OECD/IDB Session at the Cities Summit of the Americas | Green jobs and skills: who, where and how

WHAT’S THE ISSUE?

The green transition is changing jobs, skills, and local economies. It poses new challenges but also opportunities, both of which will differ across and within countries. Join this discussion to hear the latest OECD and IDB evidence on the risks and opportunities across communities in over 40 OECD, Latin American and Caribbean countries. Learn more about the types of solutions local and regional leaders are putting in place to alleviate the skills bottlenecks that may hold back the green transition. In particular, what can be done to make the transition more “just” and enhance access to opportunity for historically disadvantaged places and people? 

Opening remarks: Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative

Setting the scene:

• Karen Maguire, Head of Division, Local Employment and Economic Development Programme, OECD
• Dulce Baptista, Senior Labor Markets Specialist, Labor Markets Division, Inter-American Development Bank

Panel discussion

• Henry Valencia, Vice Minister of Labor and Employment, Ecuador
• Carolina Cosse, Mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay and OECD Champion Mayor for Inclusive Growth
• Terri Taylor, Strategy Director for Innovation and Discovery, Lumina Foundation
• Geri Yang Johnson, Transformative Communities Director, Dream.org

WATCH THE REPLAY

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

 From the OECD

• Bridging the Great Green Divide (Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2023)

From the IDB

• Green jobs and skills in Latin America: A look at the LinkedIn data
• Green Hiring and Skills on the Rise, IDB and LinkedIn’s Report Says
• Jobs in a Net-Zero Emissions Future in Latin America and the Caribbean
• El empleo en un futuro de cero emisiones netas en América Latina y el Caribe
• Transición a economías verdes: pasemos del diagnóstico a la acción
• La transición hacia la economía verde puede crear 15 millones de empleos: ¿cómo hacerlos realidad?
• ¿Cuáles son las habilidades y empleos verdes en América Latina? Lo que dice LinkedIn
• ¿Por qué invertir en las habilidades para los empleos verdes?