Green jobs: A qualitative research

Impact of the activities of people is increasing and nature becomes more insufficient to meet it. At this point, sustainable development have brought a new dimension to the notion of development. Sustainable development implies an economic model in the form of green economy. Green economy is a model which is in a harmony with nature within the economic structure. Green economy model also suggests that new areas of employment called green jobs will emerge. For this purpose, many countries decided to fulfill energy production by using renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuel. In our country, the increasing environment friendly policies and implementations could increase the potential for green joobs. In this regard, the conceptual and sectoral examination of green jobs, evaluation of the situation of green jobs generated in the field of renewable energy were undertaken. Focused on the wind energy concept which is an important factor for green economy and green jobs in the context of the study and in this regard examined the current situation of wind energy in Turkey. A, which active green jobs, has been chosen as the research subject. Qualititive research method has been preferred and interviews were conducted with A's executives, also document and observation. As a result of the research, is concluded that our country acts with the aim of contributing directly to its sustainable growth. Keywords: Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Green Economy, Green Jobs, Green Collar Workers