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Sector Areas/ Field Green Jobs
Construction • Planning, design and manufacturing of energy • Green builders
efficient lighting appliances and equipment • Green design professionals
• Increasing efficiency of existing buildings • Green workers
through energy audits
• Planning, design, and construction of green
buildings
• Green plumbing, using sensor based equipment
Energy • Research, construction, and monitoring of • Solar Cell Technicians and Engineers
power plant, including plant efficiency and • Wind energy professionals
carbon sequestration measures. • Wind energy workers
• Increased power plant efficiency • Biofuel professionals
• Wave energy producers
Forestry • Reforestation and afforestation projects • Natural scientists
• Agroforestry and vertical farming for better
utilisation of natural resources
Manufacturing • Pollution control • Recyclers
• Energy efficiency
• Recycling waste materials
Retail • Greener products and specifically targeted • Green salesperson
green stores • Accountants
• Cashiers
• Sales associates
Automotive • Research and design on more fuel efficient • Clean car engineers
and Transport vehicles and on public transport systems
• Manufacture of alternatively fuelled vehicles
Tourism and • Eco-friendly practices, such as centralized • Eco-tour guides
Hospitality lighting and air conditioning systems for saving • Green tour guides
electricity
• Eco-tour guides
Education • Research and development activities for • Teachers teaching environmental
promoting green growth and economy education
• Teaching environmental education • Green scientist
• Research and development in conservation of • Conservation biologists
natural resources
21 st
Century #Leadership & Responsibility
Skills
Answer the following questions:
uiz Bee 1. In which year was the Green Skills Development Programme (GSDP) launched in India?
2. What do you mean by green jobs?
3. Name any three components of Green Economy.
4. What do you mean by soil pollution?
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