Guardian, Nov. 2015 - Every day millions of internet users ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Writer Adam Vaughan answers some of the most common queries!!
On 9 October 2015 at ILO headquarters in Geneva, a tripartite meeting of experts adopted a set of policy guidelines that aim to enable ILO constituents to manage the impacts on enterprises, workers and economies of the transition to a greener, low-carbon economy. The “just transition” framework, is based on an in-depth review of country experiences and lessons learned (read more here)and provides policy recommendations on how to maximize opportunities for sustainable enterprise creation and decent job creation. The guidelines are to be piloted in a number of countries in 2016-2017 under the Green Initiative of the Director-General.
The International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin has published its 2016 Training Catalogue for interested partners and institutions who want to learn more about important topics which have seen significant recent developments.
Reuters, 29 Oct 2015 - Renewables are powering a rare bright spot in the energy industry, with record job hiring in solar, wind and hydro partly offsetting the biggest round of job losses in the oil and gas sector in almost two decades.
China.org, 19 Oct 2015 - China’s wind power capacity is to hit 120 gigawatts by the end of 2015, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Friday.
Mongabay, 19 Oct 2015 - Indonesia's carbon bomb goes off, with emissions from peat fires reaching their highest levels in 1997-1998. According to the Global Fire Emissions Database, carbon emissions from Indonesia's fires have just topped the CO2 equivalent of a billion tonnes.
Eco-Business, 17 Oct 2015 - The recent haze in Southeast Asia has sparked renewed calls for alternatives to palm oil products. In this interview, Forum for the Future founder Jonathon Porritt tells Eco-Business why the industry - which is also provides thousands of livelihoods worldwide - needs a new business model, not boycotts.
ITC ILO, 13 Oct 2015 - The International Training Centre of the ILO is pleased to announce a new course.
Eco-Business, 13 Oct 2015 - As governments and customers start asking more specific questions about a company’s sustainability and emissions performance, those that can answer them are likely to have a distinct advantage.
Eco-Business, 13 Oct 2015 - There is too much capital locked up in polluting, resource-intensive projects today and not enough in clean, low-carbon growth. A new UNEP report shows how to achieve a system which is better aligned with sustainable development.
