Green skills, that is, skills needed in a low-carbon economy, will be required in
all sectors and at all levels in the workforce as emerging economic activities create
new (or renewed) occupations. Structural changes will realign sectors that are likely
to decline as a result of the greening of the economy and workers will need to be
retrained accordingly. The successful transition to a low-carbon economy will only
be possible if workers can flexibly adapt and transfer from areas of decreasing employment
to new industries. This report suggests that the role of skills and education and
training policies should be an important component of the ecological transformation
process.