Global Leadership in the 'Green Economy'?

The UK government claims to aiming for 'global leadership' of the 'green economy'. For example, it maintains their plans, will create 2 million skilled jobs in the area by 2030 (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/17/hard-data-blows-apart-uk-rhetoric-on-leading-the-way-to-a-green-economy). Actuality, however, currently seems very different. The number of people employed in low carbon and renewable energy, actually declined by 28,000 in the UK between 2014 and 2020. This fall was not a consequence of the Covid19 pandemic. The decline was evident, before the onset of the public health problem. Ten thousand people are working in the booming offshore wind sector but this is not as labour-intensive as working on North sea oil and gas rigs, where people live on the platforms. The building of wind turbines has also largely been outsourced to other countries, rather than increasing engineering in the UK. Employment in the solar panel sector also dropped by more than 40% over the same time period. The UK government have failed to consistently encourage the green economy. It's, consequently, hardly surprising that the estimate of 2 million skilled jobs by 2030, seems increasingly unlikely.