UK oil and gas workers risk becoming the ‘coal miners of our generation’

Wednesday 25 Sep 2024
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The transition to cleaner energy has a profound effect on the lives of those who have worked in the fossil fuel industries. Workers and unions are demanding a “just transition” from polluting industries into the clean industries of the future. But to achieve this, the UK government must learn from what happened with coal.

In the 1950s, coal provided the overwhelming majority of British energy, and as recently as 2012 it still generated 40%. By 2022, it was less than 2%. In a month’s time, it will be zero.

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