Global Scans · Environment · Weekly Summary

• [New] The Green Growth Strategy and associated Climate Action Plan will be Northern Ireland's routemap to climate action, green jobs and a clean environment. UK Government
• The Clean Growth programme proves that green technology will benefit the UK economy, as well as the environment, in the creation of thousands more green jobs. GOV.UK
• A financially viable air transport sector, in a fit-for-purpose and enabling regulatory environment supports jobs, promotes transformation and will be a driving force for Africa's economic recovery and future growth. IATA
• The House of Representatives passes the Senate version of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the construction industry continues to struggle with labor shortages, effects of climate change put the built environment at risk, and more. realestate.piyasaa.com
• How the nature of jobs will be transformed as more technology tools are adopted in the built environment sector. Asia Newsday
• Restoring the UK's coastal environment could bring benefits worth £50 billion by 2050, contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and creating over 100,000 new jobs. Inside track
• To achieve stronger growth in productivity and jobs, ECA countries could prioritize ambitious policy reforms that modernize the business environment, catalyze entrepreneurship, and improve the quality of education. ALBANIA DAILY NEWS
• In the long-term, in the future, in the months to come, there will probably be discussions about how to smooth them into the Japanese environment, offer them language services, language lessons, and offer jobs that would help them settle in Japan for a longer term. The Japan Times
• An alliance of more than 70 conservation, farming and land management organisations last year pitched a $4bn plan to help repair the natural environment, saying it could create 53,000 jobs and boost regional economies in the wake of Covid-19. The Guardian
• By rethinking the way we design, use and reuse plastic, the Plastic Waste CRC will fast-track the development of a viable and valuable circular economy for plastic that will create 1000s of jobs, drive business, economic and export growth, and result in a cleaner, safer environment. Inside Waste
• Ordinarily, the multi-interest collision of jobs and climate, energy and environment, might be top-shelf issues in a state that ranks second only to Texas in energy production and that had the largest increase in natural-gas production in the last decade. Inside Climate News
• Investing in renewable energy, tourism, small-scale agriculture, fishing and reforestation programs will provide far more jobs to local communities, a wider range of economic benefits for East Africa and a cleaner environment which will benefit the whole world. #StopEACOP
• Air traffic controllers might not be as vigilant if automation were to play a bigger role in their jobs since they would not be as actively engaged in the environment. CNN
• Restricting fracking will not really help the environment, but it will cost many Californians their jobs - and stick Americans with bigger energy bills when they can least afford it. Foundation for Economic Education

Last updated: 24 May 2026