition should be a huge economic opportunity creating thousands of jobs, but the green jobs boom is not happening fast or fairly enough, a fresh research today from LinkedIn has warned....

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