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That the Parliament welcomes the new Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) report on Scotland’s low carbon and renewable energy economy; understands that the report found that low-carbon and renewable energy jobs increased from 26,000 in 2022 to 33,500 in 2023, with the majority of the increase coming from energy-efficient products, energy-efficient lighting and low-carbon emissions vehicles and infrastructure; notes that, according to the report, despite making up more than half of low-carbon and renewable energy exports, imports, and turnover, the offshore and onshore wind energy sectors provide just 20% of jobs created or sustained; further notes that, according to the report, for every £1 million turnover, around one job is created in offshore and onshore wind, compared to six jobs in renewable heat, 19 jobs in energy efficient lighting and 21 jobs in low-emission vehicles and infrastructure; believes that the current market-led approach to wind energy deployment does not benefit Scotland’s workers or communities, and calls on the Scottish Government to work proactively with the UK Government to guarantee a fairer approach to renewable energy and a Just Transition, based on models of community, municipal and public ownership.
Supported by:
Paul Sweeney