How Could Climate Change Reshape Jobs and Workplaces?

About this episode

This episode explores how the climate crisis is transforming jobs and workplaces worldwide, focusing on the transition to a fair, green economy.

What does a fair, green economy really look like? And what happens to the millions of people who work in extractive industries? Hosts Carl Schlyter and Yewande Omotoso are joined by Rhoda Boateng, Program Coordinator at the International Trade Union Confederation, to explore how the climate crisis is transforming jobs and workplaces worldwide. Unemployment is a global concern—but the solution isn’t in exploitative industries. From retraining fossil fuel workers to empowering local communities, Rhoda shares how we can shift from harmful, unsustainable models to creating decent, green jobs that prioritise both people and the planet. In a world where the climate crisis and the economy seem to be pulling in opposite directions, this episode asks: How could climate change reshape jobs and workplaces? What can you do? These are some of the things we can do to influence a Just Transition: Share this podcast! The video version on YouTube is subtitled in multiple languages. Read the report “Beyond Extractivism: Toward a Feminist and Just Economic Transition in Morocco and Egypt”, by MENA Fem and Greenpeace MENA…

People in this episode

Hosts: Carl Schlyter, Yewande Omotoso

Guest: Rhoda Boateng

Topics covered

• climate change
• jobs
• green economy
• just transition
• extractive industries
• sustainable models

Keywords

• climate crisis
• green jobs
• unemployment
• fossil fuel workers
• sustainable economy
• local communities
• decent work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Trade Union Confederation, Greenpeace

Books & works: Beyond Extractivism: Toward a Feminist and Just Economic Transition in Morocco and Egypt

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