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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

UK Government 'ideology' costing Scotland 2500 skilled green jobs, report says

Scotland missing out on 2500 green jobs in onshore wind due to UK nuclear push, report says

MORE than 2000 green jobs could have been created in Scotland through onshore wind farms but the UK Government prioritised nuclear power instead, a report has said.

The Green Alliance, an independent think tank, said that if the UK Government had focused its energy strategy on wind and renewables then over half of the jobs needed to support the industry would be created north of the Border.

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