Overview

The aim of the research is to outline the skills implications for the workforce of the Government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. We also used the CCC’s data on their balanced scenario to model which skills will be required and to what extent over the next 30 years, for the UK, Wales and Scotland, based on proposed solutions to the decarbonisation problem.

With 40% of total emissions coming from construction and the built environment, the construction industry has a key role to play. This report, Building skills for net zero, demonstrates that this target cannot be met without a rapid and lasting transformation of the construction sector. This revolution must include industry-wide investment in skills, far-reaching skills policy reform and an unprecedented recruitment drive. The challenge is huge, and one in which every construction employer must play a role.

Please note that the scenarios contained within these reports were based on the Climate Change Committees Sixth Carbon Budget which has now been superseded, however the wider findings of the research are still considered to be current.

Next steps

As national governments further define how they will look to meet decarbonisation ambitions, CITB will work with industry to identify and address the emerging skills gaps associated with the different Net Zero pathways.

Net Zero is a challenge but it also provides a unique opportunity for industry to modernise, grow, and create a green jobs revolution. To do this, industry will need to attract a more diverse workforce into key occupations with large forecast skills shortages.

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