India to create 74 million new ‘green collar’ jobs by 2050 from climate transition: Deloitte

India to create 74 million new 'green collar' jobs by 2050 from climate transition: Deloitte

Over 800 million jobs worldwide — around one-quarter of the global workforce today — are highly vulnerable to both climate extremes and economic transition impacts, says a Deloitte report.

The report says the transition to net-zero emissions creates a cadre of workers with new skills, which can be called as the ‘green collar’ workforce. India is expected to have 74 million additional ‘green collar’ jobs by 2050 created from climate transition and about 27 million of these jobs are going to be in the government, financial, and business services sectors. Further, a well-planned transition to net zero carbon […]

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