Your green jobs tool kit

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Welcome to Green Jobs Rising!

In today’s edition, we’re highlighting learning opportunities that can help you build knowledge needed to grow in your career in the green economy.

The UNFCCC ACE Activity Series 2026 webinar, is a great starting point if you’re looking to understand how climate action translates into real-world impact and career pathways. 

It is designed for youth, educators, and civil society, the series focuses on climate education, public awareness, and community engagement, all of which are becoming increasingly important across green jobs.

As climate projects expand across Africa, there is rising demand for professionals who can not only deliver technical solutions but also drive awareness, engagement, and behaviour change.

This series equips you with practical skills in climate communication, stakeholder engagement, and public participation. 

It introduces key themes like climate education, training, and participation, giving a strong foundation if you’re exploring careers in sustainability, development, or climate-focused organisations. 

Here is a list of webinars and courses to browse through:

• Live from the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference: Updates on CCS and International Policy
  Global CCS Institute offers a recorded webinar that provides updates on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies and international climate policy developments. The webinar highlights recent outcomes from the Bonn Climate Change Conference, strategies for implementing CCS, and insights from experts on how global climate management is evolving. Participants gain an understanding of both the technical and policy dimensions of carbon removal.

• UNFCCC Webinar 1: Climate Change Education
  This webinar, part of the UNFCCC ACE Activity Series 2026, focuses on methods and approaches for climate change education. It introduces educators, youth, and community stakeholders to strategies for integrating climate literacy into educational programs and curricula, with a focus on empowering learners to take meaningful climate action.

• ACE Activity Series 2026: Public Awareness and Training (PDF Guide / Resource)
  UNFCCC provides this resource as a practical guide for designing public awareness campaigns and training activities. It outlines strategies for effective community engagement, raising climate awareness, and building local capacities to support climate action and education initiatives.

• Reshaping our Economies
  This is a self-paced e-learning course that explores how countries and institutions can drive the shift to an inclusive green economy—one that advances sustainability, equity, and well-being. situates learners in this global shift, offering practical insights into how upstream economic policies, fair transition strategies, and sustainable finance can drive transformative change. Drawing on real-world examples from the Partnership for Action on Green Economy partner countries, the course demonstrates how governments, financial institutions, civil society, and businesses can align economic, social, and environmental goals in practice.

• Strengthening Women’s Leadership in the Gender, Climate and Peace Nexus: Learnings from the African Continent
  UNITAR’s program focuses on enhancing women’s leadership skills in climate action and peacebuilding. It shares experiences and lessons from the African continent and the Global South, highlighting approaches for integrating gender equity into climate policy and empowering women to take active leadership roles.

• Harnessing Trade to Advance National Climate and Development Goals (2nd Edition) – E-Learning Course
  UNCTAD offers this e-learning course to demonstrate how trade policies can support climate mitigation and adaptation while aligning with national development goals. Participants learn about policy design, international trade frameworks, and strategies to integrate trade with climate objectives effectively.

• Circular Economy Course
  Shift Cities Academy provides this online course focused on circular economic systems in urban contexts. Learners explore the benefits of transitioning from linear to circular models, including waste reduction, sustainable resource management, and green job creation. The course offers practical guidance for city assessments, circular interventions, and policy integration, and awards a certificate upon completion.

• Your Future in Green Jobs
  The Ban Ki-moon Foundation provides resources to guide participants toward careers in sustainability and green jobs. The program offers learning tools, skill-building courses, and career pathways to equip learners with the knowledge needed for professional opportunities in climate action and sustainable development.

• UNFCCC ACE Activity Series 2026 – Overview Webinars 
  This series of webinars covers multiple themes including public participation, climate education, and Action for Climate Empowerment. It is designed to provide a structured learning path for educators, youth, and civil society on how to engage effectively in climate initiatives and implement local and global climate action.

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