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I'd just rather that so many people didn't come — only the world leaders. they're not going to get here, like, being eco—friendly. - and also i feel like they're just going to talk about things - but not actually do it. ..have an impact on your lives... hope from the children here for action — and notjust words — and that the disruption they could face over the next two weeks will be worth it. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. one of the organisations attending the event is the national trust, the largest private landowner in the uk and looks after beaches and countryside for public acc...

Report calls for thousands of new green jobs in areas worst hit by pandemic More than 16,000 new green jobs could be created in areas with the greatest employment challenges with Government investment and raised ambition, according to new research by a think tank. Green Alliance said there is significant potential for new green jobs through coastal restoration, tree planting and urban green spaces in the 126 areas with the greatest challenges to the local labour market. The research, conducted by WPI Economics, shows many of these constituencies are to be found in areas often identified as th...

Nature restoration can spark jobs boost in struggling ‘red wall’ areas, study finds Rob Merrick © Provided by The Independent A proper focus on nature restoration would help spark a badly needed jobs boost in struggling red wall areas, a study finds today. Coastal and peatland restoration, plus the creation of woodlands and new urban green spaces, offer the potential to create many thousands of new posts, Boris Johnson has been told. And the research, carried out by consultants WPI Economics, found that potential is greatest in employment blackspots such as the red wa...

Last modified on Tue 4 May 2021 02.02 EDT Some of the areas of Britain worst hit by the jobs crisis brought on by the pandemic are also those with the highest potential for green job creation, a report says. About 16,000 new jobs could be created in restoring nature and planting trees in areas where unemployment is set to soar when the government’s furlough schemes end, according to the report from the Green Alliance thinktank. These include urban areas where people have little access to green space, as well as coastal areas and “red wall” areas that were Labour strongholds in the north...

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: levell...