A just transition? : Green jobs, good jobs and labour market inclusivity in Scotland
Warhurst, Chris and Harris, Jamelia and Cardenas Rubio, Jeisson and Anderson, Pauline (2025) A just transition? : Green jobs, good jobs and labour market inclusivity in Scotland. European Journal of Workplace Innovation, 9 (1-2). pp. 63-79. ISSN 2387-4570 (https://doi.org/10.46364/ejwi.v9i2.1423)
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Abstract
Responding to the climate emergency, governments have pledged to deliver a net zero future. Delivery requires more green jobs and a just transition of good jobs and labour market inclusivity. The problem is that there is no agreed methodology for classifying green jobs. The paper reports the findings from analysis of Scotland, applying the GreenSOC – an adaptation of the green occupation’s classification of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET. The analysis uses the UK Labour Force Survey and webscraped job vacancy data to assess the extent and demand for green jobs as well as the pay and gender composition of these jobs. The findings are mixed. First, there are few new green jobs but a strong greening of existing jobs. Second, while green jobs offer higher wages, they tend to be dominated by male workers. These findings suggest that the employment benefits of the transition to net zero are less inclusive than anticipated and that policy and practice need to adjust. Offering recommendations, the paper provides improved definitional and empirical understanding of green jobs as well as offering insights into how green jobs might be made more inclusive.
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Warhurst, Chris, Harris, Jamelia, Cardenas Rubio, Jeisson and Anderson, Pauline
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Item type: Article ID code: 92343 Dates: DateEvent17 February 2025Published1 February 2025AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Commerce > Business
Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. LaborDepartment: Strathclyde Business School > Work, Organisation and Employment
Strategic Research Themes > Society and Policy
Strategic Research Themes > Energy
Strategic Research Themes > Health and Wellbeing
Strategic Research Themes > Innovation EntrepreneurshipDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 14 Mar 2025 16:25 Last modified: 19 Mar 2025 02:09 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/92343