Article 58W06 More offshore wind is welcome, but we have to keep the jobs it creates in the UK | Chaitanya Kumar

More offshore wind is welcome, but we have to keep the jobs it creates in the UK | Chaitanya Kumar

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Chaitanya Kumar
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In the past, although windfarms were located just off the coast of Scotland, manufacturing work was outsourced to Indonesia

Yesterday's speech to the virtual Conservative party conference was classic Boris: amusing metaphors, whimsical slogans and grand rhetoric. The prime minister has pledged to usher in a green industrial revolution" that will help us bounce back greener" from Covid-19.

One of the most significant announcements was the scaling up of the offshore wind sector. The government intends to quadruple offshore wind capacity by 2030, with a promise to power all our kettles, lights and electric cars from clean, guilt-free" electricity.

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