The Class 12 Green Skills Notes for CBSE Board provides all concepts & keypoints. perfect for quick revision, concept clarity and high score.
Green Jobs
- Jobs that help protect and restore the environment.
- Found in all sectors: traditional (manufacturing, construction) & new (renewable energy).
Green Collar Workers
- Found in the environmental sectors of the economy
- Include professionals: green architects, environmental consultants, lawyers, engineers, organic farmers.
- Include skilled workers: solar/wind installers, energy-efficient building workers, technicians in clean energy.
Government Initiatives for Green Jobs in India
- Reduce CO₂ emissions in vehicles.
- Promote renewable energy: solar, hydro, wind.
- Make in India campaign: Focus on green economy & eco-friendly employment.
Benefits of Green jobs:
- Save energy & raw materials, reduce emissions, control waste, restore ecosystems, adapt to climate change.
Green Jobs by Sector
- Agriculture: organic farming, pest management, agro-tourism, agro-waste reuse.
- Transportation: EV maintenance, e-rickshaw operation, hybrid/electric vehicle tech.
- Water Conservation: Rainwater harvesting, bamboo drip irrigation, cycle-run pumps, water testing & management.
- Solar & Wind Energy: solar panel installer, solar lighting technician, field/wind farm technician.
- Eco-Tourism: eco-tour guides & operators.
- Building & Construction: construction, landscaping, water management.
- Solid Waste Management: waste collection, segregation, recycling, e-waste management.
- Appropriate Technology: hand/bike-powered pumps, solar lamps, biogas, sanitation, rainwater harvesting, farm mechanisation.
Class 12 Green Skills Notes
Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Greenhouse gases: emitting due to fossil fuels (CO₂, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs) and cause Global Warming.
- Solution: use cleaner fuels (CNG, renewable energy), reduce fossil fuel use.
Minimising Waste & Pollution
- Reuse scrap material (paper mills, plastics, damaging rolls).
- Ensuring quality control – Reduce waste, decrease in defective products.
- Waste exchange – reducing waste disposal through re-use.
- Manage e-waste (old mobiles, laptops, TVs).
- Use eco-friendly materials (banana leaf plates).
Protecting & Restoring Ecosystems
- Ecosystem – perfect balance where living and non-living things interacting and supporting each other.
- Threats: deforestation led to destruction of the ecosystem, causing climate change and natural disasters,
- Solutions: forestation, vegetation, soil health investment, greenhouse gas emission control
Adapting to Climate Change
- Find ways to survive in the new climatic conditions. Example – Farmers need to grow drought-resistant crops.
- Action Plan – In June 2008, NAPCC launched 8 missions to address and adapt to climate change:
- Solar energy, energy efficiency, habitat, water, Himalayan ecosystem, forestry, agriculture, climate knowledge.