Prime Minister urged to promote future growth in the UK's environmental industry
Monday, 02 Feb 09
The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) has launched a lobbying campaign calling on the Prime Minister to use the 2009 Budget's emergency spending measures to create a 'green jobs strategy' to tackle the recession.
The EIC's recent report Green Jobs Growth Strategy: Investing for the Future recommends the creation of a £10bn 'green jobs investment fund' which would include £6bn for an infrastructure fund to build 50,000 low-carbon social houses on brownfield sites, and cash for energy-efficiency retrofitting of family homes, schools and hospitals.
Other recommendations include using public procurement policies to develop markets for innovative environmental products, and supporting green jobs training across all Skills Councils.
To read a press release click here:
http://environment-analyst.com/downloads/EIC_press_release5Jan09.pdf
To download the report click here:
http://www.eeph.org.uk/uploads/documents/partnership/230_EIC%20GrowthPlan2009.doc
Article by EEPH
