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Study shows net zero transition to affect over six million jobs, as criticism grows of Budget s climate failure
Just Transition Jobs Tracker details how around one in five UK jobs are likely to be affected either positively or negatively by the net zero transition, further cranking up pressure on government to deliver coherent transition plan
A new analysis has today sought to quantify the scale of the jobs impact from the transition to a net zero emission economy, as the government comes under fresh criticism for its failure to come forward.
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The Mail campaigned for the Treasury North to be on Teesside, famed for its Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough.
The area has also been chosen as one of eight new freeports. These zones will benefit from simpler planning, funding to improve transport links, cheaper tariffs and lower taxes.
The other northern freeports will be Humber and Liverpool. East Midlands Airport, Felixstowe and Harwich, Plymouth, Solent and Thames make up the rest.
Teesside’s freeport will cover 4,500 acres and include the recently reopened airport, the former Redcar steelworks site and the ports of Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.
It is expected to create more than 18,000 jobs in five years, to boost the local economy by £3.2billion and attract £1.4billion of investment.
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Budget lacks detail on roads, rail, airports and sustainability
As expected, Covid impact and recovery took centre stage in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second Budget statement yesterday but there was plenty of reason for the civil engineering industry to be positive about in the announcements, particularly with confirmation of the UK Infrastructure Bank.
The plans for the bank were widely welcomed, however, industry reaction suggests that the lack of mention of roads, rail and airports during the speech is reflected in the lack of clarity created by documents released after the speech ended.
Rail
Rail Industry Alliance chief executive Darren Caplan said: “It is good to see the chancellor clarify a number of the government’s plans for infrastructure, including the establishment of a UK Infrastructure Bank based in Leeds and the £4.8bn ‘levelling up’ fund opening for infrastructure around the UK.