Good to hear the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, talk so enthusiastically about low-cost, clean power generation and set an ambition for the UK to lead a new, green industrial revolution.
JUST ANNOUNCED:
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister: "We will invest £160m in ports and factories across the country, to manufacture the next generation of turbines.
"This investment in offshore wind alone will help to create 60,000 jobs in this country – and help us to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
"We need to give people the chance to train for the new jobs that are being created every day – in new technologies and new ways of doing things."
Speaking at Conservative Party Conference today, the Prime Minister will pledge to Build Back Greener, announcing that we will become the world leader in low-cost green energy – creating 60,000 more jobs, slashing carbon emissions and boosting exports.
- We are transforming our country fundamentally and permanently for the better. We will not be blown off course by the pandemic – and now is the time to Build Back Better. We need to give people the chance to train for the new jobs that are being created every day – in new technologies and new ways of doing things.
- Today, the Prime Minister will announce an investment of £160 million in ports and factories across the country to manufacture the next generation of turbines. As this Government becomes a world leader in low-cost green energy, we believe that in ten years’ time, offshore wind will be powering every home in the country.
- This investment in offshore wind alone will help to create 60,000 jobs in this country – and accelerate our progress towards net zero emissions by 2050. Now, as we build back better we must build back greener. This sets us on our path towards a green industrial revolution, which will provide tens of thousands of highly-skilled jobs.
