The term green jobs are related primarily to jobs that are concerned with the reduction of electricity, water and other resources, restoration of the ecological system, reduction of environmental and air pollution, and using renewable energy sources such as solar energy, wind and water power.
However, it is best on example to show of what are green jobs, given that good practice examples are not lacking.
The mountainous village of Anavra, located in southeast Greece, has used employment opportunities in a green transition, reaching the zero unemployment rate, and at the same time almost doubled the number of residents from 300 to 550 people, thus improving the quality of living. It sounds unbelievable, but really these jobs are recognizable by saving energy, environmental protection, waste reduction and the like.
There are more than 20 million jobs in the EU that are in some way related to the environment, because it is considered to be a way to overcome environmental pollution, environmental degradation and unemployment.
Research has shown that one-million-dollar investment in “green jobs,” or workplaces that are environmentally acceptable, create about a hundred new jobs, which is of great importance for a country such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which the number of unemployed is extremely high, especially among the younger population, whose unemployment rate is 63%.
Green growth can become one of the drivers of structural change in the economy and green jobs represent potential for employment in the future. Developing this area worker will have benefit, as well as the economy itself, as new jobs will be created which will enable the reduction of unemployment.
From all of the above, it can be concluded that green jobs are in full development, and any country that cares about improving its economy and creating new jobs, should start working on their implementation.