“Without qualified workers, the green transition will not be achieved” |

2024-01-19 15:08:38

During the presentation of the Green Skills Outlook report in Davos, prepared by The Economist Impact, Ignacio Galan, president of Iberdrola, said: “The opportunities presented by the transition are huge, but it is essential that both businesses and policy makers focus now on ensuring people have the right skills and training. Without skilled workers, the transition will not be achieved and the benefits will not be realized.”

“As the world emerges from the COP with a clear focus on phasing out fossil fuels, as well as tripling renewable energy in six years, all companies across all sectors are acutely aware that change is coming.” quickly,” assured the president of Iberdrola.

“Those who plan well will lead and be at the forefront of the transition. At Iberdrola we have been helping workers and industries to reorient and retrain to make the most of the green transition for two decades. “We have helped aircraft companies take the lead in wind energy, shipbuilders diversify into offshore wind manufacturing, and oil and gas workers retain their offshore expertise but shift to renewables.” , has commented Ignacio Sánchez Galan.

He president of Iberdrola wanted to emphasize that: “Iberdrola and the energy sector also have much more to do and we are not standing still. We continue to work with schools, universities and policy makers around the world, as well as offering our own initiatives, such as the platform Global Green Employmentand intersectoral programs, such as Reskilling 4 Employment. With this report we now also have detailed insights from a thousand business leaders around the world, giving us valuable insights into where the pain points are and how to address them.”

The report, which explores the impact of the green transition on global labor markets, is based on a global survey of 1,000 business leaders, specific working groups and an advisory board of experts in the field. It analyzes nine countries and four sectors of the economy with a central role in the green transition, including new technologies, construction and infrastructure, transport and logistics, and energy and utilities.

According to the report, the majority of business leaders around the world see the responsibility for driving the green transition as falling on the private sector rather than employment policies, and anticipate more opportunities than challenges. However, rapid progress towards a low-emission economy is threatened by the inability of companies to develop and source sufficient ‘green’ skills.

Although a large majority (79%) of business leaders agree that skills will be the most important driver of the green transition, only 55% are implementing or plan to implement relevant programs to strengthen their strength labor.

This scenario leaves a large proportion of the workforce untrained in the skills needed for a greener economy and risks slowing progress on the green transition, at a time when it is increasingly urgent to address the climate crisis and improve energy security. Green Skills Outlook shows that 62% of global business leaders believe that the shortage of green skills will create bottlenecks that will delay the green transition.