Clean Energy Action Plan must be matched by a plan on skills

The Government has published its Clean Energy Action Plan which sets out how it is going to go about meeting its goal of 95% clean energy generation by 2030.

The plan looks at the the different forms of generation it is going to be bring on line in the coming years and how it is going to upgrade the grid to cope with the changes.

Sue Ferns, Senior Deputy General Secretary of Prospect, said:

“Prospect has long been an advocate of a secure, affordable and decarbonised energy system and we strongly welcome the government’s plan to accelerate progress towards this.

“To be successful that same spirit of ambition and urgency must be applied to ensuring an adequate supply of skilled workers and a just transition for workers in carbon-intensive industries.

“Once this plan is in place we quickly need to also commit to a programme which will sustain progress beyond 2030.”