Regions and just transitions: worker perspectives on electrification in two automotive regions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The UK’s automotive industry is spatially highly concentrated and hence a rapid move towards a net-zero economy has profound spatial implications. The paper combines a novel survey of union workers in two regions with a series of interviews to understand the policy implications of the shift towards ‘net zero’ from an industrial strategy perspective. Our findings suggest that skill acquisition needs to be complemented by a wider place-based industrial policy, requiring collaborative working among those in the industry and regional clusters, including assemblers, supply chain firms, unions, and universities and colleges as well as private training providers.
Source: Figshare
Authors: Hearne, David, Bailey, David, de Ruyter, Alex
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6920898501
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