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Amber Rolt

11 November 2026 • 2 min read

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Social media giant raises alarm that shortage of green skills could undermine global climate commitments

Global demand for green talent is growing almost twice as fast as the number of workers with the skills needed to meet global climate commitments, putting international climate targets and the clean energy...

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