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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

Renewable energy jobs growing four times faster than rest of UK market

A wind farm in Camber.
A wind farm in Camber, East Sussex. Onshore wind projects are set to rise in England as a moratorium on new wind farms nears its end. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

The number of jobs being created in the renewable energy industry is growing four times faster than the overall UK employment market, it has emerged.

Data shows that 2.2% of all new UK jobs have been classified as “green”, although concerns are rising over London’s dominance in the sector.

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