From health issues including respiratory and cardiovascular events through to heat stress and exhaustion that affects productivity and absenteeism, climate will have an impact
Rain so hard that it floods the highways. Wildfires that swoop in quickly then cause smoke to linger for months. Earthquakes and hurricanes and extreme heat. The climate is changing and that means new strains on our infrastructure and lives, as well as the need for new skills to effectively deal with the changes.
Canada is already in the process of moving to ‘net-zero’ and we know that will mean an industrial transition away from industries that produce high GHG emissions. Beyond that, however, any country that wants to be ahead of environmental change needs to have a plan to develop ‘green skills’ and fill ‘green jobs’ – although there has yet to be a universally accepted definition as to what those actually are.
What is a little hazier to define but just as important are ‘green skills’, or the skills that will allow us to deal with the environmental challenges ahead. Of course these encompass technical areas, but they also cover a broad range of soft skills as well.
Workers who do not have green skills will find it more difficult to shift occupations. In this case the OECD uses the example of ‘rolling machine setters and operators’, who are employed in high numbers in GHG-intensive industries. As those industries pare back employment, those workers will have to find other jobs and one they might consider, according to the report, is that of ‘biomass plant technician’ which is one where hiring is anticipated to grow.
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