Question reference: S6W-22355
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 24 October 2023
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Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 2 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has set any targets on the number of jobs to be created through the £500 million strategic investment to help create thousands of green jobs and deliver the full economic potential of offshore renewables projects, as announced on 17 October 2023.
Answer
Our aim is to maximise the number of green jobs and we are considering how we can best work collaboratively with the renewables sector to do that.
The latest report from the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) [June 2023], predicted jobs in this sector in the UK could grow to over 100,000 by 2030. This OWIC report also shows a 4% increase in offshore wind jobs compared to 2021-22, showing that the sector currently supports over 32,000 jobs, almost 30% of which are in Scotland.
This £500m investment will help to support market certainty, creating the environment that will deliver these jobs, whilst creating a highly productive, competitive economy, embedding innovation and boosting skills.