Why the UK must fix its leaky green skills pipeline

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Climate goals depend on green careers being made more accessible and desirable, writes The Crown Estate's Will Apps

Five years ago, the UK became the world's first major economy to enshrine climate action in law, legislating to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Though there has certainly been progress...

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