Across the globe, leaders are betting big on a green economy. Governments, development banks, and philanthropies are investing billions to establish new climate-related jobs, projected to number in the hundreds of millions over the coming decades.
Yet a skills gap, which can undermine those very same investments in green jobs, is widening.
The 2025 LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report shows that demand for green talent is growing at twice the pace of supply. This imbalance is slowing project delivery, constraining climate action, and leaving employers unable to fill roles essential to the transition.