International Labor Office http://www.brookings.edu/research/books/2012/towardsagreenereconomy This report aims to promote a clearer understanding of the nature of the green economy and its implications for labor markets, especially the reallocation of jobs from high- to low-polluting sectors. The report demonstrates that a double dividend in terms of increased decent work opportunities and a greener economy is possible, … Continue reading »
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Where Are the Jobs? – The Elusiveness of Job Creation under the Section 1603 Grant Program for Renewable Energy
US Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Majority Staff http://energycommerce.house.gov/Media/file/PDFs/061812greenjobsstaffreport.pdf [From a Greenwire article by Emily Yehle, sub. req'd] …The new GOP report focuses on the failure of the Treasury and Energy departments to count actual jobs created. Instead, administration officials provided the committee with the NREL … Continue reading »
Saving a National Treasure: Debunking the “Job Killer” Myth — How Pollution Limits Encourage Jobs in the Chesapeake Bay Region
Chesapeake Bay Foundation http://www.cbf.org/document.doc?id=1023 [From a story in the Suffolk News-Herald] Extensive government regulation of Chesapeake Bay pollution would create jobs, rather than kill them, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation claims in a new report… In December 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the new pollution limits for the Chesapeake Bay to accelerate its cleanup. … Continue reading »
More Jobs, Less Pollution: Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S.
Tellus Institute with Sound Resource Management for the BlueGreen Alliance: Teamsters, SEIU, Recycling Works, and GAIA http://bit.ly/rNXBdA [From an article in Money magazine] …The report… examines the impact that increased recycling would have on the nation’s job market. If more Americans recycled their trash and the nation achieved a 75 percent waste diversion rate, an … Continue reading »
The SAVE Act: Sensible Accounting to Value Energy [S. 1737]
US Senate http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1737 [From GovTrack.us] The SAVE Act is proposed legislation to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and … Continue reading »
U.S. Supply Forecast and Potential Jobs and Economic Impacts (2012-2030) [arguing that 41.4 million jobs would be created if gov't allowed for more energy exploration]
Woods MacKenzie Energy Consulting http://www.api.org/Newsroom/upload/API-US_Supply_Economic_Forecast.pdf [From an Institute for Energy Research post by Jeffrey Hubbard] Yesterday, Wood Mackenzie Energy Consulting came out with a study that makes the argument that $1.4 million private sector jobs will be created if the federal government allows for more energy exploration and development. This study echoes earlier findings, which … Continue reading »
Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment
Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2011/0713_clean_economy.aspx (website) http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Programs/Metro/clean_economy/0713_clean_economy.pdf (report) “Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment” concludes that: The clean economy, which employs some 2.7 million workers, encompasses a significant number of jobs in establishments spread across a diverse group of industries. The clean economy grew more slowly in aggregate than … Continue reading »
Driving California’s Economy: How Fuel Economy and Emission Standards Will Impact Economic Growth and Job Creation
Next 10 http://next10.org/next10/pdf/economy/Final_vehicle_efficiency_report.pdf [Domesticfuel.com]Maybe a coincidence, but on the same day the EPA and DOE released new fuel economy labels, Next 10 released a new study, “Driving California’s Economy: How Fuel Economy and Emission Standards Will Impact Economic Growth and Job Creation.” The study found that policies that support fuel efficiency will drive consumer savings, … Continue reading »
The Economic Benefits of a Green Chemical Industry in the United States
Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) for the BlueGreen Alliance http://www.bluegreenalliance.org/press_room/publications?id=0070 [From Press Release] A new report demonstrates that the U.S. chemical industry shed 300,000 jobs since 1992, despite production increasing by 4 percent per year. Under the current scenario, the industry stands to lose approximately 230,000 jobs in the next 20 years. But contrary to … Continue reading »
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in Extremadura, Spain
OECD working paper / by Gabriela Miranda, Hyoung-Woo Chung, David Gibbs2, Richard Howard and Lisa Rustico http://bit.ly/jj8Bma Extremadura is the fifth largest region in Spain, with certainly one of the most diverse eco-systems and abundant natural resources. Extremadura launched a series of initiatives to facilitate the transition to a green economy which means a model … Continue reading »
