The Potential Of Sustainable Development In Creating Green Jobs

Abstract

This study aims to highlight the role that sustainable development plays in creating job opportunities, known as "green jobs." The study also addresses the concept of green jobs and the green economy, all within the framework of the initiative launched by the International Labour Organization, which aims to combine the goals of poverty reduction with those of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by creating decent job opportunities. This initiative forms a strategic response to the negative impacts of climate change on labor, while also aiming to reduce the environmental footprint of enterprises and economic sectors to ultimately reach sustainable levels or include jobs that preserve or rehabilitate the environment. The results of this study conclude that green jobs, in addition to creating job opportunities and reducing unemployment rates, particularly among the youth, will contribute to achieving sustainable development by protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, rationalizing energy and natural resource consumption, avoiding all forms of waste and pollution, and preserving biodiversity, as observed in many countries.