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Octopus Energy to create 1,000 clean tech jobs and new tech hub

Clean energy technology firm touts plans to double its workforce by the end of 2021 and make the UK the 'Silicon Valley of energy'

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Could Brexit Britain let EV manufacturing opportunites slip through its fingers?
Could Brexit Britain let EV manufacturing opportunites slip through its fingers?

Major new report urges policy-makers to embrace demand- and supply-side incentives to drive EV innovation and manufacturing in the UK, or risk trade frictions driving economic and environmental opportunities overseas

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IRENA: 11 million people now work in green energy
IRENA: 11 million people now work in green energy

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RenewableUK launches new drive to bring female talent into UK wind industry
RenewableUK launches new drive to bring female talent into UK wind industry

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Government defends solar subsidy cuts after green energy firms enter administration
Government defends solar subsidy cuts after green energy firms enter administration

Officials say poorly sited solar schemes fail to help environment or bring down costs, but Labour and Green Party call for urgent policy rethink

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Wind power companies set for boom and bust in face of government cutbacks, industry warns
Wind power companies set for boom and bust in face of government cutbacks, industry warns

At a time of intense transition, the UK's wind power sector is poised for growth in the short term, but is much less optimistic about its longer term future

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Industry warns government solar subsidy cuts put 27,000 jobs at risk

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Recipe for change: Recycling coal plant residue to make bricks

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Welsh wind turbine business blames market uncertainty as it prepares to close

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Clean energy 'creates more jobs than fossil fuels', report claims

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  • 22 June 2015
Why tying CEO pay to sustainability still isn't a slam dunk

A small but increasing number of publicly traded companies are integrating sustainability with executive compensation. But will others really follow?

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Time to enable green energy to thrive

Dr Nina Skorupska of the REA assesses the clean energy challenges facing the new government

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Global green energy jobs top 7.7 million in 2014
Global green energy jobs top 7.7 million in 2014

IRENA report shows 18 per cent year-on-year rise in employment and predicts further growth with right regulatory framework

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Green energy jobs surge leaves UK economy in its wake

Figures from the Renewable Energy Association show a nine per cent increase from 2012/13 to 2013/14, while nationally jobs rose 1.2 per cent

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Ensuring a low-carbon skills future

David Kirkham of Employer First says the shortage of low-carbon sector skills is not far from crisis level but companies can overcome the problem

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  • 19 March 2015
Salaried employees more likely to embrace green measures

Researchers at the University of British Columbia finds people with 'time is money' mindset are less likely to engage in environmentally friendly behaviour

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Report: Energy industry must reverse 'appalling' lack of women in top jobs

New government-backed reports shows how low carbon power sector can play a role in driving gender equality

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Fracking job creation 'overstated', Friends of the Earth report claims

Paper queries claims UK shale gas will generate thousands of jobs, arguing total number will be far lower and many will be short-term positions

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  • 20 January 2015
What does 2015 hold for green employee engagement?
What does 2015 hold for green employee engagement?

Commercial Group's Simon Graham argues the emergence of 'connected' employees requires a new kind of business engagement programme

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  • 14 January 2015
Engineers relaunch Chartered Environmentalist certification

Institution of Mechanical Engineers issues call for green specialists in response to "spectacular growth" of clean tech and sustainability sectors

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  • 12 January 2015
ICRS opens doors to organisational members
ICRS opens doors to organisational members

Industry body the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability aims to expand breadth of member organisations

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Training and education hub should open its doors on Humberside in 2016, with network of partners across the country

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