This project will likely create new construction jobs in London for plumbers, builders and electricians. It also comes at a time when London is experiencing a mini “construction boom”, as £21 billion worth of construction projects are going ahead in the capital before 2020. construction jobs construction news Electrical News electrician jobs plumbing jobs Plumbing News t4ts train4tradeskills Business construction Construction and Maintenance construction jobs london IPC Media Kings Reach building Kohn Pedersen Fox London london construction MORE >>

The ambitious scheme will create a significant number of jobs in the energy renewable sector; this will help reverse the slow rate of wind turbines being built at the moment and help growth. He said: “I think that there is a potential big step forward here, which is that we can get the world committed to coming up with a global overarching treaty by 2015, so that we’re all at least heading in the same direction with a clear road map, so that we get global emissions down by 2020.”. The plan with huge expansion of green energy will build between 6,000 and 10,000 turbines onshore.  MORE >>

Negotiators from almost 200 countries agreed on a new comprehensive global treaty on climate change that will be introduced by 2015 and come into effect from 2020. construction jobs construction news Plumbing News Renewable Energy t4ts train4tradeskills carbon emissions Chris Huhne Christiana Figueres Climate change Durban efficiency European Union gas global treaty Green economy Greenhouse gas United Nations United StatesThe decision taken in the early hours of Sunday morning will require both developed and developing countries to cut their carbon emissions. MORE >>

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has announced that the country is fully backing renewable energy and wants 100% of electricity in Scotland to be produced by renewable by 2020. Originally it was supposed to be 80% of renewable energy by 2020, but seeing as Scotland have exceeded their targets, they thought they would go the full mile and aim for the full 100%. If all goes to plan, Scotland will be producing twice as much electricity in 2020 as it needs and is hoping to attract serious investment (£6 billion is a figure being banded around). MORE >>

New figures released by the European Commission as an update on countries’ performance against renewable energy targets by 2020 suggest around 12,000 jobs will be created across the UK through renewables investment announced in 2011. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne believes that renewable energy projects are not only important to reduce UK’s carbon emissions but also to stimulate economic growth and create jobs. However, this is still a long way of the 15 per cent target imposed by the EU for 2020. We cannot afford to stand alone while the world wises up.” MORE >>