Most South Asian workers can switch to green jobs with little training

The World Bank looked at jobs in seven South Asian countries and found that nearly a quarter are already considered "green." It turns out that over half of the non-green workers could move into these green jobs with only minor retraining.

For years, the idea of a "green transition" has sounded like a massive, disruptive overhaul of entire economies. This paper suggests that for a large part of the world, the shift might be more incremental, relying on existing skills and modest training rather than entirely new professions. This means governments and development agencies can focus on targeted training programs rather than trying to invent entirely new labor markets.