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With scientists all across the globe repeatedly warning about how our environment is being seriously damaged by
                 our actions, it has become necessary for us to learn the importance of implementing Green Skills in all possible ways.
                 The government of India launched the Green Skills Development Programme (GSDP) in India in the year 2017.
                 This was started by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC in partnership with National
                 Skill  Development Agency  (NSDA).  It aims to develop green skilled  workers having  technical knowledge  and
                 commitment to sustainable development. It will help in attainment of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs),
                 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Biodiversity Targets (NBTs) and Waste Management Rules 2016.

                 Some of the areas in which green skills contribute to the sustainable development are as follows:
                    • using renewable energy (example, using solar power and wind energy)
                    • water and waste management
                    • rain water harvesting
                    • conserving energy
                    • reducing pollution
                 Green skill is crucial for making a transition from energy and emissions-intensive economy to cleaner and greener
                 production and service. It also prepares people for green jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the quality
                 of the environment, while improving human well-being and social equity. Many technologies have been developed
                 to make use of solar energy, such as solar lights, solar cookers, solar water heaters, etc. The installation of the solar
                 panels and appliances requires engineers and technicians.
                 Environmental change can be seen as an important factor that affects labour demand and skills supply across all
                 sectors, such as Automotive, Retail, Electronics, Power, Construction, etc., which impacts the economy. Green Skills
                 thus, are the skills that aim to balance economic development with environmental conservation so that the needs
                 of the society, economy and environment are efficiently met, with minimum damage to the environment.
                 Knowledge and skills needed for managing resources and supporting efficiency.

                      Purpose                          Knowledge and skills needed for green economy
                 Manage natural         • To assess environmental impact
                 resources              • To  design and  adopt  technologies  that  help  in reducing  the  consumption of  natural
                                       resources
                                        • To understand legislation and guidelines for sustainable utilisation of natural resources
                 Support climate        • To develop models for interpreting climate change projections
                 resilience             • To develop risk management strategies for future resource availability
                                        • To adopt technologies that improve resilience
                 Support resource       • To develop resource efficient business models
                 efficiency             • To develop and adopt technologies that maximises resource utilisation and reduces waste
                 Support low carbon    To develop technologies that promote renewable energy sources (wind, solar, and water)
                                     •
                 industry               • To design and adopt technologies and products that minimises carbon emissions

                 Green Jobs                                                                       Improve energy
                                                                                                     and raw
                                                                                                     material
                 People possessing Green Skills are getting jobs in the fields of agriculture,   Support   efficiency
                                                                                          adaptation
                 manufacturing,  Research and Development (R&D), administrative,         to the effects of       Limit
                 and service activities  that are aimed at sustaining and protecting the   climate             greenhouse
                                                                                                                  gas
                 environment. These jobs are called Green Jobs. People with green jobs     change   Green Jobs    emissions
                 ensure that  resources in an economy are allocated in a fair and an                 Help to
                 equitable manner. These jobs help in:
                                                                                           Protect and
                    • Ensuring judicious consumption of energy and raw materials.            restore    Minimise waste and
                    • Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions  especially that  of carbon     ecosystem      pollution
                   dioxide.
                    • Minimising pollution at all levels.

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