Climate Adaptation Plans and “Green Jobs”: Challenges for Implementing a Responsive, Multi-Skilled Workforce in Worcester, Massachusetts
Varun Bhat, Sarah Strauss · 2025-02-11
Using natural language processing and interviews, this study finds that vague definitions and geographic inaccessibility of green jobs in Worcester, MA hinder the development of a climate-ready workforce and the implementation of local climate adaptation plans.
Varun Bhat, Sarah Strauss. 2025-02-11. Climate Adaptation Plans and “Green Jobs”: Challenges for Implementing a Responsive, Multi-Skilled Workforce in Worcester, Massachusetts. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sociology/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1537311/full (AI & Environment Resource Hub; record paper-197; collection snapshot 2026-09-15).
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There is a growing need to prepare students to address complex environmental challenges, particularly climate change and the expanding role of artificial intelligence (AI). This article examines the adaptation of the Artificial Intelligence for Social Good (AI4SG) Ideation module, a pitch- and project-based teaching framework designed to integrate AI literacy and sustainability education.
Taylor & Francis Online
Shared topics: Governance and society; Education and skills; Climate and greenhouse gases; Weather, hazards, and adaptation
This perspective highlights how rapid technological advances and shifting job markets are transforming weather and climate science, arguing that the expanding ecosystem of AI-driven and high-resolution tools offers new opportunities for early-career researchers and calling for updated education and training to prepare them for this evolving landscape.
arXiv
Shared topics: Governance and society; Climate and greenhouse gases; Weather, hazards, and adaptation
We are happy to share this strategic report–AI and Climate Change: The Global South Facing the New Geopolitics of Innovation–written by Lori Regattieri and jointly launched by CIPÓ and the Green Screen Coalition. The report articulates key connections between energy infrastructures, climate justice and purported AI solutions for the “energy transition”. Their work argues for multilateral, pluriversal, and multisectoral approaches to digital infrastructure and industrial policy. The report names the violence of the “logic of expansion” and the fallacies of transition, which “simultaneously drives energy regimes and artificial intelligence systems”. Lori’s critique on the entanglement of many different social and political issues in Brazil is critical in a time where the technology industry lays the groundwork to be the saviors of COP30 in Belem, Brazil. With COP less than two months away, the report provides a powerful framing for those curious about the industrial dynamics in the region, and the ontological logic underpinning them.
Green Screen Coalition
Shared topics: Governance and society; Education and skills; Climate and greenhouse gases
Dive into this groundbreaking podcast that unpacks the powerful intersection of AI, sustainability, and higher education. Listen to inspiring voices as they share how AI is driving sustainable development and reshaping education. Uncover the transformative potential of AI as well as ensuing risks and challenges in tackling climate change, addressing inequality, and powering smarter learning systems. Join the global conversation on the ethics, opportunities, and disruptions AI brings to education and its role in achieving the 2030 Agenda.
