23/03/2026
PPMI | Part of the Verian Group has completed a major study for the ETF - European Training Foundation on how education, skills, and employment fit into the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), country-specific climate action plans revised every 5 years, of 25 partner countries across the EU Neighbourhood and Central Asia. 🤝
As countries prepare to update their NDCS under the Paris Agreement, integrating human capital dimensions like employment, education and skills into climate planning is no longer optional, it is essential for a fair and effective green transition.
Our team of experts delivered:
🌍 An assessment of the extent to which just transition principles, particularly human capital dimensions such as employment, education, and skills, are integrated into the NDCs of 25 countries across the EU Neighbourhood and Central Asia.
📊 A 10-criteria scoring framework across five levels, from below baseline to best, assessing the integration of employment, education and skills, and social dialogue dimensions into NDCs.
🇲🇩🇷🇸 Deep-dive country case studies in Moldova and Serbia
📉 The study showed that across the 25 partner countries, education, skills and employment tend to be integrated into most climate plans, but tend to be sometimes disconnected, and not yet integrated as a core part of how countries plan and finance their green transition.
Curious to see the findings?
Check out the study with country-specific findings and policy pointers here: https://www.etf.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-01/2025.12979_01_ENN.pdf. A second report with specific findings focused on Serbia & Moldova report is also planned for publication soon!
When climate ambition is matched with human capital investment, the green transition becomes truly fair. This is what our partnership with ETF continues to deliver. 🟢
We appreciate the excellent collaboration between our experts Frederick Elliott Gaved, Jan Van Den Akker, and our country experts Danijela Bozanic and Olga Morozan, as well as our internal team at the company, namely Giuseppe Riforgiato, Sonata Brokevičiūtė and Josefine Reimer Lynggaard.
