Green Jobs Delivery Group
The purpose of the Green Jobs Delivery Group is to act as the central forum for continued action on green jobs and skills, working collaboratively with government, industry, the skills and education sector, local government, trade unions and other key stakeholders.
Through the Green Jobs Delivery Group, government, industry, the skills and education sector, local government and other key stakeholders will work together to set out clear plans to enable the UK workforce to deliver net zero and wider environmental goals.
Role of the Green Jobs Delivery Group
The Delivery Group will be the primary forum for government ministerial engagement with representatives from energy, education, local government, academia and wider sectors. The group will produce a Net Zero and Nature Workforce Action Plan in 2024, following a commitment in the Powering Up Britain Plan.
The Delivery Group and any working groups will engage with existing industry and government led groups where the remit covers green jobs and skills or has implications for the development of green jobs and skills to ensure alignment as required.
Membership
The Delivery Group is co-chaired by the Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero and Michael Lewis, Chief Executive Officer at Uniper Energy.
Membership of the Green Jobs Delivery Groups task and finish groups will be reviewed periodically to ensure that it is able to respond to and support government in meeting its strategic objectives for green jobs and skills.
| Name | Role | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Minister Stuart (co-chair) | Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Michael Lewis (co-chair) | Chief Executive Officer | Uniper Energy |
| Minister Halfon | Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education | Department for Education |
| Minister Opperman | Minister for Employment | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Lord Benyon | Minister for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Phil Beach | President | Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership |
| Andrew Charlton-Perez | National Climate Education Action Plan, and Professor, Head of Maths, Physical and Computational Sciences | University of Reading |
| Jane Cooper | Director of Offshore Wind | Renewable UK |
| Jennifer Coupland | Director of Professional & Technical Education | Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education |
| Simon Farrall | Head of Apprentice and Associate Training | BMW |
| Sally Hayns | Chief Executive Officer | Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management |
| Kate Kennally | Chief Executive Officer | Cornwall, and climate change lead at the Association of County Councils |
| Andy Lane | Vice President | BP |
| Shelagh Legrave | Further Education Commissioner | Department for Education |
| Adam Read | Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer | SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK |
| Ian Rippin | Chief Executive | MCS |
| Steve Scrimshaw | Vice President | Siemens Energy Limited UK & Ireland |
| Shaun Spiers | Executive Director | Green Alliance |
| Anna Valero | ESRC Innovation Fellow | Centre for Economic Performance and Programme on Innovation and Diffusion, LSE (Associate of Grantham Institute) |
| Ian Woodcroft | Head of Policy and Government Relations | Construction Industry Training Board |
| David Wright | Group Chief Engineer | National Grid |
As well as the steering group membership (outlined above), the group also has representatives from other key organisations such as trade unions, and business, through its task and finish groups.
List of current task and finish groups
| Task and finish group | Lead department | Green Jobs Delivery Group chair |
|---|---|---|
| Power and Networks | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Phil Beach Amy Jenkins |
| Nature | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Sally Hayns |
| Resources and Waste | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Adam Read |
| Local Capacity and Capability for Net Zero | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Kate Kennally |
| Heat and Buildings with construction | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / Department for Business and Trade | Ian Woodcroft Ian Rippin Supported by wider sector representatives |
| Hydrogen and CCUS | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Steve Scrimshaw Andy Lane |
More task and finish groups are being established and updates will follow.
If you would like to become a member of any of the task and finish groups listed above, please email greenjobs@beis.gov.uk.