Why are green skills important for youth?

Green skills include technical knowledge, expertise and abilities that enable the effective use of green technologies and processes in a professional environment. They draw on a range of knowledge, values and attitudes to facilitate environmentally sustainable decision-making at work and in life. Although green competences are relevant to people of all ages, they are of greater importance to younger people who can contribute to ecological transformation over a longer period of time.

"One of the main challenges we face as young people in accessing green jobs is a lack of clarity about career paths and training resources, as well as a lack of mentorship or support systems to develop green careers," said Kristy Drutman, co-founder of the Green Jobs Board. , a platform that provides environmental job seekers with a one-stop resource to discover and learn about environmental job opportunities. (More on unfccc.int)