Unite's reaction to the government's announcement on clean coal
23rd April 2009
Welcoming the government's initiative, Unite's national officer,
Dougie Rooney said: "This is world-leading environmental
technology; it presents the opportunity to create thousands of
skilled jobs.
"Britain has the lead in developing this technology, but we need
to capitalise on this lead to create an engineering supply chain
that can manufacture the necessary components and
equipment.
"The export potential is massive. The government must now
co-ordinate the companies interested in being part of the
engineering supply chain for clean coal, carbon capture and new
nuclear. The opportunity of creating thousands of highly skilled
jobs over the next five years cannot be missed, it has to be
realised.
"This announcement gives our nation more security of supply and
control over its energy costs. It will also create jobs in the
construction industry and we must ensure that UK construction
workers are given the opportunity to work on these projects."
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
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