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From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :

Prelims level: Green Jobs

Mains level: Green Economy

At an event to mark World Environment Day recently, PM mentioned India’s efforts to create ‘green jobs’.

‘Green jobs’ refer to a class of jobs that directly have a positive impact on the planet, and contribute to the overall environmental welfare.
Jobs involving renewable energy, conservation of resources, ensuring energy efficient means are categorised under the same.
In all, they are aimed at reducing the negative environmental impact of economic sectors and furthering the process of creating a low-carbon economy.
The idea behind a low-carbon economy or decarbonisation is fairly simple — it is about maintaining a sustainable economy.

The Skill Council for Green Jobs was launched by the Union government on October 1, 2015.
Aligned to the National Skill Development Missions, it was set up to be a not-for-profit, independent, industry-led initiative.

The UNEP’s 2019 Emissions Gap report dictates that it is essential for greenhouse gas emissions to reduce by 7.6% per annum between the years 2020 to 2030.
This is necessary to reach the target that was set during the Paris Agreement.
Failing to meet the same would consequently result in a failure to effectively combat global warming.
Consequently, a decarbonized economy plays a key role in ensuring a greener, safer, healthier and more sustainable planet to inhabit.

According to the ILO, India moving to a green economy by the next decade would alone create about 3 million jobs in the renewable energy sector.
The renewable energy sector created about 47,000 new jobs in 2017 accounting for a 12% increase in just the span of a year.
For India ‘green jobs’ can prove immensely useful to the country with sectors like renewable energy, waste management, green transport and urban farming.
An integrated, systematic approach is crucial to ensuring this.

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