Stats from PwC's latest Green Jobs Barometer shows the number of environmentally friendly job opportunities have doubled in a year.
Scotland is creating more green jobs as a proportion of the workforce than anywhere else in the UK, stats show.
That equates to 24,610 positions, PwC said - although warned more investment in reskilling was needed to make the most of the opportunities. It added Scotland still has a high number of "sunset jobs" in declining industries like the North Sea - but many have "highly transferable" skills for green industries.
"From the energy sector workers in the north east, to the technology being created by innovative start-ups and the strength of our financial and professional services sectors, Scotland has huge potential as a net zero economy." Top news stories today But it also warned of a "significant skills gap" in Britain's labour market "that cannot be addressed from the existing energy workforce alone". The PwC said the UK would need an extra 400,000 workers to build a "net zero energy workforce".
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