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More than 40,000 new jobs are to be created for Scots under the UK government’s clean energy mission plans. ‌

Today, the UK government will publish a national plan to train thousands of clean energy workers, with employment expected to double to 860,000 by 2030. ‌

Scotland is set to benefit from up to 60,000 clean energy jobs by 2030, a 40,000 increase from 2023. ‌

Labour claims it puts the nation at the heart of the government’s drive to deliver a new generation of clean energy jobs.

Key skills needed include construction, electricians, bricklayers and plumbers, engineers and metal workers.

The largest clean energy employers are expected to be in carbon capture as well as offshore and onshore wind. ‌

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Setting out plans today, Energ

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