The government’s new ‘Powering Up Britain’ report is underwhelming for the UK renewable energy sector, experts say.

Inspiring school children and re-skilling redundant people are among the measures needed to ensure a skilled workforce for the low carbon and renewable energy jobs of the future.

The UK government is to issue more than one hundred new oil and gas exploration licences as part of a package of measures to address the energy crisis but critics say low-carbon solutions and energy efficiency are the most effective way of improving energy independence.