- Date published:
- January 2023
- Organisation:
- Grantham Research Institute at LSE
- Authors:
- Misato Sato, Leanne Cass, Aurélien Saussay, Francesco Vona, Leo Mercer and Layla O’Kane
- Themes:
- Green
Across the US and UK, low-carbon jobs have greater requirements for technical, managerial and social skills compared with other jobs. Low-carbon jobs require higher-level IT and cognitive skills too, which are also in high demand due to the ongoing digital transformation.
What are low-carbon jobs and where are they emerging? What skills are needed to fill these roles and are they already present in the labour force in the right locations? Do low-carbon jobs pay a good wage? How can we ensure workers in jobs at risk from the low-carbon transition are not left behind?