Increases efficient consumption of energy and raw materials.

  Limits greenhouse gas emissions.

  Minimises waste and contamination.

  Protects and restores ecosystems.

  Contributes to adaptation to climate change.

  Energy
According to the International Renewable Energies Agency (IRENA), renewable energies created more than 500,000 new jobs in the world in 2017 — an increase of 5.3% with respect to 2016 — and it is estimated that the sector now employs more than 10 million people. Jobs that require advanced qualifications in the renewable energy sector, such as senior engineers in thermosolar plants, are the best paid green jobs in the world.

  Agriculture
According to the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), the organic agriculture market is still growing around the world, in many cases in double digit figures. In the United States, the world's largest market, organic food sales increased by 6.4% in 2017, reaching 43,700 million euros. In the meantime, Europe experienced growth of 10.5%, reaching 37,300 million euros.

  Design
European policies require increasingly high recycling rates and establish ever-stricter ecodesign criteria. This fact, added to many consumer' environmental awareness, have made ecodesign — from packaging to building roofs and myriad products — a booming source of jobs.

  Tourism
In a society increasingly concerned with the health of the planet, ecological tourism — or ecotourism — is a rising trend. This sector creates jobs related to activities such as design of adventure experiences, the creation of high mountain trails and the discovery of protected areas, as well as the renewal of rural areas, such as ecovillages, at risk of disappearance.

  Transport
This sector is responsible for more than 30% of CO₂ emissions in the European Union (EU), 72% of which come from road transport. Many countries have already adopted measures to drastically reduce transport emissions. The EU will cut these by 60% compared to 1990 levels for 2050, creating job opportunities in the electric vehicles sector, public transport and electrified railway good haulage.