contributed by
Peter Glynn, Advisor, International Organisation of Employers
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Dec 20, 2009 03:58 PM
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This paper was presented at the ILO Research Conference on Green Jobs for Asia that took place on 21-23 April 2008 in Niigata, Japan.
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Ashok Khosla, Chairman, Development Alternatives, President, Club of Rome
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Dec 20, 2009 03:52 PM
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This paper was presented at the ILO Research Conference on Green Jobs for Asia that took place on 21-23 April 2008 in Niigata, Japan. It sets the context for discussions in the session on Low Carbon Economies and the Labour Market: Renewables and Energy Efficiency.
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N.G. Kularatne, Director General, National Institute of Labour Studies
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Dec 14, 2009 05:06 PM
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This paper was presented at the ILO Research Conference on Green Jobs for Asia that took place on 21-23 April 2008 in Niigata, Japan.
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ILO
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Dec 14, 2009 04:13 PM
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This paper has been prepared following consultations with the Officers of the Governing Body and the discussion at the 96th Session of the International Labour Conference of the Director-General’s Report I(A), Decent work for sustainable development. It focuses on the proposal to promote a socially just transition to green jobs. It recalls salient facts about climate change, explores the interrelationships between climate change and decent work and briefly examines the present policy debate on climate change. Suggested policy conclusions are drawn from this analysis and items for a possible ILO programme of work are outlined.
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Camco Advisory China and the Energy Research Institute of China
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Dec 14, 2009 03:06 PM
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China has stretching targets to reduce energy consumption per unit GDP, and tackling energy efficiency in buildings will be a key route to achieve these targets. Significant progress has already been made, for example current building codes stipulate that energy consumption in new residential buildings should be 50 percent less than the level of buildings designed in 1980-81. As China already has a number of such ‘command and control’ measures, this study focused on identifying market-based and financial instruments such as carbon and energy taxes, soft loans and subsidies, internal energy saving trading systems (‘White Certificates’) and the Clean Development Mechanism and voluntary carbon markets. It goes on to make recommendations for short and long term actions.
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ILO
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Dec 14, 2009 02:27 PM
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The research conference organized by ILO was held on 21-23 April 2008 in Niigata, Japan. It aimed to explore new concepts and approaches, extract lessons for policies and programmes, identify priorities for action and build partnerships for future work. The conference was attended by about 40 participants from 19 countries. Presenters at the conference were from academia, relevant government agencies, workers’ and employers’ think-tanks, and regional and international organizations.
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Ms Sophie Dupressoir, Advisor, Environment, European Trade Union Confederation
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Dec 14, 2009 01:51 PM
Author: European Trade Union Confederation
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2008
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This paper provides an overview of European Trade Union Confederation's response to climate change and environmental threats. It was presented at the overview session of the conference that set the stage by providing perspectives on green jobs and sustainable development. The conference organized by ILO took place on 21-23 April 2008 in Niigata, Japan.
contributed by
Worldwatch Institute, with technical assistance from Cornell University Global Labor Institute
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Dec 03, 2009 06:55 AM
Author: UNEP
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2009
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This is the first comprehensive and authoritative report which provides an overview of the complexity and policy relevance of global environmental challenges - climate change - and employment. It gathers data on employment on different sectors - renewable energy, energy efficiency in buildings, sustainable transportation, and organic agriculture - and draws conclusions and recommendations for policy makers, business and industry, workers and trade unions in the context of the transition towards a low-carbon economy, which may yield a real potential, and yet is faced with formidable challenges.