Linking Migration and Training to Meet the Green Transition: A Global Overview

Over the coming decades, the world must decarbonise at an unprecedented speed. Yet deploying ‘green’ technologies cannot be done without a sufficiently sized and adequately skilled workforce. New research from the Center for Global Development suggests that workforce gaps pose a significant bottleneck to achieving the green transition. Across all of the 10 countries studied, domestic labour supply pipelines are unlikely to meet growing demand. Migration, combined with investments in training, will be necessary.