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• Candu technology is the only home-grown Canadian power reactor technology; it competes on a global stage, providing energy security, creating export opportunities and thousands of well-paying, highly skilled jobs, while also supporting the local supply chain and creating economic value to Canada. World Nuclear News
• The memory packaging plant for artificial intelligence products and an advanced packaging R&D facility will create 1,000 jobs and fill a key gap in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain. The Star
• Great British Energy will be owned by the British people, for the British people, creating jobs and building supply chains across the UK, and working with industry and trade unions to deliver clean power. iNews
• Offshore wind energy offers Maine potential for renewable power to help meet its ambitious clean energy and climate change goals, to create long-term jobs and economic development, and to increase supply chain and port infrastructure investments. CleanTechnica
• Revised plans for a Leicestershire logistics hub which aims to provide more than one million sq ft of space and has the potential to create thousands of jobs have been approved. Insider Media Ltd
• Up to 5,300 new jobs and £1.4 billion could be generated for the UK economy by galvanising the supply chain and infrastructure opportunities arising from the development of new floating wind farms. The Crown Estate
• While boosting the US manufacturing of chips and other products could create jobs and help secure supply chains, it could lead to higher prices for American consumers. Insider
• The addition of the UH - 60M to the ADF fleet will generate positive economic opportunities for Australian Defence Industry across jobs creation, global supply chains and sovereign partnerships with regional small to medium enterprises. News Release Archive
• Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises play an important role in economic and social development by fostering value-adding activities, taking part in global supply chains, driving innovation, and promoting inclusive growth through the creation of job opportunities. UNDP
• Over the next five years, nearly a quarter of all jobs will change as a result of AI, digitization and other economic developments like the green energy transition and supply chain re-shoring. Fortune
• The American-Made Upskill Prize for the Solar Manufacturing Workforce is designed to realize the full potential of the Inflation Reduction Act, bolster U.S. competitiveness in the solar supply chain, and create high-quality jobs for U.S. workers. Energy.gov
• Companies in India can now create millions of jobs and value through innovations that capture the full potential of digital transformation, energy transition, modern infrastructure development, and realignment of global supply chains. Mint
• Joint financing offered by UKEF and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation of £367 million has secured SeAH Wind's investment in the world's largest wind monopile factory in Redcar creating 750 jobs in Teesside and new opportunities for local supply chains. GOV.UK
• Increased safe use of timber in construction in England will create an opportunity to increase demand for domestic timber, creating new green jobs, as well as stimulating further investment into domestic timber and wood processing supply chains. GOV.UK
• GIGA will enable the UK to seize growth opportunities through the transition to net zero, unlocking private investment, protecting jobs and creating new ones, and leveraging impact across the wider supply chain. GOV.UK
• In the shorter term there is likely to be a blow to the UK's green economy by upending the offshore wind supply chain, which was expected to create more than 100,000 new jobs by the end of the decade. Inkl
• Partnering with Deutsche Bank will allow companies, particularly SMEs, to access the global supply chain which can spur economic growth and contribute to job creation. Asian Development Bank
• A prominent developer has earmarked a site in Nottinghamshire for almost 130,000 sq ft of logistics space in a scheme forecast to create jobs in both the construction and operational phases. Insider Media Ltd
• New manufacturing facilities, processing plants and raw material production will further catalyse economic growth and job creation, with the intention of insulating the US from geopolitical supply chain risks. Global Wind Energy Council
• A TEPA between EFTA and India could bring significant economic benefits, such as integrated and resilient supply chains and new opportunities for businesses and individuals on both sides leading to increased trade and investment flows, job creation, and economic growth. The Indian Express
• Opportunities for job creation will likely come from investments that facilitate the green transition of businesses, the broader application of ESG standards and a broad reorientation of global supply chains, it said. Fortune

Last updated: 27 October 2024