Unite's reaction to the government's consultation on clean coal
17 June 2009
Welcoming the Government's initiative, Unite national officer,
Dougie Rooney said: "We welcome the government's consultation. This
is world leading environmental technology and presents the
opportunity to create thousands of skilled jobs. The government's
proposals must be commercially viable to create the right
environment for UK companies like Scottish Power which is investing
in clean coal.
"Britain has taken 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 global and reaches out to countries
including India and China. The opportunity to create thousands of
highly skilled jobs in the UK over the next 5 years cannot be
missed, it has to be realised. "
Unite, Britain's biggest union is bringing together some of the
major players from the power generation industry and manufacturers
of energy components for a conference in London, next Monday, 22nd
June. The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson will address the conference.
Entitled 'New Energy Brings New Opportunity', the conference will
explore the major opportunities for job creation and export
potential for the engineering supply chain for clean coal and new
nuclear power. The contributors include, Scottish Power, RWE
nPower, Rolls Royce, Doosan Babcock and Sheffield Forgemasters.
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
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