Green opportunities missed in UK levelling up strategy, say experts

Government white paper criticised for overlooking opportunities along road to net zero

The need to reach net zero carbon emissions, and the green jobs that could be created in doing so, received scant attention in the government's levelling-up strategy, an omission slammed by green campaigners and businesses.

The mention of the green industrial revolution and transition to net zero" came second bottom of the list of 16 priorities in the levelling-up paper published on Wednesday, promising 26bn of capital investment, though green analysts said it was not clear if any of this was new money or how it would be spent.