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🔶 Orange paper alert: using a blend of their own expertise, parliamentary monitoring and social media analysis industry experts insights the Madano NZT team gauge the discussions around net-zero and energy transition by Labour MPs. Providing a comprehensive view for Labour's strategic planning in their potential first 100 days in office. ⚡️Clean Energy Transition: A critical point of the paper is the emphasis on prioritizing the low-carbon economy transition. We outline actionable steps for Labour to revolutionize energy systems, including reforms in the planning system, funding mechanisms, and grid infrastructure to support clean energy development. 🌱Investment in Green Growth: The paper stresses the importance of Labour presenting detailed investment plans for Britain's green industries. We advocate for Labour to draw on industry expertise to craft detailed strategies for collaboration with the private sector, aiming to meet decarbonization targets and boost public and stakeholder confidence. 🔑Planning System Reforms: The paper also highlights the need for Labour to reform the planning system to support development. We propose equitable distribution of increased land value and recommends centralizing planning officers to mitigate local decision-making pressures, aiming for a more streamlined and effective process. These points are just a snapshot of the paper's rich content, and I encourage a thorough read for a deeper understanding. Great work Matthew Houlsby Ben Gascoyne Evan Byrne Download here: https://lnkd.in/e8E6BR9f #generalelection #cleanenergysuperpower #gbenergy #socialmedianalyis #parliamentarymapping

🌏 Can Labour’s plan to invest £4.8 billion annually in green energy meet its ambitious goals? 🌱🌹 Comparing Labour's plans to the US and Scandinavian models shows a significant gap in funding and tradition. Despite promises of jobs and growth, the financial commitment appears limited. Read more about the potential impact https://bit.ly/4bTyAEX #EnergyPolicy #SustainableFuture #GreenJobs #UKPolitics

ACTU Prioritises Clean Energy Jobs for Australia's Workforce 🌱 Australia's future workforce will be powered by clean energy, according to the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Michele O'Neil, President of ACTU, has highlighted the need for new quality jobs, robust training, and the essential support for workers as Australia transitions towards a clean energy economy. Climate change, impacting every job sector, places the creation of clean energy jobs at the forefront of the union movement's agenda. 📅 At the ACTU Congress on 5 June 2024, unions emphasised the urgency of stronger emissions targets. They advocated for a robust 2035 emissions goal and a net zero economy by 2050. This drive aims to ensure Australia actively reduces emissions while fostering job opportunities in new and emerging clean energy sectors, essential for sustainable economic growth and regional development. 📈 Investing in clean energy industries is seen as crucial for economic opportunities and worker benefits. Unions are calling for major investments to accelerate climate and industry policies, focusing on clean exports, manufacturing, renewable generation, and climate adaptation. This strategy positions Australia to lead the global clean energy market while supporting the workforce transition. 🚀 ACTU's vision is for Australia to become a clean energy superpower, leveraging its abundant natural resources. O'Neil stated that the transition should be rapid and equitable, ensuring all workers and communities benefit. With significant policy advancements like the Net Zero Economy Authority and the Future Made in Australia Act, Australia aims to create hundreds of thousands of secure, well-paid jobs, paving the way to national prosperity and climate resilience. #CleanEnergyJobs #ACTU #FutureOfWork #RenewableEnergy #Australia #ClimateAction #NetZero #SustainableGrowth

Continuing our #IndustrialDecarbonisation series 🏭 - The Importance of Project Sequencing - Read our policy brief, as part of our work with Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC): ➡ https://lnkd.in/dQNcfirQ ⬅ Our latest research provides crucial insights into the economic impacts of the UK's #netzero transition. A key finding is that analysing the simultaneous rollout of multiple major projects, rather than looking at initiatives in isolation, gives a much more accurate picture of the implications for the wider economy.    🔸 Our modelling shows that the simultaneous deployment of the four Track 1 and Track 2 carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) clusters could trigger significant #congestion effects that exacerbate competition for resources across sectors.    🔸 Specifically, we anticipate transitory annual peaks in construction job demand of around 11,000 FTE roles for Track 1 rollout and 4,200 FTE roles for Track 2. In a supply-constrained labour market, such elevated employment needs could drive wage inflation, ultimately constraining economic gains.    🔸 While these congestion impacts are projected to ease by 2035, the modelled £3.2bn-£4.2bn investment is relatively small compared to broader net zero initiatives like the £17.4bn hydrogen network and £10.7bn electricity grid upgrades for electric vehicles. Implementing these major projects within similar timeframes could compound congestion risks.    🔸 Our findings highlight the critical importance of addressing #labourshortages and skills gaps to mitigate congestion risks and maximise economic opportunities as multiple major net zero projects are rolled out in parallel over the coming years.    Authors: Hannah Corbett, Antonios Katris, Christian Francisco Calvillo Muñoz, Paulina Gonzalez Martinez

💥 Read our latest Policy Brief - Fit for the Future: Mobility and Dynamics after the EU Year of Skills: Are we fit for the future? This paper highlights recommendations to address labour shortages and skills gaps through enhanced skills mobility. These recommendations draw insights from the activities of the project, ‘Fit for the future? The European Skills Agenda between migration and labour dynamics’, launched by the European Policy Centre (EPC), the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), the Egmont Institute and the Belgian Development Agency, Enabel. These included a series of expert workshops and a final conference that brought together practitioners, policymakers, the private sector and social partners from the EU and beyond. Read here 🎯

Great to appear with Ian King on Sky News this morning discussing Labour's announcement to step back from its £28 billion #green #investment commitment.   The UK has a golden opportunity to be a leader in the #greentransition and should be making ambitious strides towards sustainable leadership. Whoever forms the next government should seize that opportunity, and ensure resources are made available to avoid to UK losing out on green jobs of the future, but more importantly, ensuring we attract billions in #privateinvestment into the UK. In that context, today’s announcement on Labour’s plans for public investment is disappointing. The furore about Labour’s commitment on £28 billion of public investment has very quickly become a distraction when the real prize is to attract hundreds of billions in private capital. Public funding of course makes a difference, but policymakers must remain clear-eyed about the much greater quantity of private capital available to help the UK reach #netzero.   Addressing key economic bottlenecks, including speeding up #gridconnections, reforms to the #planningsystem in the #energy sector, and reinstating more ambitious targets for the phase-out of petrol and diesel #vehicles, is what will really attract the private investment we need to decarbonise the economy. It's also important to recognise that #policycertainty is essential for investors and businesses. We urge all parties to advance wider proposals for a green industrial strategy and a comprehensive response to the US Inflation Reduction Act.