The circular economy and the Green Jobs creation

The circular economy (CE) is a proposal for a new, more sustainable, and durable economy model. As a consequence, this pro-environmental economic model induces visible changes in the labor market which are Green Jobs (GJs). This paper is focused on the creation of Green Jobs in the CE. The GJs are m...

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Published inEnvironmental science and pollution research international Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 14231 - 14247
Main Authors Sulich, Adam, Sołoducho-Pelc, Letycja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Circular economy
Coalitions
Earth and Environmental Science
Economic analysis
Economic development
Economic models
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
European Union
Job creation
Labor
Labor market
Literature reviews
Measurement methods
Research Article
Social change
Statistical analysis
Sustainable Development
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Green Jobs
Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable development
Environmental goods and services sector
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Summary:The circular economy (CE) is a proposal for a new, more sustainable, and durable economy model. As a consequence, this pro-environmental economic model induces visible changes in the labor market which are Green Jobs (GJs). This paper is focused on the creation of Green Jobs in the CE. The GJs are most visible in the environmental goods and services sector (EGSS). This study aims to investigate EGSS among 28 European Union countries in the years 2009–2019. The adopted method was literature research complemented by the statistical analysis of secondary data from Eurostat in the linear regression method. Then, some Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their measure were used as main indicators reflecting changes in the labor market. Results are presented as a model indicating which of the SDGs can support CE and enhance a number of the Green Jobs. Presented results contribute to the science because combine factors influencing GJs creation in EGSS, in a CE perspective. This study underlines a lack of uniform methods for measuring and forecasting the effects of Green Jobs creation and indicates future research directions.
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Responsible Editor: Eyup Dogan
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-16562-y