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Bookmark or Share- How 'green education' could speed up the net-zero transitionGreen jobs, green skills, green economy. We hear these terms more and more and with good reason. The energy transition required for countries to achieve their net-zero goals is gargantuan. According to LinkedIn data, job postings for 'green' jobs are growing nearly twice as fast as the number of workers with the skills to fill them.
- Green your career – get these skills, says UN | World Economic ForumFarming, architecture, science and teaching are some of the sectors that will need new green skills, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Almost half of young people feel they don’t have the right skills, according to the World Economic Forum’s Davos Labs Youth Recovery Plan 2021.
- You need these skills to get that green job | World Economic ForumGreen jobs - jobs that need green skills - are found in a wide range of sectors, from healthcare to construction. Green talent in the workforce has grown almost 40% in the last seven years. Demand for green talent is already outstripping supply. The LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report 2022 calls for action on upskilling and reskilling.
- Green jobs: How cities are leading the way | World Economic ForumGlobally, a shortage of green skills is delaying climate action, especially in cities. Climate action can create a third more jobs than business-as-usual approaches but green jobs must be accessible to those in most need. By prioritizing partnerships with businesses, unions and communities, we can close the skills gap and deliver decent jobs.
- A four-step plan to closing the global green skills gapThe LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report 2023 highlights the scale of the green skills shortage. Between 2022 and 2023, the share of green talent in the workforce rose by a median of 12.3% across the 48 countries studied for the research.
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