GREEN JOBS
Arnaud
Jaime Gálvez
Socially
inclusive
Biodiversity
and
ecosystem
services
Low
carbon
The green
economy
Resource
efficient
Transition to the green economy
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Clean energy production
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Responsible control and treatment of waste.
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Rethinking in food production and manufacturing
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Key role of the technology progress
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Low carbon roadmaps and sustainability strategies by different sectors
Technology and
digitalization could help
reduce emissions by more
than a third of the 50%
proposed for 2030. (World
Economic Forum)
What are green jobs?
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Decent jobs that help preserve the environment and help to combat climate
change.
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Five characteristics of an ideal green job:
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Voice at work
Equality
Safe working
conditions
Fair income
Protecting the
environment
Examples of green jobs
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Environmental lawer
Require other types of higher
education or no higher education
at all:
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Solar Energy Engineer
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Wind turbine technitian
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Environmental scientists
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Recycling worker or coordinator
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Logger (sustainable)
Require bachelor’s degree:
The dark side of green jobs
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Green does not always mean safety
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Some jobs involved in greening the economy are dirty and dangerous
“The rate of fatal injuries in the waste and
recycling sector is 17 times higher than
the average across all industries”
(Health and Safety Executive)
The skill development and its role in the
economic trasition
New opportunities
in the form of green
jobs
More demand of
new skills
Two-fold role of the skill development in :
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Protects people and gives them opportunities
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Role of enabler of the green transition itself
Skill
development
Realizing the
potential of green
jobs
The roles of the private and public sectors
in the green transition
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The private sector plays a crucial role in driving green growth all over the world.
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The level of pollution will depend of the types of investment and technologies in
which the private sector will invest.
But also, the public sector is important, governments should:
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Send the right price signals
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Reorientate the public expenditure towards more sustainable
policies
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Stimulate demand for more sustainable goods and services
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Reduce the carbon footprint of public services