GlobalGreenSkillsReport2024

Executive

summary

Theclimatecrisisisincreasinglysteeringdecision-makingatthehighestlevelsofgovernmentandbusiness,yieldingacascadingseriesofsustainabilitytargets,commitments,andmandates.ButdatafromLinkedIn’smorethanonebillionmembersrevealsthattheglobalworkforceisnotontracktorealizethese

ambitions.

Weneedtodoublethesizeofthegreentalentpoolby2050—atabareminimum—tokeeppacewithprojecteddemand.1Roughlyhalfofjobsinthe2050greeneconomywilllackqualifiedcandidatesifwedon’tfocusonstrategic,expansiveupskilling.

Thisreportilluminatesglobaltrendsattheintersectionofclimateactionandtheworkforce.Weshowhow

governmentpoliciesarealreadyshiftingthesupplyanddemandforgreenskills,andrecommendhigh-impactpoliciesforgrowingthegreentalentpool.Wespotlighttwogroupscriticaltothegoalofdoublinggreentalent:GenZ,whichdesperatelywantstobepartoftheclimatesolutionbutisstrugglingtobreakin,andwomen,whomakeupjustathirdofgreentalentworldwide.Wealsodelveintofourindustrieswheregreenskills

developmentisparticularlyimportanttoreachingclimatetargets:energyproduction&utilities,construction,manufacturing,andtechnology,information,&media.

1Comparingthegrowthtrajectoriesoftheshareofjobpostingsforgreentalentandthesupplyofsuchmembersonourplatformcanhelpusunderstandsupply/demandimbalances.Ourestimatesofadoublingoftheworkforceisbasedupontheassumptionthatsupplywasequaltodemandwhenwebegantrackingthisdata.Basedonsurveyresearch,webelievethisisaconservativeestimation.

Kaura,A.(2024)."UnderstandingtheGreenTransition."LinkedinEconomicGraph

ResearchNote.

Definitions

Greenskillsarethosethatdirectlycombattheeffectsofclimatechange.

Greenjobsarethosethathavesustainabilityattheircoreandcannotbeperformedwithout

extensiveknowledgeofgreenskills.

GreentalentisaLinkedinmemberwhohasexplicitlyaddedatleastonegreenskilltotheirprofileand/orareworkinginagreenjob.

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Thisisaninflectionpointforourplanet.2024hasbeenarecordyearforextremeweather,withdeadly

“Thisdataisawakeupcall,andthere’snomoretimetohitthesnoozebutton.Everysingleclimategoalisatriskifwedon’thaveaworkforcepreparedtodeliverthe

changeweurgentlyneed.Ourdatareflects

policymakers’powertoshapegreentalentdemandandsupply.Asgovernmentsfinalizethenextdecadeof

climatecommitments,theymustincludeexplicit

investmentstocreatethegreen-skilledworkforcetocombattheclimatecrisis.”

flooding,destructivehurricanes,andthehottestsummerinrecordedhistory.Byearly2025,signatoriestotheParisAgreementwillsubmittheirmostambitiousclimateplansyet,followinganagreementatCOP28to

triplerenewablescapacityanddoubleenergyefficiencyby2030.Withthisdeadlineandthe2035targetforfulfillingclimateplanslooming,governmentleadersarenowpreparingtomakeunprecedentedinvestmentsinnewinfrastructureandinnovationsthatwillreduceglobalwarming—andshapetheeconomyfordecadestocome.

Theworldofworkischangingrapidly,andweneedpeoplewiththeskillstocombattheclimatecrisis,rightnow.Already,wehavefound,thehiringrateforgreentalentis54.6%greaterthanthehiringrateoverall.Byhelpingworkersdevelopgreenskills,wewillpositionthemtoaccessopportunitiesduringthisuniquewindowandoverthelongterm.

SueDuke,

VicePresidentofPublicPolicy&EconomicGraph,LinkedIn

Greenskillswillpavethepathtowardclimategoalsandeconomicprosperity.Ifwedon’tinvestinproducingaglobalworkforcecapableofaddressingtheclimatecrisisandparticipatinginthegreeneconomy,wewillfailbothourplanetandourpeople.

Keyfindings

11.6%

Globaldemandforgreentalentgrewtwiceasquicklyassupplybetween2023and2024—withdemandincreasingby11.6%andsupplyby5.6%.

By2030—halfwaytothedeadlineforfulfillingnationallydeterminedcontributions(NDCs)—

oneinfivejobswilllackthegreentalenttofillit.By2050,thisgapwillballoontooneintwojobs.

1in2

54.6%

Jobseekerswithgreenskillsortitlesseea54.6%higherhiringratethantheworkforceoverall.In

theUSthisrisesto80.3%higher,withIreland79.8%higher.

Globally,thefastest-growinggreenskillis

SustainableProcurement—which15%more

peopleaddedtotheirLinkedInprofilesin2024than2023.

15%

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Theutilitiesindustry—drivenbytherapidexpansioninrenewableenergy—leadsallindustriesingreentalentdemand,withnearlyaquarterofjob

postings(23.1%)requiringgreenskills.Greenskillsarelikelytobecome

increasinglyimportantastheindustryconfrontsthecomplexitiesofoverhaulingthepowergridandtransitioningtorenewables.

Construction,ahard-to-abatesectorresponsiblefor

37%ofglobalemissions

,ispoisedforasubstantialinfluxofclimate-relatedinvestmentandwillbecrucialtoreachclimatetargets.Constructionhasthesecond-highestdemandforgreentalent—oneinfivejobpostings(20.6%)requiregreenskills.

Manufacturingdeliversthetechnologiesandproductsthattransformother

industries,butisalargecontributorofemissions.13.2%ofjobpostingsrequiregreenskills.Manufacturerswillfaceadditionalpressuretoreachnetzeroas

companiesacrossindustriesseektodecarbonizetheirsupplychains.

Thesharpestgreentalentdemandspikebetween2023and2024wasinthetechnology,information,&mediaindustry—wheretheshareofjobsrequiringgreenskillssurged60%asAIgainsfurthertractionandcompaniesadd

datacentercapacity.

Chapter1

Workersdesperatelyneeded:

Thegrowinggreenskillsshortage

Governmentsandcompaniesareinvestingheavilyinreachingambitious

climatetargets.Butthesegoalswillbeunattainable,andresourcessquandered,ifwedon’thavepeoplewiththeskillstobuildandpowernewinfrastructure,

developanddeployinnovativetechnologiesandprocesses,andrethinkexistingbusinessmodels.Wearealreadyfallingbehind.

Thecurrentgreentalentsupplyanddemandtrajectorywillleaveuslacking

nearlyone-fifth(18.7%)ofthegreentalentwe’llneedby2030—themidway

pointbetweenthe2025deadlineforcountriestocommittoNDCs,asoutlinedintheParisAgreement,andthe2035targetforfulfillingthem.By2050,thisgapwillswellto101.5%—leavinguswithouthalfthegreentalentthatemployerswill

need.

Governmentshavethepowertoinfluencedemandforgreentalentandcreateastrongsupplyofskilledworkers.Whengovernmentsinvestin,

incentivize,andde-riskclimatesolutions—andwhentheypartnerwitheducationalinstitutionsandprivatesectorplayerstoupskilltheworkforce

—climateplanscanbecomeblueprintstodelivereconomicopportunityandaviablepathtonetzero.

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Greendemandversusgreensupply

Asemployersstrivetohitsustainabilitytargets,theyaredrivingupdemandforgreentalentinmostcountries.In2023,7.3%ofjobpostingsonLinkedInwereforagreenjoborrequiredgreenskills.Thisyear,thatfigureroseto7.7%.

ThepercentageofjobpostingsrequiringgreenskillsishighestintheUK,anearlymoverinestablishingclimatetargets2;13%ofUKjobsnowrequireatleastonegreenskill.FollowingcloselybehindareIreland(12.4%),Saudi

Arabia(11.7%),Norway(11.6%),andSwitzerland(11.5%).

Portugal,wherethelargestutility

announced

a$27billioninvestmentinnearlydoublingitsrenewableenergycapacitylastyear,postedthemostrobust

greentalentdemandgrowthbetween2023and2024.Theirshareofjobsrequiringgreenskillssurged71.3%,withothernotablespikesintheUK(46%),CostaRica(40%),Singapore(27.1%),andLuxembourg(27%).

2TheUKwasthefirstcountrytointroducealegallybindingframeworktoreducegreenhousegasemissionswiththeClimateChangeAct2008.

Greentalentdemandbycountry

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12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0%

United

States

AustraliaBrazilCostaRicaFranceGermanyLuxembourgPortugalSingaporeUnited

Kingdom

20232024

Theglobalsupplyofgreentalent,however,islaggingfartherbehind.Whilegreentalentdemandgrew11.6%from2023-2024,supplyonlyincreasedby5.6%.

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By2050,thegapbetweengreentalentsupplyanddemandwillballoonto

101.5%ifcurrenttrendscontinue.Unlessweatleastdoublethesizeofthegreentalentpoolprojectedtoexistthatyear,wewillputsustainabilitygoalsatrisk.

Greentalentdemandandsupply(proj.2025onwards)

Indexedto2021|MedianValuesandCAGRusedforprojecteddata

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Whyaresomegreenskillssuddenlyredhot?

Globally,weseethegreatestdemandandsupplygrowthforskillsinareasthathavebeenthefocusofrecentgovernmentclimatepolicies.These

includesupplychaindecarbonization,sustainableconstruction,renewableenergy,andecosystemmanagement.

Supplychaindecarbonization

PoliciesliketheEU’s

CarbonBorderAdjustmentMechanism(CBAM)

,whichattachesafeetoemissionsgeneratedduringtheproductionofimported

products,arepromptingcompaniestoexaminetheclimateimpactoftheir

entiresupplychains.Inconjunctionwiththisimperative,thisyear’sfastest-

growingskillissustainableprocurement—which15%moreworkersaddedtotheirLinkedInprofilesin2024thanin2023.IntheUK,wherethe

Sustainability

DisclosureRequirements(SDR)

policydemandsgreatertransparencyinto

emissionsthroughoutthesupplychain,theshareofworkerswithresponsiblesourcingskillsgrewfivefoldoverthepastyear.

year)andhydrogenstorage(up130.7%).

Sustainablebuildingandretrofitting

Regulations,incentives,andinvestmentsrelatedtobuildingdecarbonizationandenergyefficiencyarefuelingdemandforexpertiseinsustainablebuildingpractices.IntheUS,wherepoliciessuchasthe

InflationReductionAct

and

BipartisanInfrastructureLaw

focusonthenexusofclimateandthebuilt

environment,theshareofworkerswithbuildingperformanceskillsis80timeshigherthisyearthanitwasin2023.IntheUK,where

decarbonizingtheexisting

buildingstockisatoppriority

,theshareofworkersaddingthebuilding

performanceskillgrewfiftyfold.

Renewableenergy

GlobalinitiativesemergingfromCOP28liketheUAEConsensus,whichcallsfortriplingrenewableenergycapacityby2030,haveintensifiedthefocusonskillsinrenewableenergygeneration.

Skillsrelatedtosolarenergyledthegrowth,accountingfor5ofthe10fastest-

growingskillswithintheglobalrenewablessector.ThesharpestspikewasforthesolarsystemdesignskillinBrazil,which9xasmanyworkersaddedtotheir

profilesin2024asin2023.Brazil’sboomingsolarenergysectorovertookwindasthecountry’ssecond-largestelectricitysourcein2023,thesameyearthe

governmentannounced

$82Binenergytransitioninvestments

throughitsNewGrowthAccelerationProgram(PAC).Bytheendoftheyear,Brazilhad

113,147

megawattsofnewsolarcapacityinthepre-constructionphase

—secondonlytoChina.

AnothernotableskilladoptionspikewasinGermany,whereaplantotransitionawayfromfossilfueldependenceby

prioritizinggreenhydrogen

isreflectedinanacceleratedadoptionofskillsingreenhydrogen(up224.5%overthepast

Ecosystemmanagement

Workersarealsoacceleratingtheiradoptionofskillsrelatedtoecosystem

management,amidpoliciestargetingthehealthandenvironmentalrisksposedbycontaminatedsoilandwater,prioritizingclimateresilience,andsupportingtherenewableenergysector’sneedforadditionalland.Inthisarea,weseethegreatestyear-over-yearincreasesintheskillsofwater&wastewaterdesigninGermany(up391%),hazardmitigationinBrazil(264%),verticalfarmingintheUS(144%),carbonmanagementinSingapore(108%),andhazardouswaste

managementinPeru(89%).

Fastest-growinggreenskills

US

Brazil

Australia

UK

Germany

France

1.BuildingPerformance

1.Integrated

SupplyChain

Management

1.EnvironmentalRisk

1.BuildingPerformance

1.IndustrialMaintenance

1.Electrification

2.ResponsibleSourcing

2.Health,Safety,Security,and

Environment(HSSE)

2.HSSE

2.Decarbonization

2.Integrated

SupplyChain

Management

2.SustainableBusiness

Strategies

3.EnvironmentalProjects

3.HazardousChemicals

3.EnvironmentalProtection

3.LowCarbon

3.Ocean

3.EnvironmentalProtection

4.EnvironmentalDue

Diligence

4.SolarSystemDesign

4.WaterIndustry

4.ResponsibleSourcing

4.Water&

WastewaterDesign

4.EnergyEngineering

5.SustainableGrowth

5.Sustainable

Management

5.LandUse

5.EnvironmentalStudies

5.SustainabilityStrategy

5.ClimateChangeMitigation

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Chapter2

Opportunityknocks:

Greenskillsopendoors,butmanylackaccess

Greenskillingisoneofourmostpowerfulleversforreversingclimatechange.Itisalsoapathwaytoeconomicopportunity.Asnotedinour

previousreport

,

workerswithgreenskillsaremorelikelytobehiredandgreenskillshaveprovenmoreresilientduringeconomicdownturns.Workerswhodeveloptheseskills

positionthemselvesforrolesinthegreentransformationunderway—future-proofingtheircareersasgreenskillsmovefrom“goodtohave”to“musthave,”muchlikedigitalskills.

Weneedeveryoneforthistransition,andeveryonedeservesaccesstothe

economicopportunityitbrings.Butcertainpopulations,includingGenZand

women,demandspecialfocusinourquesttodoublegreentalentby2050.GenZ,whichwillmakeup

morethanathird

oftheworkforcein2050,ishighly

motivatedtobepartoftheclimatesolutionbutstrugglestobreakin.Women,whoare

disproportionatelyimpactedbytheravagesofclimatechange

,arelesslikelythanmentohavegreenskills:10%ofwomenhaveatleastonegreenskillontheirprofilecomparedto17%ofmen.

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Acrossindustries,greencandidatesrisetothetopofthepool

Ina

slowinglabormarket

,withstiffcompetitionamongjobseekersandhiringdeclinesinmanyeconomies,greenhiringisbuckingthetrend,presentinganopportunityforworkersacrossallgenerationsandgeographies.Greentalentisfarmorelikelytosecureajob,gettinghiredataglobalrate54.6%

abovetheeconomy-widehiringrate.

IntheUS,wheredemandforgreentalentgrew9.8%between2023and

2024(whilesupplyincreasedby3.1%),thehiringrateforgreentalentis80.3%greaterthanthehiringratefortalentoverall.

InIreland,wheredemandforgreentalentgrew22.1%between2023and2024(whilesupplyincreasedby6.3%),thehiringrateforgreentalentis79.8%greaterthanfortalentoverall.

IntheUK,wheredemandforgreentalentgrewastaggering46%between2023and2024(whilesupplyincreasedby5.3%),thehiringrateforgreentalentis72%greaterthanthehiringratefortalentoverall.

Remarkably,ourdataalsoshowsthatevenwhenjobpostingsdonotexplicitlylistgreenskills,employersfindtheseskillsappealing—andaremorelikelyto

hirecandidateswhohavethem.InFinlandandtheNetherlands,where

between2023and2024theshareofjobpostingsrequiringatleastonegreenskilldropped43.8%and20.1%,respectively,greentalentismorethantwiceaslikelyasothertalenttobehired.Similarly,inBelgium,wheretheshareofjob

postingsrequiringgreenskillsfell18.6%inthepastyear,workerswithgreenskillsarestill90.3%morelikelytobehired.

Jobseekerswithgreenskillsortitlesseea54.6%higherhiringratethantheworkforceoverall.

p

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54.6%

GenZwantsgreenjobsbutcan’tbreakin

GenZisperhapsthemostpromisingtargetforglobaleffortstodoublegreentalent,buttoday,only1in20GenZworkershavegreenskills.Thisgeneration(bornbetween1997and2012)isenteringtheworkforcemorequicklythananyothergenerationandtendstoviewtheclimatetransitionasbothanexistentialthreatandapromisingsourceofeconomicopportunity.

GenZwillmakeupone-thirdoftheworkforceby2030,akeystagingpostforachievingnetzero.Butatthecurrentrateofprogress,onlyonein10GenZworkerswillhavegreenskillsbythen.

Thisisnotduetolackofinterest.MorethanhalfofGenZers(61%)wanttoworkinagreenjobinthenext5years,andmorethanthree-quarters(78%)believetheycouldpickupgreenskillsifofferedthetraining.3Buttheyarestrugglingtofindawayin.

3BasedonaglobalsurveyLinkedInconductedof7,141citizensacrosstheUK,US,Germany,Netherlands,Brazil,andtheUAEinMay2024.

Whatarethemainbarrierstosecuringagreenjob?

63%

Lackofavailablejobopportunities

Lackofexperience45% Lackofgreenskills40%

GenZworkersareconfidentintheirabilitytolearngreenskills,ifonlytheycouldeasilyidentifyprogramsthatteachthem.78%ofGenZworkersbelievethatif

offeredtraining,they’dbeabletolearnthenewskillsneededtoperformagreenjob.ButemployershavebeenslowtogiveGenZthegreenskillstheywant,withjust30%ofGenZworkerssayingtheircurrentemployeroffersgreenskills

training.Greenupskillingisalsodifficulttocomebyfromothersources.Fewer

thanhalfofGenZworkers(41%)haveaccesstogreenskillstrainingprograms.IntheUS,thisfiguredropsto25%.

GenZers,likeothergenerations,areinsufficientlyawareoftheenormousrangeofroles,acrossindustries,thatcanimpactclimatechange.Fewerthan1in5

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GenZershaveafullunderstandingofthedifferentcareerpathsforbreakingintogreenjobs—andwhatagreenjobcanbe.

Womenunderrepresentedasgreengendergappersists

Thereisapersistentgendergapinthegreenworkforce.Currently,10%ofwomenhaveatleastonegreenskill,comparedto17%ofmen.

Theglobalgreengendergaphasbeensteadilywidening,byanaverageof0.17percentagepointsperyear.Thisishappeningevenaswomenare

gaininggreenskillsmorequicklythanmen.Since2023,theshareofgreentalenthasrisen12%amongwomenand8.3%amongmen.Thegrowthinwomenenteringthegreenworkforceisstill3timestooslowtoclosethewideninggreentalentgendergap.

Casestudy

OnePointFive|Greenupskillingprogramtakesapagefromcodingacademies

WhenLaurelYarosfoundherselfonthejobmarketafterherB2Bsoftwaresalesteamwascutduringa

reductioninforce,sheseizedthemomenttopivotintothegreeneconomy.“TherewasalotofdoomandgloomthatIwasreadingabout—wildfires,coastalshorelinesbeingdestroyed—andIwantedtobe

doingsomethingtohelp,”saysYaros,27.Shesearchedandnetworkedextensivelyformonths.Butwithoutskillsorexperienceinsustainability,shefound,“Itwasnoteasy.”

Eventuallysheenrolledin

OnePointFiveAcademy(orOPFAcademy)

,an8weekcohort-basedprogramwhereshegainedskillsindecarbonizationstrategy,lifecycleanalysis(assessingtheenvironmentalimpactofaproductorserviceovertime),andsustainabilityreporting.Sheheardaboutthelatesttrendsinclimateinnovation,financing,andstandardsfromguestspeakersincludingaclimatetechCEO,a

decarbonization-orientedinvestor,acarbonaccountingexpert,andtheexecutivedirectorofaclimatenonprofit.Andshecementedhernewknowledgethroughhands-onprojectssimulatingthetasksshemightdoonthejob—likeusingmockdatatobuildagreenhousegasaccountingmodel.

BypairinghernewgreenskillswithherexistingskillsinB2Bsoftwaresales,Yarostransitionedintothegreeneconomywhilecontinuingtoascendthecareerladder.Shenowsellsfleetandrouteoptimizationsolutionsdesignedtoimprovetheefficiencyofoperatingheavy-dutyvehicles,likesanitationtrucksandsnowplows.

“WhenIspeakwithsomeoneinasustainabilityrole,I'mabletoleveragetheknowledgeIlearnedinOPFAcademytobuildrapport,findcommongoals,andmovethedealforward,”shesays.

NeilYeoh,thefounderandCEOof

OnePointFive

—asustainabilityadvisoryfirm—createdOPF

Academyafternoticinghowmanyprofessionals,fromGenZerstomid-careerworkers,experiencedthesamedilemmaasYaros.“WestumbleduponthehugeproblemofthisCatch-22:Youcan'tgettheskillswithoutgettingthejob,butyoucan'tgetthejobwithouttheskills,”hesays.

OPFAcademyispartofagrowingconstellationofclimate-focusedtrainingprogramsmodeledonthe

softwareengineeringbootcampsthathaveproliferatedoverthepastdecade.Withinayearandahalfofits2023launch,ithasupskilled700peoplein45countries.Yeoh’sgoal:trainingandactivating100,000sustainabilityprofessionalsby2030.

“Academiaisfarbehindtherapidlymovinggreenskillspace,andorganizationsareupskillinginthewrongplaces,”Yeohsays.“We’reabletousecasestudiesfromouradvisoryworkwithreal-worldcompaniesto

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trainothers.Beingabletosay,‘Whatdotheseskillsactuallymeanforacompany?’iswhatdifferentiatesus.”

Chapter3

Pivotalindustries:

Energyproduction&utilities,

manufacturing,construction,andtechnology,information,&media

Theenergyproduction&utilities,manufacturing,construction,andtechnology,information,&mediaindustriesareindispensabletoreachingclimatetargets.

Theymeritspecialattentionfrompolicymakersseekingtoachieveemissionsreductionsatspeedandscaleandtocapitalizeontheeconomicopportunitiesarisingfromtheclimatetransition.

Weareoperatingonanextremelytighttimeline.Themorequicklyand

effectivelywebuildanddeploytheinfrastructureandinnovationsthatwill

transformtheseindustries,thegreaterourprospectofachieving2030,2035,and2050decarbonizationgoals.Ifwe’reslowtogrowgreentalent,wewilljeopardizeourchances.

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Energyproduction&utilities

Thesuccessofthegreentransitionrestsonthesuccessfultransformationoftheenergyindustry,whichisresponsibleforapproximately

75%ofglobal

greenhousegasemissions

.Governmentsaroundtheworldareprioritizingthesector,

earmarkingroughly$2trillionforrenewableenergy

since2020.

Theenergylandscapeisshifting,withfurtherdisruptionahead.Theworld

added50%morerenewablecapacityin2023thanin2022,with

thenextfive

yearsexpectedtoseethefastestgrowthyet

.By2030,theInternational

EnergyAgencypredictsthat

renewableswillmeethalfofglobalelectricity

demand

.Forworkers,thisisatimeofopportunityanduncertainty.

IndescribingIEA’sWorldEnergyOutlook2024,IEAExecutiveDirectorFatihBirolsaid,“We’renowmovingatspeedintotheAgeofElectricity,whichwilldefinetheglobalenergysystemgoingforwardandincreasinglybebasedonclean

sourcesofelectricity.”

Renewableenergycompaniesarealreadyreportingashortageofhighly

qualifiedtalent.Fossilfuelworkersareseeingtheirjobschange,ascompaniesexperimentwithrenewablesourcesandlookforwaystocutemissions.And

utilitiesareinurgentneedofworkerscapableofhelpingthemrevampaginginfrastructure,limitthe

risingcostsofweather-relateddamage

,switchto

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renewablesources,prepareforan

expecteddemandsurge,

anddecarbonizetheirownoperations.

Renewablesareontherise

Ineverycountrywestudied,moreworkersarejoiningtherenewableenergyindustrythanleavingit,astrongsignofemploymentgrowth.Likewise,

renewableenergyemploysagrowingshareofmanycountries’workforces,whilefossilfuelsemployadecliningshare.

InGermany,theshareoftheworkforceinrenewableenergygrew8.2%overthepastyear,whiletheshareinfossilfuelsdropped2.8%.InSweden,theshareoftheworkforceinrenewablesgrew11%whiletheshareinfossilfuelsdropped0.5%.IntheUK,theshareoftheworkforceinrenewablesgrew8.3%whiletheshareinfossilfuelsfell0.12%.

Insomecountries,theshareoftheworkforceinfossilfuelshasnotdeclinedbuthasgrownmoreslowlythantheshareinrenewables.InIndia,forexample,theshareoftheworkforceinrenewablesgrew5.5%whiletheshareinfossilfuelsgrew3.6%.InBrazil,theshareoftheworkforceinrenewablesgrew5.4%whiletheshareinfossilfuelsgrew2.1%.

IntheUS,hiringintherenewableenergysectorhasbeenoutpacingfossilfuelhiringasfarbackasJune2020.Hiringinrenewablesisnow120%higherthaninfossilfuels.Comparingspecificrenewableenergysources,weseethatthisincreaseisdrivenbysolar,wherehiringis97%higherthaninfossilfuels,

followedbybiomass(79%higher)andwind(42%higher).

Brazil

Canada FranceGermany IndiaIndonesiaItaly

Mexico

Netherlands

Poland

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

UnitedKingdomUnitedStates

Compoundedannualgrowthratefortheshareoftheworkforce

byindustry(2016–2024)

-10%-8%-6%-4%-2%0%2%4%6%8%10%

FossilfuelRenewable

Source:

Kaura,A.(2024)."AcceleratingtheTransitiontoElectricVehicles."LinkedInEconomicGraphResearchNote.

Theskillsmixischangingastheenergymixevolves.IntheUS,where

several

stateshavepassedlawsdesignedtospurthegrowthofgeothermalenergy

,theshareoftheworkforcededicatedtogeothermalelectricpowergenerationhas

increasedbyanaverageof4%eachyearbetween2016and2024.TheUS

geothermalsectorisfollowedbyincreasesintheshareoftheworkforceinsolar

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electricpowergenerationandwindelectricpowergeneration(up2.6%and2.4%,respectively).InBrazil,wherepolicymakershavesimilarlypassedlawstodevelopthecountry’ssol