E&T Mag: Plug the gap - retrain for net zero

Workers at all levels need new skills for the green economy. Government and employers must act now to build a coherent strategy and invest in training.

There are just 29 years to net zero – a commitment enshrined in UK law. A steady drumbeat of disasters caused by extreme weather has highlighted the peril we are in, from deadly floods to blazing landscapes to rising seas.

Amid all the talk of urgency and an impending ‘green industrial revolution’, many people in the engineering and tech sectors are asking what they can do. From renewables to domestic heating to electrification, specialist knowledge will be in demand.

Read the piece on the E and T website.