BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 18. 'Green' jobs will greatly foster environmental protection, Georgian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mikhail Sarjveladze said at a COP29 high-level trilateral roundtable on green activities and skills today, Trend reports.
He highlighted that these jobs cover the new and budding 'green' sectors.
"In Georgia, we see a growing demand for skilled workers in these fields. One of the main priorities of the ministry is to provide government-funded employment services and support especially vulnerable groups of workers. I want to emphasize that 'green' jobs are also a pathway to a sustainable and prosperous future.
By investing in the workforce and closely collaborating with our international partners, we are laying the foundation that aligns economic growth with environmental responsibility. Together, we can ensure the inclusivity of the transition to a green economy and create opportunities for all of our workers," he added.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will run until November 22, opened at the Baku Olympic Stadium on November 11. It is the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to date, and the first time in the region that it is being held in Azerbaijan.
Within COP29, the highest level event - the summit of world leaders on climate action - was held on November 12–13.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that include linkages between climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy storage, harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane reduction in organic waste, action on green digital technologies, and other topics.
In addition to being a top priority that creates the conditions for action, creating climate finance will also help fulfill the 1.5°C pledge by bringing everyone together.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system. The acronym COP (Conference of Parties) stands for “Conference of Parties” and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are parties to the Convention. Unless otherwise decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
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