WHO BUILDS WINDMILLS OFF THE SEA SHORE: lessons from Denmark on offshore wind
In this episode
We lead the world on offshore wind power, but not on offshore wind jobs. How can we make sure the green transition delivers good quality work in the UK? Union organiser Hazel Nolan explains the risks of getting things wrong. Thomas Sylvest from Danish Shipping tells us about Denmark’s thriving offshore wind sector. And Chaitanya Kumar from the New Economics Foundation talks us through lessons for the UK.
Plus period poverty campaigner Amika George on her new handbook for activists.
Guests
Hazel Nolan (@HazelJN), regional organiser for the GMB union in Scotland
Thomas Sylvest (@drf_tsylvest), senior policy advisor at Danish Shipping
Chaitanya Kumar (@chaitanyakumar), head of environment and green transition at the New Economics Foundation
Amika George (@AmikaGeorge), author of ‘Make It Happen’
More info
UK offshore wind
FT: Why UK pledge to become ‘Saudi Arabia’ of wind power rings hollow (Jan 2021)
FT: Green jobs must materialise if the UK is to lead the world in wind power (Nov 2020)
Times: More than half of £50bn wind farm cash to go overseas (Nov 2020)
Chaitanya Kumar: Offshore wind is welcome, but we have to keep jobs in UK (Oct 2020)
BBC: Engineering firm BiFab goes into administration (Dec 2020)
Renewables UK: Offshore wind industry investment (2017)
Danish offshore wind
Danish Shipping: New report: Offshore wind secures thousands of jobs (Jun 2020)
State of Green: How wind energy has changed Danish energy system (Jul 2017)