Growing Demand for Green Skills and Green Hiring

The podcast discusses the increasing trend of workers with green skills being in high demand and hired at a faster rate than workers without these skills. Green skills involve activities such as sustainable design, conservation of natural resources, and pollution reduction. These skills are not limited to specific green jobs but are also being applied in traditional industries like construction, interior design, and park management. To address the gender gap in green skills, governments, companies, and workers need to invest in upscaling and reskilling programs. Women, especially, face challenges due to the underrepresentation of STEM backgrounds in their education and lower representation in the green renewable energy economy.