Union boss hits out at 10 Point Plan for being ’10 times too unambitious’
A union chief has slammed the UK Government’s flagship green recovery blueprint, describing it as “10 times too unambitious”.
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)
‘No political will’ for a just transition away from hydrocarbons, says union boss
Governments in Holyrood and Westminster have been accused of having “no political will” to support a just transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Unions and environmental groups call for end to ‘unjust transition’
Trade unions and environmental groups are calling for political party manifestos to include commitments to deliver on green jobs promises.
STUC urges UK politicians to hold jobs “crisis summit” after string of losses in green energy sector
A leading union is calling on UK politicians to hold a “crisis summit” after a string of jobs losses in the renewables industry.
‘Hugely concerning situation’ as Scottish renewable energy jobs flatline since 2014, report claims
A new report from the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has claimed that the country’s renewable energy employment figures have flatlined since 2014.
Smaller oil and gas firms ‘less developed in their thinking’ about energy transition – report
Smaller North Sea oil and gas firms are “less developed in their thinking” around the current energy transition and the need to diversify their business, according to a new energy sector report.
Scottish Government refutes fresh offshore wind jobs decline figures
The Scottish Government has rejected that new offshore wind jobs figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reflect a decline in sector employment.
Mass survey to ‘put a human face’ on Aberdeen’s oil downturn
A new study has been launched to “put a human face” on the north-east’s oil and gas downturn- and recommend how to better share the wealth in the region.