China’s green economy and green jobs: current status and potentials for 2020

2013 ◽  
pp. 174-200
Keyword(s):  
Green Economy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Green Jobs

Global Warming Solutions and the Path to Recovery

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
David Foster
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Economic Opportunities ◽  
Look Back

We will look back on the last year as a period when extraordinary economic events marked the unraveling of one economic model and placed in front of the global community a set of choices. Either we restructure the architecture of the global economy and replace it with something else, or we face a future of devastating economic consequences. The Blue Green Alliance has become one of America's leading advocates for global warming solutions and we believe that the benefits and economic opportunities will far outweigh the costs. We have popularized the terms “green economy” and “green jobs” and we believe that every job in America should turn into a green job.

Green Performance Strategies in Romanian Economy in the View of EU 2020 Strategy

2017 ◽  
pp. 76-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Sima ◽  
Ileana Georgiana Gheorghe
Keyword(s):  
Green Economy ◽  
Environmental Taxes ◽  
Green Growth ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Greenhouse Gasses ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Green Performance ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
Performance Strategies

This chapter aimed to investigate green performance strategies in the Romanian economy. In the first part, authors exposed specific definitions and concepts related to the green economy, as they appear in the literature in the field. The European context and the main ways of implementation of the green economy are presented as they result from the objectives of The Agenda 2020 UE and The Agenda 2030 UNO. Green Performance in Romania during 2010-2014 is assessed by analyzing the environmental protection expenditures, environmental taxes, greenhouse gasses emissions, green jobs roles, and Environmental Performance Index. The sustainable economic growth effects are materializing in a major growth of the ecological productivity, an increased amount of energy derived from renewable sources, emissions reduction, improved air and water quality, widened access to the benefits of civilization - education, water sanitation. Thus, this green growth “can fight” against climate change. Also, green growth provides opportunities for creating new jobs requiring new skills.

BUILDING A GREEN ECONOMY: ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL-LABOR ALLIANCES*

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-264
Author(s):  
Joanna L. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Labor Movement ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
Labor Movements ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Hybrid Identities ◽  
Climate Change Policies

This article explores the role of environmental-labor coalitions in creating opportunities to promote green jobs and to shape climate change policies. The development of a green economy is critical for combating climate change, as well as for addressing rising unemployment and the expansion of precarious work. My research is based on a qualitative study of environmental-labor coalitions in California, United States, and British Columbia, Canada, including fifty-six in-depth digitally recorded interviews with environmental and labor movement leaders and policymakers. The findings point to the importance of three key mechanisms that shape the success of these coalitions: (1) drawing on the strength of organizational diversity, (2) fostering relationships of trust that allow organizations to adopt flexible ideologies, make concessions and tradeoffs, and create hybrid identities, and (3) frame bridging by local social justice organizations to mitigate conflict between environmental and labor movements.

The US Department of Energy's Working Group on Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production: Promoting Technology-Enabling Breakthroughs in Semiconductor Materials Research

2009 ◽  
Vol 1171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanne Garland ◽  
Eric L. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Silicon Alloys ◽  
Group Activities

AbstractPhotoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production, using sunlight to split water, is an important enabling technology for a future “Green” economy which will rely, in part, on hydrogen as an energy currency. The traditional semiconductor-based PEC material systems studied to date, however, have been unable to meet all the performance, durability and cost requirements for practical hydrogen production. Technology-enabling breakthroughs are needed in the development of new, advanced materials systems, and toward this end, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Working Group on PEC Hydrogen Production is bringing together experts in analysis, theory, synthesis and characterization from the academic, industry and national-laboratory research sectors. Key Working Group activities, as described in this paper, include performing techno-economic analyses of large-scale PEC production systems and establishing standardized testing and screening protocols for candidate PEC materials systems. In addition, a number of Working Group “Task Forces” are focused on advancing critical PEC materials theory, synthesis and characterization capabilities for application in the research and development of broad-ranging materials systems of promise, including complex metal-oxide and -nitride compounds, amorphous silicon alloys, III-V semiconductors and the copper chalcopyrites. The current status of Working Group activities and progress is summarized.

scholarly journals Measuring and Analyzing Green Economy on Sustainable Development in Iraq

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1295-1314
Author(s):  
Nadia Mahdi Abdelkader ◽  
Mohammed Noori Farhan ◽  
Balqees Kahlan Khaled
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Broad Concept ◽  
Psychological Pressure ◽  
The Impact

The climatic conditions, global environmental crises and disasters and the exacerbation of the pollution problem have prompted global economic and financial organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to reconsider traditional economic models, Which resulted from it the emergence of the concept of green economy. Which made the economy more efficient by increasing the productivity of used resources and directing investments towards sustainable management of natural resources to increase their economic and environmental productivity and their ability to create green jobs and support the poor to the maximum extent possible. Because of the modernity of this economy, developing countries requested not to impose a single model that includes developed and developing economies at the United Nations Conference (Rio + 20) held in the Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro in 2012, and the necessity to create a broad concept for a green economy that is flexible and takes into account the disparity in levels of economic development and transformation policies Towards a green economy. Many scientific studies have proven that the development of the relationship between man and the environment was characterized by an increase and an imbalance between environmental degradation and human progress. The earth, with all its surrounding organisms, is the natural home of man who gets it, and many studies and research revealed that the environments in which a person lives can be It causes an increase or decrease in stress on his body, as the uncomfortable environment causes feelings of anxiety or sadness in contrast to a comfortable environment, and a person finds pleasure in nature regardless of his age or culture, and more than two-thirds of people choose to be in a natural environment to get rid of psychological pressure and cure many diseases Psychological and physical. The research aims to activate the role of the green economy in achieving sustainable development and focus on the health aspect. To achieve the aim of the study, the descriptive and analytical approach was used to study the reality of the trend towards a green economy in Iraq and its role in achieving development. A quantitative approach is used to analyze and interpret the impact of the green economy on sustainable development. And through the benchmarks, it was found that there is a relationship between the sustainable development indicators and the green economy index.

scholarly journals Development of green jobs in the res sector in the Visegrad Group countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 570-588
Author(s):  
Piotr Kułyk ◽  
Leszek Kaźmierczak-Piwko ◽  
Anna Gąsiorek-Kowalewicz ◽  
Patrycja Świstak
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Relative Number ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Visegrad Group

Abstract The transformation process towards a low-emission, green economy implies an increase in the demand for new professions and competences. Quality changes of jobs under the influence of the idea of sustainable development are both an opportunity and a challenge for both countries and individual regions. Green jobs are created as a result of the development of eco-innovation, new environmentally friendly technologies. The development of green jobs is particularly noticeable in the renewable energy sector. The article presents the results of empirical research in the field of analyzing the number of green jobs in the renewable energy sector in the Visegrad Group. In order to identify and determine the nature and changes in the impact of individual factors on the development of green jobs, panel regression was used – a model with fixed effects. The dependent variable was the relative number of green jobs per million inhabitants in 2000-2016.

Building a Pro-Worker, Pro-Union Climate Movement

2020 ◽  
pp. 131-148
Author(s):  
Lara Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New York ◽  
Labor Unions ◽  
New York State ◽  
Environmental Movement ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
York State

This chapter outlines tensions among unions in the energy sector and debates about a pro-climate, pro-worker agenda. Proposals for “green jobs” that protect the environment do not ensure good, union jobs. Energy-sector unions have often been wary of such proposals, arguing correctly that green jobs are rarely available in the same quality or quantity as jobs in fossil-fuel industries. Drawing on cases from climate initiatives in New York State, this chapter argues that unions must be at the table when proposals to expand green jobs are designed and implemented. It outlines a practical plan for unions to work with politicians and communities to ensure “just transition.” The chapter explains that while climate change issues have often pitted labor unions against the environmental movement and its progressive allies, there are also examples of successful “blue–green” alliances. These coalitions strengthen the labor movement by forging new ties with important allies and allowing workers to proactively shape the role of unions and workers in the emerging green economy.

Green jobs e occupazione femminile. Una ricerca in corso

2012 ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Patrizia David
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Sex Typing ◽  
Wrong Thing ◽  
And Training

The research program builds on the environmental labour market from the gender point of view, to ask whether and how the development of the green economy, and related green jobs and green skills, can represent an opportunity to increase female employment. If you stop at the obvious response that the already low female employment is still lower in most environmental sectors and professions that deal with environment, you do two wrong things; the first consists in considering as given and unchangeable, a situation of sex-typing work and training that has produced and continues to produce occupational segregation, both horizontal and vertical. The second wrong thing is based on the stereotype that green economy and subsequent occupation will relate mainly to the exercise of purely technical skills.

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