Scottish and UK governments are yet to define what a “green job” is, despite long-running targets to deliver millions by 2030.
The Scottish Government told Energy Voice this week it was still working to “develop a working definition of green jobs” with input from skills groups and industry, despite promises made more than a decade ago to deliver 130,000 by 2020.
It follows a report by the Big Issue which found that the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) also had “no agreed definition” of the term – despite a government target to establish two million such roles by 2030 and the launch of a dedicated task force nearly two years ago.
Critics accused the government of “trying to cook the books” in a bid to disguise missed targets, with Conservative MSP Liam Kerr arguing it would give a “distorted picture” of the administration’s performance on job creation.
Meanwhile, figures published by BEIS in May said 68,000 jobs had been “created and supported” or were “in the pipeline”. However, thousands were found to rely on schemes which no longer exist.
https://www.energyvoice.com/…/no-data-just-vibes…/
Critics accused the government of “trying to cook the books” in a bid to disguise missed targets, with Conservative MSP Liam Kerr arguing it would give a “distorted picture” of the administration’s performance on job creation.
Meanwhile, figures published by BEIS in May said 68,000 jobs had been “created and supported” or were “in the pipeline”. However, thousands were found to rely on schemes which no longer exist.
https://www.energyvoice.com/…/no-data-just-vibes…/
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