IMechE response to Climate Change Committee’s 2023 Progress Report

The Climate Change Committee issued its 2023 progress report to Parliament which is an overview of the UK's progress in reducing emissions.

Matt Rooney, Head of Policy at the Institution, said:

"Achieving Net Zero is the most ambitious engineering project ever and it will be underpinned by technical skills. Delivering this skilled workforce for a low-carbon economy needs to be a priority focus at the highest level of Government in Westminster, and across devolved administration and local authorities.

As well as expanding the pipeline of new engineers and technicians, we need to equip those from mid- to late-career to retrain.

The CCC’s Progress Report states that an Action Plan for Net Zero Skills is overdue. Their previous report, ‘A Net Zero workforce’, suggested that up to 725,000 new Net Zero jobs could be created in the UK by 2030. This is a huge opportunity, and we should grasp it.”

Click here to read the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 Report to Parliament