Twenty-four million new jobs in a greener economy by 2030

24 million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. According to the report, action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will result in sufficient job creation to more than offset job losses of 6 million elsewhere. Of the 163 economic sectors analysed, only 14 will suffer employment losses of more than 10,000 jobs worldwide.
6 million jobs can be created by transitioning towards a ‘circular economy’ which includes activities like recycling, repair, rent and remanufacture - replacing the traditional economic model of “extracting, making, using and disposing” (Press Release ILO, 14 May 2018).
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