SINGAPORE: Where would all the spiders go? That thought sparked Too Fang Ning’s interest as a child in how humans impacted the environment, as she watched a field next to her home turn to concrete.
As countries including Singapore square up to climate change, there has been a concerted effort to cut carbon emissions from activities like power generation, transport and food production as well as protect forests and other ecosystems. But even as the roles increase in number, are young job seekers getting the green jobs they want? Is passion for the environment enough to secure a job?
Back then, she got the “dominant impression” that working in the sustainability field in Singapore meant “either you go work in the National Parks Board or you be some hippie campaigner”. There was “an explosion of jobs” focused on sustainability, from public policy to compliance. Friends began sharing anecdotes about the green jobs they had landed, for example in a start-up trying to make the food supply chain more sustainable.
That passion for advocacy she’s always had has now found its place in teaching and research. This year, she was appointed a Sheridan Fellow at NUS Law. It is a fellowship “to groom the next generation of law academics in Singapore”, Tanne said, and her specialty will be environmental law. In Singapore, Accenture has found the highest demand for green skills in water treatment, environmental engineering, renewable energy and climate change, said Mark Tham, its country managing director for Singapore.
Given his parents’ pharmaceutical careers, the 26-year-old might have gone into the biomedical industry. But a series of part-time jobs and internships at solar energy companies opened his eyes to the renewable energy sector. Besides the bright prospects in the sector, Lim “feels good” to know his job “has a sense of purpose and a greater good for the environment”. He added: “Not just something that’s very money-oriented.”While many youths in the Asia-Pacific aspire to a career in the green economy, Accenture’s Youthquake Meets Green Economy report last year found that many of these jobs do not yet exist, while others are in their infancy.
Energy Energy Latest News, Energy Energy Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: straits_times - 🏆 5. / 69 Read more »