Retrofitting all the homes in the wider Bristol region needed to meet net zero targets would take more than eight centuries at the current rate. Britain has some of the leakiest homes in Europe due to poor insulation but a major investment is aiming to fix this in the West of England.
A new skills plan aims to help about 3,000 people a year living in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset to access training. And the West of England mayoral priority skills fund will seek to respond to gaps in skills for green and tech industries.
Demand for certain skills is expected to soar in the coming years as the region tries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. These include retrofitting homes with efficient insulation and installing new heat pumps, to cut heating emissions.
