Workers install solar panels on the roof of Global Links, a medical relief nonprofit, in Green Tree, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.
Jared Murphy / WESA
Workers install solar panels on the roof of Global Links, a medical relief nonprofit, in Green Tree, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.
Jared Murphy / WESA
Airdate: Wednesday, March 2, 2022
A new report says Pennsylvania has the potential to increase the number of environmentally friendly or sustainability “green” jobs in the state substantially in the near future.
Research from the employment analysis organization Emsi Burning Glass and the non-profit news organization Working Nation found there are 30,000 people working in green jobs in Pennsylvania – about 10% of those in the energy sector.
The report also says there are more than 4,500 openings for employees who can demonstrate some type of green skill. However, some workers may have to be re-trained in order to fill a green job.
We’ll learn more on Wednesday’s Smart Talk from Paula DiPerna, an author and strategic environmental policy advisor on the project and a former vice president for international affairs for The Cousteau Society.
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