It says that it is an opportunity for growth in high-quality jobs, distributing opportunities across UK regions.

Around 250,000 jobs have already been created in the transition, but the full workforce opportunities will only be realised with stronger policies to harness the potential and manage the risks.

A hands-off approach to the Net Zero workforce from Government will not work, it notes.

The CCC finds that most UK workers will see no major impacts from the transition. The largest changes are in sectors with a core role in the delivery of Net Zero – only a fifth of the current total workforce:

Two-thirds of these core workers are in sectors that can grow over the transition, especially buildings construction and retrofit and electric battery manufacturing.

Around 7% of UK workers are in sectors that will gradually redirect their products and services. These are large sectors that will transition from the use of fossil fuels to low-carbon methods, including cement and steel.

Less than 1% of UK workers are in high-emitting sectors that are likely to phase down over the transition. This includes oil and gas, where extraction must decline.

Net Zero offers the potential for significant net employment creation in the UK, with estimates of between 135,000 and 725,000 net new jobs in low-carbon sectors in sectors such as buildings retrofit, renewable energy generation and electric vehicles.

But the growth of jobs is not guaranteed. It will require active reskilling and upskilling of the workforce in key areas, with the need for government support.

Lord Deben, Chairman of the Climate Change Committee, said: “The UK has committed to Net Zero. The only question is whether the Government intends to get there in a way that benefits workers or leaves them behind.

“This is a unique moment to tailor our approach to skills and jobs, with the certainty of achieving the legal goal. A Net Zero workforce means secure employment for the future. This is an opportunity for the Government to bring real meaning to ‘levelling up’.”