{"abstract":[{"text":"Abstract\r\n \r\n The shift to a low-carbon economy requires developing green skills across sectors. This paper builds on a recent Perspective\r\n 1\r\n 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.\r\n ","lang":"eng"}],"publication":"npj Climate Action","issue":"1","department":[{"_id":"792"}],"type":"journal_article","date_created":"2026-06-07T19:09:04Z","intvolume":" 5","date_updated":"2026-06-07T19:10:22Z","publication_status":"published","author":[{"full_name":"Kesternich, Martin","last_name":"Kesternich","first_name":"Martin"},{"id":"100294","full_name":"Kiepe, Karina","last_name":"Kiepe","first_name":"Karina"},{"full_name":"Reimsbach, Daniel","first_name":"Daniel","last_name":"Reimsbach","id":"100169"},{"full_name":"Trang, Simon Thanh-Nam","last_name":"Trang","orcid":"0000-0002-4784-4038","first_name":"Simon Thanh-Nam","id":"98948"},{"first_name":"Philip","last_name":"Yang","full_name":"Yang, Philip","id":"100432"}],"publication_identifier":{"issn":["2731-9814"]},"title":"Equipping street-level bureaucrats with green skills for sustainable public policy change","year":"2026","doi":"10.1038/s44168-026-00389-9","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_number":"54","citation":{"bibtex":"@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} }","ama":"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","mla":"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.","chicago":"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.","short":"M. Kesternich, K. Kiepe, D. Reimsbach, S.T.-N. Trang, P. Yang, Npj Climate Action 5 (2026).","ieee":"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.","apa":"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"},"status":"public","volume":5,"user_id":"98948","_id":"65783","publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC"}