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Increased investment in UK renewable energy creating jobs

Renewable energy creating mass opportunities for manufacturing » Conveying News, 25 May 2010, Britain’s manufacturing industries will benefit greatly from the transition to renewable and sustainable energy sources.That is according to the Renewable Energy Centre, which states that increased investment in the sector is creating employment opportunities and cross-industry business.”Undoubtedly with more renewables being planned and implemented, a new set of skills and manufacturing opportunities come with it which, in turn, can only have a positive effect on the British economy,” a spokesperson said.They went on to say that it is vital the new government continues to support the industry in order to ensure it is given room to grow and embrace the opportunities available for expansion.According to targets set out in the Low Carbon Transition Plan, a report from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, 1.2 million people are to be emplyed in ‘green jobs’ by 2020.

June 5, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, UK | energy efficiency