Campaigners call on chancellor for £2bn just transition funding

It comes after the announcement last week of hundreds of oil job cuts in Aberdeen.

The calls for a ‘just transition’ have been going on for years now, but trade unions and climate campaigners are still not convinced it’s happening.

Today they urged the chancellor to provide almost £2bn a year to help North Sea workers move to green energy jobs at a rally at Westminster.

It comes after the announcement last week of hundreds of oil job cuts in Aberdeen.

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