Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831
The backlash is underway. And it s coming from the unlikeliest of quarters.
For much of the past two years the global push to deliver net-zero emissions has enjoyed a remarkable golden run. National and state governments have rushed to announce long term net-zero emissions goals, to the point where around two-thirds of global GDP is covered by some form of target. Businesses and investors have followed suit, with over 2,100 of the world s largest corporates having set net-zero goals under the U.N.-backed Race to Zero campaign while asset managers and owners worth trillions of dollars have pledged to deliver net-zero emission portfolios by mid-century at the latest.
50,000 jobs by 2050: UK Government outlines plans to scale up carbon capture sector
According to a new paper from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the UK s carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) sector could scale rapidly to support 50,000 jobs by mid-century.
Pictured: Ellesmere Port, one of the UK s industrial clusters planning to adopt innovative technologies to align with net-zero
Published late on Friday (7 May), the policy paper states that the UK will aim to capture and store 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030. Should this target be met, and progress continue accelerating between 2030 and 2050, the paper states, some 50,000 jobs could be supported.
Green Alliance: Nature jobs would benefit UK regions hit hardest by unemployment
At least 16,000 jobs in nature conservation and restoration could be created as part of the UK s Covid-19 recovery plans, with areas facing the greatest employment challenges set to benefit the most.
Pictured: A diver working with seagrass in Dale Bay, Wales. Image: WWF/Lewis Jeffries
That is according to new research commissioned by think tank Green Alliance and conducted by WPI Economics, published today (4 May).
According to the new report detailing the findings, entitled ‘jobs for a green recovery: levelling up through nature’, some 11,000 of the 16,000 roles could be created in the constituencies with the greatest labour market challenges.
Local governance, Allen has said in previous interviews, can be frustrating.
But the former Erie Times-News editor and reporter, who was first elected to City Council in 2017, ultimately decided to launch a re-election bid because she feels that city government has plenty of room to grow and improve, and she wants to be a part of that. There is much more to do, said Allen, 69, said in a February interview. I want to continue to scrutinize the budget and ask the hard questions.
Allen is among eight Democrats and two Republicans in the City Council race. Four of City Council s seven seats are on the ballot in the May 18 municipal primary.