Making Green Jobs Safe

Making green jobs safe.

Can a job be " Green " if it is not safe? Unfortunately, the current answer is yes. The United Nations Environment Program defines a green job as work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development, administrative, and service activities that contribute substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality 1). The US Bureau of Labor Statistics proposes to define green jobs as...

PtD in Motion - Going Green: Safe and Healthy Jobs

There are benefits as well as challenges as we move to a green economy. Defined broadly, green jobs are jobs that help to improve the environment. These jobs also create opportunities to help battle a sagging economy and get people back to work. Yet, with the heightened attention on green jobs and environmental sustainability, it is important to make sure that worker safety and health are not o...

Environmental - Green Jobs

‘Green’ growth, ‘green’ jobs and labour markets

The term ‘green jobs’ can refer to employment in a narrowly defined set of industries providing environmental services. But it is more useful for the policy-maker to focus on the broader issue of the employment consequences of policies to correct environmental externalities such as anthropogenic climate change. Most of the literature focuses on direct employment created, with more cursory treat...

Green Jobs: Employment Potential and Challenges

The April 2012 Employment Package identified the green economy as a key source of job creation in Europe. According to estimates, implementation of energy efficiency measures could lead to 2 million jobs being created or retained by 2020 and the development of renewable energy sources could lead to 3 million jobs by 2020. . Yet, policies towards greening of the economy may have an impact on emp...