Inclusive Growth and Future-Ready Workforce: India-Centric Perspective for Decarbonized Energy Future

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10.2991/978-94-6239-685-2_31How to use a DOI?

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Gender inclusion; green economy; green skills; workforce transformation

Abstract

A skillful and diverse workforce is instrumental for the global economy as it shifts towards sustainability and equity. Among all industries, the energy sector remains at the core of this transformation and decarbonization move. It is not only important but also an urgent need of time to prepare people for the green economy. Today, India is well-positioned to shift towards decarbonization, benefitting from its demographic parts and wide-spread skilling initiatives. The study explores global trends in skill development and the energy sector’s transformative role. It weighs on the need to empower underprivileged populations, particularly women, through attentive initiatives and gender-focused policies. By showcasing India’s national skilling programs, the study explains effective strategies to improve global workforce competitiveness.

The study also presents a qualitative, comparative (secondary data-based), and thematic analysis over the prerequisites for the green energy transformation in India-centric perspectives. Besides, it finds a persuasive link between India’s workforce transformation and a few scalable models across the globe. The essential requirements are also cited for India’s green energy transformation, for instance, gender-inclusive training programs, industry-academia alliances, digital upskilling, and region-specific capacity-building initiatives.

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AU  - Mihir N. Velani
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/26
TI  - Inclusive Growth and Future-Ready Workforce: India-Centric Perspective for Decarbonized Energy Future
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Sustainability (ICIDS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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