Labour must create green jobs or lose voters to parties who oppose net zero, unions warn

GMB’s campaign, Climate Jobs UK, aims to ensure the creation of jobs in low carbon energy and support for workers in industries being phased out. Photograph: Bilanol/Shutterstock

The Labour government needs to ramp up the creation of green jobs or risk workers being tempted to vote for parties opposing the shift to net zero, two major unions have said.

The GMB and Prospect, who between them represent tens of thousands of energy workers, said there needs to be more of a focus on increasing green jobs as the fossil fuel industry is increasingly phased out.