There is currently no standardised way of defining "green" businesses or jobs. Industry and occupation-based classifications are often not useful for this purpose because green activities can be only part of the role of a specific business or job, with the proportion varying within each classification. This page provides estimates from more than one source and will be updated as definitions become more widely agreed.
The low carbon and renewable energy economyIn order to estimate the size of the low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE), ONS has developed a survey of businesses that asks them about their LCREE activities. The annual statistical release is currently only available at national level, but regional estimates have been produced for 2020, which combine survey responses with administrative data from other sources. The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas. In the region in 2020: - LCREE turnover was £2.74 billion, about 7.9% of the England total
- LCREE employment was 7,600, about 4.4% of the England total
LCREE turnover per worker was the highest among the nine English regions - LCREE turnover was highest in the nuclear sector and the low emission vehicles and infrastructure sector
- together, these were responsible for three fifths of the region's LCREE turnover
- LCREE employment was highest in the "other energy efficient products" and nuclear sectors
- together, these were responsible for about 58% of the region's LCREE employment
- data for England as a whole, suggests that, nationally, there was a 24% increase in LCREE turnover and a 15% increase in LCREE employment between 2020 and 2021.
Low carbon and renewable energy economy, turnover estimates, English regions, 2020Source: Experimental estimates of turnover and employment in the low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) by sector and English region, 2020 (ONS). Latest release: 14 Apr 2022 About the data: The ONS produces annual official estimates of the size of the UK's low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) at national level using data collected from the LCREE Survey of approximately 24,000 businesses. This asks businesses to report if they have activity in any of the 17 LCREE sectors that ONS has defined in consultation with key stakeholders.
Because the survey does not collect local data, this has been modelled for 2020 by combining data from the survey with administrative data from the ONS inter-departmental business register (IDBR) Geography: English regions, formerly known as Government Office regions. The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
Read MoreLow carbon and renewable energy economy, employment estimates, English regions, 2020Source: Experimental estimates of turnover and employment in the low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) by sector and English region, 2020 (ONS). Latest release: 14 Apr 2022 About the data: The ONS produces annual official estimates of the size of the UK's low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) at national level using data collected from the LCREE Survey of approximately 24,000 businesses. This asks businesses to report if they have activity in any of the 17 LCREE sectors that ONS has defined in consultation with key stakeholders.
Because the survey does not collect local data, this has been modelled for 2020 by combining data from the survey with administrative data from the ONS inter-departmental business register (IDBR) Geography: English regions, formerly known as Government Office regions. The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas. Key: FTE: Full-time equivalent
Read MoreLow carbon and renewable energy economy, turnover per worker estimates, English regions, 2020Source: Experimental estimates of turnover and employment in the low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) by sector and English region, 2020 (ONS). Latest release: 14 Apr 2022. Analysis by North East LEP. About the data: The ONS produces annual official estimates of the size of the UK's low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) at national level using data collected from the LCREE Survey of approximately 24,000 businesses. This asks businesses to report if they have activity in any of the 17 LCREE sectors that ONS has defined in consultation with key stakeholders.
Because the survey does not collect local data, this has been modelled for 2020 by combining data from the survey with administrative data from the ONS inter-departmental business register (IDBR) Geography: English regions, formerly known as Government Office regions. The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
Read MoreLow carbon and renewable energy economy, turnover estimates by sector, North East region, 2020Source: Experimental estimates of turnover and employment in the low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) by sector and English region, 2020 (ONS). Latest release: 14 Apr 2022 About the data: The ONS produces annual official estimates of the size of the UK's low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) at national level using data collected from the LCREE Survey of approximately 24,000 businesses. This asks businesses to report if they have activity in any of the 17 LCREE sectors that ONS has defined in consultation with key stakeholders.
Because the survey does not collect local data, this has been modelled for 2020 by combining data from the survey with administrative data from the ONS inter-departmental business register (IDBR) Geography: The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
Read MoreLow carbon and renewable energy economy, employment estimates by sector, North East region, 2020Source: Experimental estimates of turnover and employment in the low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) by sector and English region, 2020 (ONS). Latest release: 14 Apr 2022 About the data: The ONS produces annual official estimates of the size of the UK's low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) at national level using data collected from the LCREE Survey of approximately 24,000 businesses. This asks businesses to report if they have activity in any of the 17 LCREE sectors that ONS has defined in consultation with key stakeholders.
Because the survey does not collect local data, this has been modelled for 2020 by combining data from the survey with administrative data from the ONS inter-departmental business register (IDBR) Geography: The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas. Key: FTE: Full-time equivalent
Read MoreLow carbon and renewable energy economy, turnover and employment indices, England, 2015 onwardsSource: Low carbon and renewable energy economy, UK (ONS). Latest release (2021 data): 16 Feb 2023. Indices from North East LEP analysis About the data: Data collected from the low carbon and renewable energy economy (LCREE) Survey of UK businesses. This asks businesses to report if they have activity in any of the 17 LCREE sectors that ONS has defined in consultation with key stakeholders. Geography: England
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Green and brown jobs"Net zero jobs", a Resolution Foundation publication from 2022 set out information about "green jobs" and "brown jobs" in the UK. Broadly, their definition of green jobs relates to activities consistent with delivering the net zero transition. Those jobs that require significant change to be consistent with net zero are classified as brown. Their green and brown job definitions are based on detailed occupation classifications (SOC2010). These classifications can be combined with ONS published data to provide estimates of the number of green and brown jobs in each of the nine English statistical regions. The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas. The totals are only available up to and including 2021 as ONS releases used SOC2020 classifications after this date. We will continue to investigate the possibility of updating the definitions to the later classification system. The totals are estimates that are based on survey data and, therefore have levels of uncertainty. This is particularly true for occupations with relatively few workers within them, where employment data is sometimes unavailable. With these caveats, in the North East region in 2021: - About 114,000 residents were estimated to be working in green job occupations
- just under 48,000 were working in brown jobs
- the first total was lower than in 2020 while the second was higher
- the latest year on year changes differed from the broad trends in the three year average data. The number of green jobs in the region had been gently increasing since 2004 while the number of brown jobs had been gently decreasing
- about 10% of North East region residents were employed in green jobs, with about 4% in brown jobs
- these percentages were, respectively, lower and higher than the England equivalents and this had been the case in each year from 2004 onwards
- the percentage employed in green jobs was the lowest among the nine English regions, with the percentage in brown jobs the joint highest.
Employment in green and brown jobs, North East region, 2004 onwardsSource: Annual Population Survey, regional employment by occupation (SOC2010) (ONS via Nomis) last updated Apr 2022. Green and brown job definitions based on Resolution Foundation analysis. About the data: Based on survey responses from individuals about their occupation. Data for some occupations suppressed due to small sample sizes. Trends and comparisons have some volatility due to being sample based.
There are no SOC2010 occupation estimates after 2021.
The three year averages cover the period centred around the year that they relate to. Geography: North East region, which includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
Read MoreEmployment in green and brown jobs, 3 year annual average, North East region, 2004 onwardsSource: Annual Population Survey, regional employment by occupation (SOC2010) (ONS via Nomis) last updated Apr 2022. Green and brown job definitions based on Resolution Foundation analysis. Analysis by North East LEP. About the data: Based on survey responses from individuals about their occupation. Data for some occupations suppressed due to small sample sizes. Trends and comparisons have some volatility due to being sample based.
There are no SOC2010 occupation estimates after 2021. Geography: North East region, which includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
Read MoreEmployment in green and brown jobs (%), North East region, England, 2004 onwardsSource: Annual Population Survey, regional employment by occupation (SOC2010) (ONS via Nomis) last updated Apr 2022. Green and brown job definitions based on Resolution Foundation analysis. About the data: Based on survey responses from individuals about their occupation. Data for some occupations suppressed due to small sample sizes. Trends and comparisons have some volatility due to being sample based.
There are no SOC2010 occupation estimates after 2021. Geography: North East region, which includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
Read MoreEmployment in green and brown jobs (%), English regions, 2021Source: Annual Population Survey, regional employment by occupation (SOC2010) (ONS via Nomis) last updated Apr 2022. Green and brown job definitions based on Resolution Foundation analysis. About the data: Based on survey responses from individuals about their occupation. Data for some occupations suppressed due to small sample sizes. Trends and comparisons have some volatility due to being sample based.
There are no SOC2010 occupation estimates after 2021. Geography: English regions, the nine former Government Office regions. The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
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