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The uptake of new, green technologies and the development of energy efficiency could help improve the employment and job prospects of Brits in the future, it has been claimed.

Chris Hewett, associate at Green Alliance, said the green technology sector in the UK could become a world leader and this, in turn, could help deliver a greater number of job opportunities in the years ahead.

He commented: "We do have the skills in existing manufacturing and there is potential for training up a workforce in a whole range of different skills to do that."

Mr Hewett added making the transition to a low-carbon economy could have a significant impact on the future jobs market.

[Robin Tetley]

Hopefully too this is something the new Government will be on top of. I think under Labour we (the UK) has grown to be the country with the largest number of (or one of the largest) offshore wind farms in the world. I think that's something to be proud of and also to be remembered in the days when people say Labour did nothing whilst in power.