There has been a welcome mainstreaming of sustainability issues
in recent years. While sustainability by its nature covers a wide
range of topics, climate change mitigation has understandably been
in a key area of focus. It's clearly vital that we do
everything we can to try to mitigate the effects of climate change
- in particular by decarbonising the economy.
But the economy is made up of people. This FT article shines a
light on the prospects of workers in the UK oil and gas industry
who are retraining to get jobs in the renewables sector. As
companies (hopefully) embrace the transition to a more sustainable
way of doing business, it's important to recall SDG8 from the
UN's sustainable development goals ("Promote sustained,
inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all").
