{"id":991983,"date":"2021-09-20T09:21:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T07:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/?post_type=articles&p=991983"},"modified":"2021-09-20T09:25:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T07:25:02","slug":"europes-got-green-talent","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/articles\/europes-got-green-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s Got Green Talent"},"featured_media":992828,"template":"","meta":{"_has_post_settings":[]},"schools":[],"areas":[461],"subjects":[425],"class_list":["post-991983","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","areas-labor-market","subjects-sustainability"],"custom-fields":{"wpcf-article-body":["Green jobs, as defined by the United Nations Environment Program, are those that offer decent work that contributes substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality<\/a>. This can include safeguarding ecosystems and biodiversity, cutting down on energy, material and water usage, decarbonizing the economy, and preventing or at least minimizing the creation of waste and pollution \u2013 and it can cover a large number of occupations that are technical, scientific, administrative, academic, or service-related. What is particularly to important note, however, is the use of the word decent<\/em>. To be green and sustainable, jobs must not only combat the climate crisis, but also respect the rights of workers by providing adequate wages, safe conditions, career prospects, and lifelong learning.\r\n\r\nThe arrival of regulatory frameworks, policies, and financial support for those working in green jobs is demonstrative of the significant impact the green transition will have on the labor market. Furthermore, to marshal support for a clean and circular economy, the European Green Deal<\/a>, which aims to make Europe climate neutral by 2050, has announced a list of employment creation opportunities that includes the development of low-emission technologies and sustainable products and services, decarbonizing and revamping energy-intensive industries (steel, chemicals) and resource-intensive sectors (textiles, electronics), and the production of verifiable information to mitigate greenwashing.\r\n\r\nThe International Labor Organization (ILO) released a briefing note that argues that the transition to a green economy will bring with it a number of new jobs.<\/a> Eurostat reports that between 2012 and 2018, employment tied to the circular economy grew by 5%<\/a> (four million jobs). These jobs will cater to specific needs such as pollution control. Certain existing jobs will be replaced \u2013 for example, jobs in the fossil fuel industry will dwindle because of this transition. Some jobs will disappear, such as producing certain kinds of packaging materials, while other employment including builders, electricians, and architects will be transformed and repurposed for eco-efficiency.\r\n\r\nThe following table shows some of the career opportunities for green talent:\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nThere is a wide range of sectors and career opportunities for green talent in diverse industries so there is no single training profile. Nevertheless, there are indexes such as the Green General Skill Index<\/a> which identifies four groups of work areas that are particularly important for green occupations:\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n