# Competences — environmental policy officer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b5d2db88-9e2b-4efa-8f2f-0e62a494791e).

## Essential

- **advise on carbon emissions reduction** (skill/competence)
- **advise on legislative acts** (skill/competence)
- **analyse environmental data** (skill/competence)
- **assess environmental impact** (skill/competence)
- **ecosystem management** (knowledge)
- **energy conservation** (knowledge)
- **ensure compliance with environmental legislation** (skill/competence)
- **environmental legislation** (knowledge)
- **environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry** (knowledge)
- **environmental policy** (knowledge)
- **environmental threats** (knowledge)
- **government policy** (knowledge)
- **government policy implementation** (knowledge)
- **liaise with government officials** (skill/competence)
- **manage government policy implementation** (skill/competence)
- **manage land resources permits** (skill/competence)
- **measure sustainability of tourism activities** (skill/competence)
- **perform environmental investigations** (skill/competence)
- **plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage** (skill/competence)
- **plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas** (skill/competence)
- **promote environmental awareness** (skill/competence)
- **report on environmental issues** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise legislators (skill/competence)
- advise on mining environmental issues (skill/competence)
- advise on pollution prevention (skill/competence)
- corporate sustainability (knowledge)
- develop environmental policy (skill/competence)
- ecological principles (knowledge)
- emission standards (knowledge)
- environmental economics (knowledge)
- European Structural and Investment Funds regulations (knowledge)
- food waste monitoring systems (knowledge)
- green building standards (knowledge)
- investigate pollution (skill/competence)
- measure pollution (skill/competence)
- monitor manufacturing impact (skill/competence)
- policy analysis (knowledge)
- pollution legislation (knowledge)
- pollution prevention (knowledge)
- prevent sea pollution (skill/competence)
- provide training in sustainable tourism development and management (skill/competence)
- report pollution incidents (skill/competence)
- sustainable manufacturing (knowledge)
- urban sustainability (knowledge)
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality (skill/competence)
- wind energy (knowledge)