Green Employment and the Green Economy
Compiled by Terence K. Huwe and the staff of the IRLE
Library
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Honda Launches Home-Solar Program
Also from the New York Times; an interesting partnership concept.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/business/honda-to-offer-customers-a-home-solar-system-option.html
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New York Times: EU importers Oppose Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels
The article may be found at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/business/global/european-solar-importers-defend-chinese-in-anti-dumping-case.html?_r=0
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York University Launches Work in a Warming World (W3)
This interesting new program is multi-discplinary.
URL: http://www.workinawarmingworld.yorku.ca/
From the Web site:
"Why research work and global warming? Because the world of work—what’s made, how it’s made, and the training behind production– is crucial to reducing Canada’s GHGs.
W3 is a young research programme, which actively engages the Canadian work world in the struggle to slow global warming. It`s my belief that because workplaces are major producers of GHGs, they can also be effective actors for reducing our carbon footprint.
Academics like me work with architects, engineers, climate scientists, trade unions, social justice and environmental advocacy groups, sectoral councils and para-governmental agencies, to map the impact of climate change on Canadians’ job futures. And to craft workable strategies to lower greenhouse emissions in the work place. Affiliated to IRIS, York’s Institute for Research and Innovation on Sustainability, we are action-researchers, whose research is structured to make change happen. This means we are also developing a social agenda for the climate struggle, and training the next generation of social climate scientists.
W3 is a cluster of funded research partnerships—we started early in 2009. We’re interdisciplinary, linking natural sciences, social sciences, law, education and environmental studies. With over 50 researchers and organizations and active links in the EU, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Latin America, our growing network of graduate students hosts internships with trade unions, government and NGOs.
York University has the expertise to bring together the natural sciences and the social sciences, and the creativity to tackle a basic social challenge like this. More, York collaborates widely and effectively with NGOs and universities in a number of countries. It’s my goal for W3 that we foster research collaboration that contributes to real change in the environment in which we work."
Carla Lipsig-Mummé
Director
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
European Foundation for the
Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European
Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Greening Of
Industries In The Eu [Database] [Updated 7 February 2013]
These 48 company case studies are examples of
good practice in the anticipation and management of green change in 10 sectors.
Analysis focuses on how to strengthen competitiveness and increase both the
quantity and quality of jobs while protecting the environment. Collaborative
approaches involving the social partners, public authorities, education and
training providers, non-government organisations and other actors are of
particular interest. It is hoped that these cases will provide useful insights
and ideas to other companies in similar sectors.
Browse case studies:
By
country
By
sector
By
company size
Show
all cases
ReBlog: Institute for Workplace Studies, NYC
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Greening of industries in the EU
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
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Author:
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Gaušas, Simonas
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Summary:
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All jobs will be affected
as the EU moves to a green economy: new jobs will be created and some will be
eliminated, but most existing jobs will be transformed. To ensure a socially
responsible transition towards high-quality green jobs, concerted efforts by
governments, employees, employers and other stakeholders are crucial in
anticipating and managing this process. The research carried out in this
study examined green business practices and greening processes aimed at
mitigating climate change – if radical mitigation measures are not taken in
time, adaptation could eventually prove impossible. The study had two main
objectives: to provide an overview at both sectoral and cross-sectoral level
in the EU of the effects of greening on the quantity and quality of jobs in
10 sectors (automotive, chemicals, construction, distribution and trade,
energy, furniture, nonmetallic materials, shipbuilding, textiles and
transport); and to analyse good practice examples of the anticipation and
management of green change at company level in these sectors. An executive
summary is also available.
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Contents
Executive summary
Introduction
1 Challenges arising from climate
change
2 Business motivation to act against
climate change
3 Types of green business practices
4 Impact of climate change on
employment
5 Anticipating and managing green
change
6 Conclusions and recommendations
Bibliography
Annexes
The
individual company case studies and the following annexes are available on the
Eurofound website at
Annex 1: Definitions used in the
report
Annex 2: Overview of the target
sectors
Annex 3: Evidence for the impact of
climate change on the quantity of jobs
Annex 4: List of interviewed
stakeholders
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Greening Of Industry (Case Studies Database)
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Greening Of Industry (Case
Studies Database)
These 46 company case studies are examples of good practice in the
anticipation and management of green change in 10 sectors. Analysis focuses on
how to strengthen competitiveness and increase both the quantity and quality of
jobs while protecting the environment. Collaborative approaches involving the
social partners, public authorities, education and training providers,
non-government organisations and other actors are of particular interest. It is
hoped that these cases will provide useful insights and ideas to other
companies in similar sectors.
Browse case
studies:
By country
By sector
By company size
Show all cases
ReBlog: Institute for Workplace Studies
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
National Public Radio:
After Backlash, Ethanol Industry Is Thriving
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/26/151417943/checking-in-on-eurozone-economies
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