Project: The Potential for Green Jobs in West Cumbria
This project aims to identify the potential for ‘green’ jobs, which are employment opportunities that are good for both people and the environment, in Cumbria as a whole and in West Cumbria in particular, focusing on Copeland and Allerdale. The research has been funded by Quadrature Climate Foundation.
This work will contribute to the crucial opportunity we have to plan for an economic recovery of Cumbria which accelerates the transition to a cleaner, net zero emissions local economy after the devastating impacts of Covid-19.
This work will contribute to the crucial opportunity we have to plan for an economic recovery of Cumbria which accelerates the transition to a cleaner, net zero emissions local economy after the devastating impacts of Covid-19.
Project Partners
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Cumbria Action for Sustainability
Cumbria Action for Sustainability is Cumbria's climate change and sustainability organisation. It works across Cumbria to enable individuals, communities, businesses and local authorities to reduce the county’s carbon footprint and bring about a more sustainable way of life here. Find out more. |
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Opal Research and Consulting Ltd
The project team comprises Professor Andy Gouldson and Andrew Sudment of the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) who work on the links between economic development and carbon emissions. They prepared an analysis of the employment implications of low carbon development across the Leeds City Region in 2017, prepared economic assessments of the scope for low carbon development in all local authorities across the UK in 2017, and worked with the TUC and others to look at the impacts of low carbon development on skills and jobs across the UK and especially in Yorkshire and Humberside in 2019. Robin Fraser Williamson is also on the Opal team. He has a background in carbon management, and has experience in advising companies and cities on how to deliver carbon reductions. He led the preparation of a low carbon plan for the City of Edinburgh, including an assessment of the employment creation opportunities associated with retrofitting buildings. Find out more.
The project team comprises Professor Andy Gouldson and Andrew Sudment of the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) who work on the links between economic development and carbon emissions. They prepared an analysis of the employment implications of low carbon development across the Leeds City Region in 2017, prepared economic assessments of the scope for low carbon development in all local authorities across the UK in 2017, and worked with the TUC and others to look at the impacts of low carbon development on skills and jobs across the UK and especially in Yorkshire and Humberside in 2019. Robin Fraser Williamson is also on the Opal team. He has a background in carbon management, and has experience in advising companies and cities on how to deliver carbon reductions. He led the preparation of a low carbon plan for the City of Edinburgh, including an assessment of the employment creation opportunities associated with retrofitting buildings. Find out more.