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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

Green construction can drive jobs boom in London says report

Thousands of extra construction jobs could be generated across the capital (Gareth Fuller/PA) -

Adopting the most sustainable methods of “clean construction” will create thousands of extra jobs in London in the coming decades, a major new study has claimed.

The research claims almost 10 million extra “job years” will be generated by 2050 with growth largely driven a rise in maintenance and repair work, which will generate 6.1 million job years - 800,000 more than under a carbon-intensive model.

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