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The Labor leader has called for £ 30 billion to be spent, creating 400,000 new jobs in the low-carbon economy. He argued that this would allow the UK to “lead by example” in the fight against the current climate crisis.
However, Andy Mayer, director of operations for the Institute of Economic Affairs, said the cost to the taxpayer per job would be enormous.
He said: “Keir Starmer’s ‘Green New Deal’ is a direct replay of Jeremy Corbyn’s 2018 plan to ‘drive a green jobs revolution.’
“Spending £ 30 billion to ‘create’ 400,000 jobs costs £ 75,000 per job ‘created’.
“The money to pay for that will probably come from the tax increase.
“The Green New Deal is a privileged work plan for a few” (Image: GETTY)
“Addressing the climate crisis must be at the center of everything we do” (Image: GETTY)
“The Green New Deal is a plan for privileged jobs for the few at the expense of real jobs for the many.
“No party that claims to care about workers should support it.”
Sir Keir wants Britain to commit to creating thousands of new green jobs, ahead of the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow later this year.
He cites figures, from the Office for National Statistics, showing that 33,800 jobs were lost in green sectors between 2014 and 2019.
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Boris Johnson hosts the Cop26 climate conference later this year (Image: GETTY)
Workers claim this cost another 41,400 jobs, indirectly dependent on the green economy, further down the supply chain.
Sir Keir commented: “Addressing the climate crisis must be at the center of everything we do. We are at a critical moment.
“In less than 100 days, Cop26 will be over and our opportunity to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees will have been seized or abandoned.
“The UK must live up to this moment and lead by example. That means swift action to create good green jobs across the country.
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Climate change protesters in Westminster (Image: GETTY)
Boris Johnson charging an electric car (Image: GETTY)
“And it means a proper strategy to buy, produce and sell more in Britain, to create good unionized jobs in clean energy and through supply chains.
“We need real action, now. It’s time for a Green New Deal.
Cop 26, which takes place from November 1 to 12, is the 26th United Nations conference on climate change.
Hosted by the UK, it will allow world leaders to assess progress made in the fight against climate change.
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Mayer, an outspoken supporter of free markets, argued that market-driven innovation is the best way to create jobs.
He said: “The only way to generate genuine economic growth and new sources of employment is by inventing new products and services that people want to buy or by delivering old products in a better way, including ways with less impact on the planet.
“None of which require a central plan for government jobs.”
The Government tries to promote the use of electric vehicles (Image: GETTY)
In 2019, the government pledged for Britain to become a net zero greenhouse gas emitted by 2050.
Previously, the goal had been an 80 percent reduction from 1990 figures.
The sale of new non-hybrid gasoline and diesel cars will be banned from 2030, as part of a bid to promote greener electric vehicles.
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