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Green revolution 'failure' as ministers deliver just one in 20 of promised Scots windfarm jobs
The Scottish Government has come under fire for the failure – as new questions have been raised over its predictions for supply chain jobs with ScotWind.
"Scotland has produced only around one in 20 of the offshore wind jobs forecast by ministers as it aimed to make the nation the green energy capital of Europe and the destination of choice for a renewables jobs revolution by 2020.
"The Scottish Government has come under fire for the failure – as new questions have been raised over its predictions for supply chain jobs with ScotWind.
"The union Unite has now called for a summit of all stakeholders chaired by the Scottish Government to ensure that the nation does not continue to get the green jobs revolution wrong.
"It comes as Crown Estate Scotland confirmed that there was no stipulation over a minimum proportion of local content as it oversaw the auction of seabed plots for 17 major offshore wind projects around the Scottish coast.
"While ten years ago the Scottish Government were championing the desire to be the green energy capital of Europe with between 20,000 and 28,000 jobs in offshore wind alone, new official estimates show that in 2020 there were just 1500 employed."
Green revolution 'failure' as ministers deliver just one in 20 of promised Scots windfarm jobs
The Scottish Government has come under fire for the failure – as new questions have been raised over its predictions for supply chain jobs with ScotWind.
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