From the course: Closing the Green Skills Gap to Power a Greener Economy and Drive Sustainability
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How countries are embracing green skills
From the course: Closing the Green Skills Gap to Power a Greener Economy and Drive Sustainability
How countries are embracing green skills
- Governments around the world are faced with a dilemma: how to foster economic growth and create opportunity yet reduce carbon emissions and meet climate goals. To help navigate the green transition, LinkedIn is providing policy makers and business leaders with actionable insights. To do this, we use our Green Skills Intensity Index. Green Skills Intensity is a metric to understand how workers in different countries are applying green skills. It's a great way to spot trends, fill skills gaps, and foster green jobs. Let's take some examples from around the globe. The United States is the country with the highest green skills intensity, even though it is the second highest emitter of carbon emissions, it is also the world leader in green skills application. In just the last five years, the number of renewables and environment jobs in the US has more than traveled. If this trend continues, jobs in the renewables and…
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