Download or read book Green Jobs and Their Role in Our Economic Recovery written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book STAFF REPORT Green Jobs A Pathway to a Strong Middle Class written by Joe Biden and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green jobs are an important issue concerning the current political and ecological situation worldwide. Creating new jobs in the field of environmental improvement is an aim for the administration of President Biden and his party. This work presents a governmental agenda on attracting middle-class representatives to the green jobs sector.
Download or read book Green Jobs and Their Role in Our Economic Recovery written by Professor United States Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green jobs and their role in our economic recovery: hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, March 31, 2009.
Download or read book Green Jobs for Sustainable Development written by Ana-Maria Boromisa and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the relationship between "green" concepts (green jobs, green economy, green growth) and sustainable development. It examines to which extent creation of green jobs supports overall economic development as opposed to creation of elitist jobs and greenwashing. In order to do so, general conceptual frameworks for green jobs, green economy, green growth and green policy are presented as well as their implementation in ten countries selected among the Group of Twenty. The selection includes advanced (the European Union, the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, Japan) and developing countries (Mexico, China, Turkey and Brazil).
Download or read book Green Jobs written by Michael Renner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green jobs, employment that contributes to protecting the environment and reducing humanity's carbon footprint, will be a key economic driver of the 21st century. This report explores the role green jobs will play within the various industries, energy production, construction, transportation, energy-intensive industries, recycling and re-manufacturing, and agriculture and forestry.
Download or read book Green Jobs and Their Role in Our Economic Recovery written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Green Jobs for a New Economy written by Peterson's and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green Jobs For a New Economyacknowledges the global and national movement toward sustainability and its influence on today's education consumers, who view this concept not only as a major factor in choosing a college or university, but also as a guide to finding a career that will satisfy professional aspirations and benefit the planet in the process. 1. Review of professional and skilled labor jobs in the new green economy, with profiles on - Work Environment - Career Paths - Earning Potential - Education/Licensure/Training/Certification - Related Jobs - Organizations for more information2. Brief, informative articles on green topics. Examples: -What Does "Sustainability" Mean? -How Green is Your College? Sustainability Initiatives Explained - Top Green In-Demand College Majors - Top 10 Career Fields for the Eco-Conscious - The Hottest Green Careers Today - Top 10 Greenest Places to Work and Live - Job Interview? Find Out How Green The Company Is - Greening Your Vocabulary: What the Global Citizen Needs to Know3. Career/Industry Categories: -Agriculture - Alternate Fuels (Biofuels, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Solar, Wind) - Environmental Conservation - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Law - Environmental Planning and Land Use - Environmental Science - Green Building Design and Construction (Retrofitting Buildings) - Transportation Systems Planning - Urban Planning4. Top four-year and two-year colleges for green programs of study, with profiles including data on: - Degree/License/Certificate - Costs - Financial Aid - Admissions Requirements - Application and Information - Green Campus Organizations/Projects - Union Programs for Training and Retraining5. State and Federal Funding for Workplace Training6. Results from Peterson's Survey of Sustainability Efforts in Higher Education (sent to a universe of about 4,000 respondents: all UG2 & UG4 schools in the U.S. and Canada)7. Lists of organizations involved in and promoting sustainability (different from those in t
Download or read book Green Jobs and Their Role in Our Economic Recovery Serial No 111 13 March 31 2009 111 1 Hearing written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce and published by . This book was released on 2009* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good Green Jobs in a Global Economy written by David J. Hess and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the politics of green jobs that foresees a potential ideological shift away from neoliberalism toward “developmentalism.” Good Green Jobs in a Global Economy is the first book to explore the broad implications of the convergence of industrial and environnmental policy in the United States. Under the banner of “green jobs,” clean energy industries and labor, environmental, and antipoverty organizations have forged “blue-green” alliances and achieved some policy victories, most notably at the state and local levels. In this book, David Hess explores the politics of green energy and green jobs, linking the prospect of a green transition to tectonic shifts in the global economy. He argues that the relative decline in U.S. economic power sets the stage for an ideological shift, away from neoliberalism and toward “developmentalism,” an ideology characterized by a more defensive posture with respect to trade and a more active industrial policy. After describing federal green energy initiatives in the first two years of the Obama administration, Hess turns his attention to the state and local levels, examining demand-side and supply-side support for green industry and local small business. He analyzes the successes and failures of green coalitions and the partisan patterns of support for green energy reform. This new piecemeal green industrial policy, Hess argues, signals a fundamental challenge to anti-interventionist beliefs about the relationship between the government and the economy.
Download or read book Decent Work Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy written by Peter Poschen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges of achieving environmental sustainability and of generating decent work for all are closely linked. In this timely book, Poschen argues that an integrated approach to tackle these challenges is a necessity: the goal of environmentally sustainable economies will not be attained without the active contribution of the world of work. Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy demonstrates that green jobs can be a key economic driver, as the world steps into the largely uncharted territory of building a sustainable and low-carbon global economy. Poschen shows that positive outcomes are possible, but require a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges.Enterprises, workers and governments are not passive bystanders in the great transformation that is urgently needed in our economies. They are essential agents of change, able to develop new ways of working in sustainable enterprises that safeguard the environment, create decent jobs and foster social inclusion. This book highlights the solutions that the world of work offers for policy and practice to tackle climate change, achieve environmental sustainability and to build prosperous and cohesive societies. It is essential reading for those in business, academia and government.
Download or read book World s Transition Toward A Green Economy Achieving The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals And Promoting The Role Of Green Finance written by Xugang Yu and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book treats different themes which are intrinsically linked and of extreme significance for the entire global community such as the necessity to cut emissions and transit toward a more sustainable and green economy. The content extends to the urgency to shape a new multilateralism and reinforce cooperation to achieve global goods, where the environment comes first, to the green finance which will play a fundamental role for the green transition paying particular attention to the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.A particular emphasis is given to the so-called 'Dual Circulation Strategy' (DCS) which is presently becoming the priority not only for China but also for the rest of the global community. Due to the uncertainties caused by the pandemic and other external factors, China has substituted GDP growth with the so-called six guarantees (liù bǎo 六保) which represent the six fundamental aspects of the economy and society that according to the central government must receive priority attention, and protection in economic policy to ensure economic recovery. China also introduced the concept of an 'ecological civilization' (shēngtài wénmíng 生态文明) through green, low-carbon economic development. One of the targets is to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, though the rest of the global community and in particular the European Union with its Green Deal, and the US with its renewed climate policies, are pushing to reach this objective in 2050.In order to grant all these developments, 'green finance' plays a fundamental role for the success of this green transition. Therefore, a substantial part of this book explores the many aspects surrounding this theme. Due to renewables playing a very important role in the green transition, the final part of this book explores investment opportunities related to the development of these alternative sources of energy.
Download or read book Opportunities Through the Green Economy written by Amos Obi and published by . This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Permit me to observe that this topic of our discussion "Overcoming Economic Recession and Promoting Peace in the world today" is just timely indeed based on the present prevailing world economic situation. Today, the economic recession has brought great consequences and chief amongst which are; unemployment, poverty, extreme hunger due to inflation, violent crimes including: arm-robbery, kidnapping, militancy and even insurgencies with increase in illegal emigration. All these have brought untold sufferings to millions of people throughout the nation. The greatest blows are no doubts crashing upon the roofs of our grassroots and rural communities the families . It is no exaggeration that families and individuals which were previously affluent are now finding it very difficult to cope and makes ends meet. And the pains and hardship seems not just a monster but a challenge indeed that we must confront and conquered for a peaceful and prosperous society. But since we cannot directly influence or check the exorbitant cost of living due to the economic recession, it becomes imperative that we apply the right intervention and innovations in the sourcing and management of our natural resources in order to evolve new ways of productivity and trading. WHY THIS BOOK? THE URGENT NEED OF THE HOUR At the moment, the world including Nigeria is facing a myriad of problem ranging from insecurity, unemployment, decaying educational system to low Labour and productivity. For the youths, the most pressing problem is unemployment. The reaction of most of our young people is to throw up their hands in hopelessness thinking nothing can be done. For us we see the hope of tomorrow in "YOU." Many graduates are looking forward to paid employment. That in itself it is not a bad idea but however, there is nothing better than starting off to building your own businesses. But the reality is that the chances are getting slimmer by the day. Hence, there is need for a re-orientation. Interestingly, there are alternatives that may be even more rewarding. One such alternative is entrepreneurship. While this can be challenging, the payoff is large. All of you out there being starved of paid jobs and in idleness, have innate potentials that could be directed towards positive development. This realization is not peculiar to Nigeria. In several parts of Africa and the world over including the so-called industrialized countries, youth entrepreneurship is seen as the most viable alternative. In Nigeria, several government agencies have come up with initiatives in this direction but I suspect that because of lack of awareness most of our idle youths have not embraced them to the fullest advantages. Thus, this book is designed to fill that gap. In addition to the program of the national direct oration of employment (NDE), the central bank of Nigeria in collaboration with selected institution has established entrepreneurship development centers across the country. Even our MINI GLOBAL E-SKILLS & CREATIVE ACADEMY, is meant to inculcate entrepreneurship consciousness and provoke a new revolution in this most needed dimension. For detail on this how you could partake in oue Online, Offline and Mobile sessions, and kindly visit: https: //balancedlivingacademy.blogspot.com. My main objective in writing this book is to facilitate and provoke your abilities to become creators, designers, builders and innovators- who can envision new possibilities. Yes! You can be the next Thomas Edison, a Henry Ford and the industrialist for this generation. We have deliberately assembled and packaged areas of expertise and professionals services in various fields as practical guides to investible ideas. As expected, the subjects to be covered include: The Peculiar Characteristics of an Entrepreneur, Generating business ideas, the financing strategies for young entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship and contemporary agriculture and small and medium enterprises
Download or read book Greening Industries and Creating Jobs written by Bela Galgoczi and published by ETUI. This book was released on 2012 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the objective of a resource-efficient low carbon economy is to be reached and how the transition is managed are the key issues addressed by this publication. The two main focuses are industrial policy and employment prospects on the road to a green economy that retains its industrial base. Any lasting recovery of the real economy will necessarily take the shape of a more resource-efficient production model. While we argue that only a more ambitious and comprehensive European climate policy framework would have a chance of delivering the broader 2050 climate targets, this does not mean that Europe has to give up its industrial base and its related competences. Several chapters of this book argue that the option of attaining a low-carbon economy through ‘deindustrialisation’ would prevent Europe from preserving its competitiveness and knowledge base, which are also essential for exploiting the potential of the emerging eco-industry. While decoupling economic growth from resource use is also possible with an industrial base that is more energy-and resource-efficient, this does require a fundamental shift in terms of how the economy is managed and how business decisions are made. Sustainable industrial and structural policies are needed also in order to ensure that this revolutionary process takes place in a socially balanced manner.
Download or read book Green Jobs and Trade written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Limits of the Green Economy written by Anneleen Kenis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projecting win-win situations, new economic opportunities, green growth and innovative partnerships, the green economy discourse has quickly gained centre stage in international environmental governance and policymaking. Its underlying message is attractive and optimistic: if the market can become the tool for tackling climate change and other major ecological crises, the fight against these crises can also be the royal road to solving the problems of the market. But how ‘green’ is the green economy? And how social or democratic can it be? This book examines how the emergence of this new discourse has fundamentally modified the terms of the environmental debate. Interpreting the rise of green economy discourse as an attempt to re-invent capitalism, it unravels the different dimensions of the green economy and its limits: from pricing carbon to emissions trading, from sustainable consumption to technological innovation. The book uses the innovative concept of post-politics to provide a critical perspective on the way green economy discourse represents nature and society (and their interaction) and forecloses the imagination of alternative socio-ecological possibilities. As a way of repoliticising the debate, the book advocates the construction of new political faultlines based on the demands for climate justice and democratic commons. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental politics, political ecology, human geography, human ecology, political theory, philosophy and political economy. Includes a foreword written by Erik Swyngedouw (Professor of Geography, Manchester University).
Download or read book Regulating to Disaster written by Diana Furchtgott-Roth and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debunks the sentiment that the creation of green jobs can save the American economy, claiming, for instance, that pursuing solar and wind technologies actually creates manufacturing jobs in China and South Korea rather than at home.
Download or read book Green Jobs Green Skills and the Green Economy written by Brandon Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To borrow from Van Jones's book on the green economy, we have a “dual problem” on our hands. First, that we continue to damage the environment by our destructive practices; and second, that we have a large group of people that were laid off during the last economic regime, because of the supposed insufficiency of their skillsets. There exists a solution to both these problems, and it comes in the form of green jobs. This thesis was undertaken, in part, because of a lack of clarity in the scholarly literature about the nature of green jobs: which jobs are they? and what do they require in the way of skills? The aim of this paper is to restart the conversation surrounding green jobs by showing evidence of a broad-based economic transformation that is primed for the previously maligned, and their likely level of skills. To accomplish this, I had to adopt an understanding of green jobs that allowed me to see the broad-based transformation, and that understanding was to defer to the firm as the main determinant for what makes a job green.
