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Reskilling UK oil and gas workers is vital for both our economy and the clean energy transition

Sam Payne, Conservative Environment Network

24 February 2025 • 3 min read

Reskilling UK fossil fuel workers is crucial to safeguarding the future of our economy, our energy sector and the communities that are key to it, writes Sam Payne from the Conservative Environment Network.

It doesn't matter if it is government climate policy, the market's appetite, or the need for energy security and the dwindling oil and gas reserves in the North Sea: our country is decarbonising - whether...

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