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PRESS RELEASE Training costs chaos blocks oil workers moving to renewables: Government must meet workers’ demands to remove hurdles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TRAINING COSTS CHAOS BLOCKS OIL WORKERS MOVING TO RENEWABLES: GOVERNMENT MUST MEET WORKERS’ DEMANDS TO REMOVE HURDLES Survey of offshore workers reveals training costs averaging over £1,800 per year. Success of the UK’s transition to renewables currently depends on workers’ ability to pay to duplicate existing training certificates. The UK…
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Press Release: Councils suffer £2bn hit to pension funds due to oil investments
New analysis reveals that £1.75 billion was wiped off UK council pension funds due to their oil investments crashing over the past three years. Platform London commissioned Transition Economics to conduct the analysis [1], which showed that * The combined investments by 56 local government pension funds into nine leading oil companies, including BP and…
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PRESS RELEASE: 81% of Offshore Oil and Gas Workers Consider Leaving the Industry: Campaigners Urge Government to Consult Workforce on Shift in Renewable Energy
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28.09.2020 81% OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS WORKERS CONSIDER LEAVING THE INDUSTRY: CAMPAIGNERS URGE GOVERNMENT TO CONSULT WORKFORCE ON SHIFT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY Major survey of offshore oil and gas workers reveals that four in five would consider moving to work in another industry. Workers’ biggest concern for their future career…
