Jobs, skills and regional implications of the low carbon residential heat transition in the UK

Christian F. Calvillo, Antonios Katris, Long Zhou and Karen Turner

Energy Policy, 2025, vol. 202, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates the regional employment implications of the projected UK heat pump rollout, emphasizing the availability of a skilled workforce as a crucial enabler. The UK labour market, however, faces persistent worker and skills shortages, posing delivery and cost challenges and triggering wage-cost pressures that could displace employment across the economy. This highlights an urgent policy need to understand not only the level, type, quality, and regional location of labour demand but also the drivers and potential mitigation strategies.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114579

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