Africa could create more than 60 million green jobs by 2030, but the continent must urgently build the skills, financing and policies needed to unlock that potential, organisers of a new pan-African initiative said on Tuesday.
This is even as Jacob’s Ladder Africa announced plans to host the GreenWorks 4 Africa Forum, a new platform aimed at accelerating green skills development and job creation a...
The narrative presents a compelling vision of Africa’s green economy as a solution to youth unemployment and climate challenges. At its strongest, it acknowledges structural barriers—informal labor markets, financing gaps, and policy deficits—while proposing concrete steps like sector-specific focus areas and measurable outputs. The emphasis on moving "beyond dialogue" to implementation is a refreshing counter to the often performative nature of climate summits. However, the optimism about 60 mi...