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• [New] Bold government action is imperative to safeguard Canadian jobs, build economic resilience, and defend Canada against aggressive U.S. trade threats. CNW Group
• The Acorn and Viking carbon capture and storage projects (CCUS) in development in Scotland and the North East will support a combined 35,000 jobs, the Government estimates, building on the 4,000 jobs already set to be created in other CCUS projects in the North West and Teesside. North Wales Chronicle
• NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced yesterday that it will cut 10% of its workforce, around 550 jobs, as part of a realignment of its workforce and not as a result of government shutdown. Just Security
• The British Government publishes first ever national plan to recruit workers needed for clean energy mission, with over 400,000 extra jobs by 2030. Strategic Energy Europe
• Thousands of young people in Scotland will benefit from skilled clean energy jobs, the UK Government has said, as it launched its plans to train the next generation of energy workers. Yahoo Finance UK
• Government modelling forecasts an additional 35,000 direct jobs in Scotland, 55,000 in the East of England and 50,000 in the North West. SKY

Last updated: 09 November 2025