Engineering union Prospect’s senior deputy general secretary has to consider the future for thousands of members working across the energy industry. They want future visibility for their careers as much as companies do for their investments, she says. But most are faced with more stress and more cost-cutting. She says we must invest to meet our net zero goal

When I ask Sue Ferns, senior deputy general secretary at Prospect union, for her view on UK energy policy, her response is to ask: “What is the energy policy?”