11 March 2010
Carbon footprint management and lowering the amount of harmful gases produced in the UK can only work if the country's workforce is invested in.
This is the warning of minister for energy and climate change David Kidney, who spoke at the annual tidal and wave power conference RenewableUK.
"We need to look at how we can invent skills across all sectors to get to a low carbon economy," he explained.
And this is even more important given the fact that the British workforce comes from an ageing population.
The wind industry has the potential to be worth £75 billion, employing 70,000 jobs in clean energy, by 2020.
But in order to do this, British firms need more skilled employees, Mr Kidney advised.
Earlier this week (March 9th), a report from the Conservative Party was released by Sir James Dyson.
It proposed a cultural change so that high esteem for science and engineering may be developed, as well as encouraging more young people to study in these areas.
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Posted by Liam Lawrence