Jobs in renewables and clean energy are not being created quickly enough to offset the losses in the North Sea oil and gas sector.
That’s according to Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee, whose report today states that around 75,000 oil and gas jobs have been lost between 2016 and last year.
And it highlighted industry estimates that around 1,000 direct and indirect jobs could be lost every month between now and 2030.
Saying there are ‘compelling arguments’ to slow the decline in oil and gas and meet demand from domestic sources.
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