1、1Work toward net zero The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transitionNovember 202223Work toward net zero010203040506070809Contents2Work toward net zeroInsight summary 06How the climate changes the future of work 12The workforce impacts of climate change and decarbonization 22Creating job
2、 opportunities from equity in transition 34Building a new Green Collar workforce 52How skills offer pathways and opportunity in transition 66Setting a policy agenda for the Green Collar workforce 72Endnotes 86Technical appendix 90Contact 10745Work toward net zeroworker requirements over the transiti
3、on period and the role of policy in helping workers participate in a net-zero future.Just as industrialization gave rise to a blue-collar workforce,and technology and the growth of services has given rise to a white-collar workforce,the path to net zero is giving rise to a new Green Collar workforce
4、.Deloitte Globals modeling shows that the skills required in a Green Collar workforce are not too different from the skills held in the current workforce,and effectively harnessing this talent to learn more,teach others and create an active transition to net zero,will result in over 300 million addi
5、tional jobs globally at 2050.But this employment dividend can only be achieved by active policy support from governments globally in workforce and decarbonization policy efforts.This report presents a Green Collar workforce policy agenda to guide how decision-makers should consider supporting indust
6、ries and workers to adapt to global decarbonization for equitable employment outcomes.While this report provides a global perspective a framework for thinking about skills as the driver of economic transition the challenge will always to be to act local;to determine the specifics of a local workforc