Pensions giant calls for better promotion of green jobs to older workers

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Phoenix Group argues looming skills gap could be addressed by helping workers who are over 50 navigate the opportunities offered by green industries

Business leaders have repeatedly called for a national effort to attract more young people into green industries in a bid to tackle a looming skills gap that threatens to derail the net zero transition....

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