Conference Proceedings: Just Transition and Skill Development in the Electric Vehicle Industry
By Garima Agrawal, Priya Bansal and Sanya Jha
On May 31, 2022, the NITI Aayog and WRI India hosted a webinar titled “Just Transition and Skill Development in the Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry” under the Forum for Decarbonising Transport (part of the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia). It included two panel discussions on the impact of the ongoing EV transition on the workforce of the automotive and transport industries and deliberations on ways to ensure a just transition and develop the skills of the workforce.
The conference proceeding document from the webinar reflects the views of the stakeholders (public and private) on the impact of the ongoing EV transition on the workforce of the automotive and transport industries and ways to ensure a just transition. The proceedings also highlight some of the recommendations shared by the stakeholders on minimizing the adverse impacts of the transition and the need for skill development initiatives, at the national and state levels, to optimize employment opportunities and reduce skill shortages during the EV transition.
Read more on WRI India’s website wri-india.org.
