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Article: More offshore wind farms could provide jobs for up to 70,000
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- April 14, 2009
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THE UK risks missing out on tens of thousands of jobs in the
offshore wind industry unless the Government gives greater support
to the sector, a report warned yesterday.
The study from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
said the UK must rapidly expand its offshore wind capacity or it
would fail to meet the legally binding target of sourcing 15 per
cent of energy from renewables by 2020.
With wind expected to meet the lion's share of that target, there
is an opportunity to create up to 70,000 long-term jobs in the
industry in parts of the country where they are most needed, the
report said.
But unless the Government acts to remove barriers to investment,
provide additional ...