Select Committee · Environmental Audit Committee

Green Jobs

Status: Closed Opened: 17 Nov 2020 Closed: 27 Jul 2022 27 recommendations 11 conclusions 1 report

The Environmental Audit Committee is launching an inquiry into Green Jobs. The inquiry will look at how green jobs can help tackle the expected rise in unemployment due to COVID-19 in a sustainable way. It will also look at the jobs, skills and training needed to achieve the UK’s longer-term climate and environmental ambitions and … Show more

Clear

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Green Jobs HC 75 25 Oct 2021 38 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
28 Recommendation Third Report - Green Jobs Rejected

We recommend that a module on environmental sustainability be included in every apprenticeship and T...

We recommend that a module on environmental sustainability be included in every apprenticeship and T Level course. The Government should consult with stakeholders during the 2021/22 academic year on how to implement this.

Government response AI summary
The government rejected the recommendation for a generic sustainability module across every apprenticeship and T Level course, stating it is not appropriate. It notes that sustainability elements are included where occupationally relevant, guided by its Sustainability Framework and the Green Apprenticeship Advisory Panel.
Read full response →
37 Recommendation Third Report - Green Jobs Rejected

There is a gap in the public’s awareness of green job opportunities and how to...

There is a gap in the public’s awareness of green job opportunities and how to access them. It is welcome that the Government acknowledges the importance of green careers advice, however the Government’s latest Careers Strategy (2017) pre-dates both its net zero (2019) and 25 Year Environment Plan (2018) ambitions, … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government rejected updating the 2017 Careers Strategy, stating it has been superseded by the 2021 Skills for Jobs white paper, which aims to deliver an enhanced careers programme aligned with net zero goals. DWP is already working to promote green job opportunities and ensure …
Read full response →
38 Recommendation Third Report - Green Jobs Rejected

By the end of 2021, the Government should set out how it will adapt its...

By the end of 2021, the Government should set out how it will adapt its Careers Strategy to align with its net zero and environmental goals, including how it will reach different groups of the population to increase awareness of green job opportunities and how to access them, such as … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government rejects updating the Careers Strategy as it has been superseded by the Skills for Jobs white paper, but states they are creating an enhanced careers programme aligned with net zero goals and that DWP is promoting green job opportunities through jobcentres and youth …
Read full response →

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
9 Jun 2021 Amy Jenkins · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Gillian Keegan MP · Department for Education, Jessica Hodgson · Department for Work and Pensions, Jon Boswell · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mims Davies MP · Department for Work and Pensions, Rebecca Pow MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP · Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Sinead O’Sullivan · Department for Education View ↗
12 May 2021 Andrew Mennear · BP, Dr Adam Read · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, Jane Cooper · Orsted, Peter Walters · Chemical Industries Association, Venetia Knight · Groundwork View ↗
3 Mar 2021 Graham Petersen · Greener Jobs Alliance, Kevin Bentley · Local Government Association’s People & Places Board, Lee Jowett · National Association for Environmental Education, Meg Baker · Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK), Mr Iain Patton · EAUC - The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education, Ms Charlotte Bonner · Education and Training Foundation (ETF), Richard Kendall · Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, Samantha Smith · Just Transition Centre View ↗
3 Feb 2021 Josie Fraser · Open University, Libby Peake · Green Alliance, Luke Murphy · Institute for Public Policy Research, Mike Hemsley · Climate Change Committee, Mr Martin Baxter · Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, Sue Ferns · Prospect Trade Union View ↗

Who gave evidence

27 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Amy Jenkins · Deputy Director, Clean Growth, Green Finance and … Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 1
Andrew Mennear · Director, UK Government Affairs BP 1
Dr Adam Read · External Affairs Director SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd 1
Gillian Keegan MP · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister … Department for Education 1
Graham Petersen · Secretary Greener Jobs Alliance 1
Jane Cooper · UK Stakeholder Relations & Regulatory Affairs Orsted 1
Jessica Hodgson · Deputy Director for Labour Market Strategy Department for Work and Pensions 1
Jon Boswell · Head of Strategic Funding, Green Finance Division Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Josie Fraser · Deputy Vice Chancellor Open University 1
Kevin Bentley · Chair Local Government Association’s People & Places Board 1
Lee Jowett · Fellow National Association for Environmental Education 1
Libby Peake · Head of Resource Policy Green Alliance 1
Luke Murphy · Associate Director for Energy, Climate, Housing a… Institute for Public Policy Research 1
Meg Baker · Director of Education Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK) 1
Mike Hemsley · Team Leader, Carbon Budgets Climate Change Committee 1
Mims Davies MP · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister … Department for Work and Pensions 1
Mr Iain Patton · Chief Executive Officer EAUC - The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education 1
Mr Martin Baxter · Director of Policy and External Affairs and Deput… Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment 1
Ms Charlotte Bonner · National Head of Education for Sustainable Develo… Education and Training Foundation (ETF) 1
Peter Walters · Head of Environment and Sustainability Chemical Industries Association 1
Rebecca Pow MP · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Richard Kendall · Executive Director Humber Local Enterprise Partnership 1
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP · Minister of State (Minister for Business, Energy … Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 1
Samantha Smith · Director Just Transition Centre 1
Sinead O’Sullivan · Director, Career Learning, Analysis and Skills Di… Department for Education 1
Sue Ferns · Senior Deputy General Secretary Prospect Trade Union 1
Venetia Knight · Head of Employment and Enterprise at Groundwork G… Groundwork 1

Correspondence

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
23 Feb 2022 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change (…
20 Jan 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Indust…
9 Sep 2021 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, …
26 Nov 2020 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial …