About us
Rigorous, interdisciplinary research on how the green transition is changing work - and what policy can do about it.
About
The Green Skills Lab (GSL) advances evidence on how the transition to Net Zero is reshaping work, skills, and opportunity. We bring together economics, data science, political economy and sociology to produce rigorous, policy-relevant research on the green and digital transitions - how it affects workers, firms, and regions, and whatthey imply for inclusive and resilient labour markets.
Grounded in academic excellence and oriented toward real-world impact, GSL develops evidence and tools that help policymakers, businesses, and social partners navigate the workforce dimensions of decarbonisation.
Launched in autumn 2025, the Green Skills Lab is hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. GSL is led by Misato Sato and Aurélien Saussay.
Our research pillars
1) Green skills measurement
We develop harmonised definitions and real-time metrics for green jobs and skills, designed for comparability across the UK, EU, US, and the Global South — and updated annually through our Green Jobs Report.
2) Firms’ green skills demand
We study how green innovation and digitalisation are reshaping what firms do and whom they hire — how skill demands shift as firms adopt low-carbon processes, whether emerging technologies augment or automate labour, and where critical shortages are emerging.
3) Social equity and regional development
We analyse who gains and who loses from the green transition — the reallocation costs and outside options facing workers in transitioning industries, the spatial distribution of green jobs, and the role that trade unions, industrial relations systems, and state capacity play in shaping whether decarbonisation narrows or widens inequalities.