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SCOTLAND is missing out on job opportunities in the low-carbon and renewable energy sector, the Scottish TUC warned after Extinction Rebellion blockaded Edinburgh’s North Bridge.

A report published by the union confederation today castigates the Scottish government for past promises of up to 130,000 jobs in the sector by 2020.

But current figures show there are just 46,400 employees in such jobs.

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