If the UK is to achieve its goal of reaching net zero by 2050 an economic revolution is needed. Hundreds of thousands of workers will be required across multiple industries, many in entirely new roles.
According to the non-profit organisation EngineeringUK’s latest net-zero workforce report the energy sector alone will need to fill 400,000 roles by 2050, across areas such as grid infrastructure, wind power and solar power. In the buildings sector, retrofitting will require 70,000 heat pump installers by 2035 while electric vehicles will generate 50,000 new jobs by 2040.
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