This report provides analysis of the jobs required for a net zero economy in England, and where these will be located in the coming years. Based on industry insight from a series of expert interviews and a literature review, this report includes an assessment of the number of jobs that will be required, by sector. This estimate is further broken-down to regional and local authority level, based on industry insight and the current sectoral breakdown in each area.

The methodology and discussion is available in full in ‘The role of local government as place shapers in delivering Clean Growth’, written by Ecuity Consulting on behalf of the Local Government Association.

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A regional breakdown of these estimates can be seen below.