MORE than 60 new jobs could be created If Lancaster City Council insulated buildings and fitted green energy in the Lancaster area, it has been claimed.
The employment benefits would come as well as slashing climate-changing emissions, according to independent research released by North Lancashire Friends of the Earth.
The research – by social enterprise and environment experts Carbon Descent – w
as published to launch a new nationwide campaign calling for local councils to take urgent action to cut CO2.
Friends of the Earth's campaign – Get Serious About CO2 – is calling on councils to commit to cutting carbon dioxide emissions in their local area by at least 40 per cent by 2020 and to produce an action plan detailing how they will make the cuts.
New jobs could be available as loft insulators, architects, plumbers, builders, electricians, plasterers and insulation specialists – with new admin, transit and warehouse positions also created to support the installation of insulation and renewable energy.
Paul Martyn, from North Lancashire Friends of the Earth group, said: "With the economy in such a sorry state at the moment, the Lancaster area could really use the boost from 64 new local jobs insulating homes and installing renewable energy.
"If Lancaster City Council fully insulated buildings and fitted them with green energy, it would create jobs, slash the area's carbon dioxide emissions, reduce people's fuel bills and make homes much more snug."
