A free digital application called “Sustainability Career Pathfinder” has been launched by Comfort Apeh Francis, the United Nations and the African Union Youth Climate Innovator, to encourage young people to become interested in sustainable development projects and assist in creating jobs in the green transition plan.
The tool, which was introduced on Thursday, March 5, 2026, aims to increase the talent pipeline of gifted individuals entering the green economy, whether in policy, finance, technology, communications, or technical environmental jobs.
At a time when demand for sustainability talent is growing faster than supply, Ms. Apeh’s innovation has received positive early user review, with full impact data expected within the coming week.
According to the World Economic Forum report on November 14, 2025, the green transition globally is projected to impact 14.4 million jobs and create 9.6 million new jobs despite 2.4 million jobs becoming obsolete by 2030.
Speaking to EnviroNews after the launch, Ms. Apeh, the founder of GreenBridge Africa Innovation Ltd, said she was inspired to create the tool after taking a close observation of the way global policies are being implemented and new job paths created.
“I’m giving back by providing a tool I wish I had before now. I want more young people to get into technical roles, not just activism,” the innovator stated.
Among the difficulties she recalled was the fact that she was not an expert in software. Consequently, she had to hire a specialist to help with the design and development of the tool, which incurred significant costs that she could not afford.
“But with the help of AI tools, I was able to build and deploy this technology with no technical experience. It is proof that the barrier to building for climate should not be financial or technical,” she said.
By Nsikak Emmanuel Ekere