DESPITE a slight fall in green jobs over the five-year period from 2014 to 2019, the prospects look exceptionally good for a dramatic increase in jobs related to the environment over the next 10 to 15 years, writes Cllr Giles Archibald, leader of South Lakeland District Council. Several research institutes have recently estimated between one million and two million potential new green jobs could be created in the UK as we transition away from fossil fuels. Cumbria has the opportunity to benefit from this potential employment boom. In an excellent report published last month, Cumbria Action For Sustainability (CAfS) estimated that 9,000 jobs could be created within Cumbria over the next 15 years.