Equipping street-level bureaucrats with green skills for sustainable public policy change
M. Kesternich, K. Kiepe, D. Reimsbach, S.T.-N. Trang, P. Yang, Npj Climate Action 5 (2026).
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Kesternich, Martin;
Kiepe, KarinaLibreCat;
Reimsbach, DanielLibreCat;
Trang, Simon Thanh-NamLibreCat 
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Yang, PhilipLibreCat
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The shift to a low-carbon economy requires developing green skills across sectors. This paper builds on a recent Perspective
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article examining how institutional regimes shape green skill formation. Drawing on the microfoundations of management research, we propose a micro-level perspective of public sector green skill formation, thereby emphasizing the role of street-level bureaucrats serving as public servants who directly engage with citizens in implementing public policies and outline a research agenda.
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npj Climate Action
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5
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54
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Kesternich M, Kiepe K, Reimsbach D, Trang ST-N, Yang P. Equipping street-level bureaucrats with green skills for sustainable public policy change. npj Climate Action. 2026;5(1). doi:10.1038/s44168-026-00389-9
Kesternich, M., Kiepe, K., Reimsbach, D., Trang, S. T.-N., & Yang, P. (2026). Equipping street-level bureaucrats with green skills for sustainable public policy change. Npj Climate Action, 5(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-026-00389-9
@article{Kesternich_Kiepe_Reimsbach_Trang_Yang_2026, title={Equipping street-level bureaucrats with green skills for sustainable public policy change}, volume={5}, DOI={10.1038/s44168-026-00389-9}, number={154}, journal={npj Climate Action}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Kesternich, Martin and Kiepe, Karina and Reimsbach, Daniel and Trang, Simon Thanh-Nam and Yang, Philip}, year={2026} }
Kesternich, Martin, Karina Kiepe, Daniel Reimsbach, Simon Thanh-Nam Trang, and Philip Yang. “Equipping Street-Level Bureaucrats with Green Skills for Sustainable Public Policy Change.” Npj Climate Action 5, no. 1 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-026-00389-9.
M. Kesternich, K. Kiepe, D. Reimsbach, S. T.-N. Trang, and P. Yang, “Equipping street-level bureaucrats with green skills for sustainable public policy change,” npj Climate Action, vol. 5, no. 1, Art. no. 54, 2026, doi: 10.1038/s44168-026-00389-9.
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “Equipping Street-Level Bureaucrats with Green Skills for Sustainable Public Policy Change.” Npj Climate Action, vol. 5, no. 1, 54, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2026, doi:10.1038/s44168-026-00389-9.
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