Introduction and International Context

This opening chapter provides contextual background to this study. In it, I detail and discuss relevant global climate events, and how they link to politics and green jobs. Examples are drawn to support such points from the international context, the US, Donald Trump, Paris accord and Joe Biden eras. I also add more context from the European Union (EU), including EU green policies and criticism of them, plus EU green job creation. Such context frames the study herein.