Andrew Ranger MP welcomes Labour’s plan to create 15,000 clean energy jobs in Wales
- Andrew Ranger has today welcomed plans for a significant increase in clean energy jobs in Wales, which is set to create 15,000 jobs by 2030, a total of 20,000 in the sector by 2030.
- Labour’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan shows how demand for clean energy workers is set to grow thanks to the government’s investment in clean energy
- The pioneering plan shows how key trades such as plumbing, welding and electrification stand to benefit, with trade unions playing a major role
A generation of young people in Wales will benefit from new clean energy jobs under plans announced today by Labour. The valuable expertise and transferrable skills of veterans will be utilised. Working with Mission Renewable, the government is launching a new programme to match veterans up with careers in solar panel installation, wind turbine factories, and nuclear power stations. There will be tailored schemes for ex-offenders, school leavers, and the unemployed and capacity to upskill existing workers.
Following record investment by the UK Labour Government, the clean energy economy is booming. Projects in North Wales and North West England such as Hynet CCUS Cluster are playing a major role in driving record job growth in clean power, with 15,000 jobs set to be created in Wales due to Hynet and Port Talbot.
Labour’s plan will make sure that clean energy jobs are always good jobs, by ensuring companies receiving public grants and contracts must create jobs with decent pay, access to trade unions and strong rights at work. Key skills needed include trades such as electricians, bricklayers and plumbers as well as engineers and metal workers, with the largest clean energy employer expected to be in carbon capture as well as offshore wind.
Commenting on the announcement, Andrew Ranger MP said:
“For too long our communities in and around Wrexham have been calling for the next generation of good jobs for our children and grandchildren.
“This plan answers that call – showing how Labour will rebuild our communities by creating well-paid jobs that you don’t have to leave your hometown for.
“Labour is seizing this opportunity to create the next generation of jobs to power Wales’ future.”
Ed Miliband MP, Energy Secretary said:
“The clean energy economy is the route to delivering the good jobs at decent wages that our communities deserve.
“Our pro-worker, pro-jobs, pro-union agenda is delivering thousands of opportunities right across the country, so young people don’t have to leave their hometown just to find a decent job.”
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