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Dec 23, 2013 06:39 AM
Author: Llewellyn van Wyk, Marinda Kolev, Luke Osburn, Prof. André de Villiers, Dr. Zaid Kimmie/ILO
Publishing Date:
2013
Category: Information Material
Global warming affects the environment and its life forms, including humans, in myriad ways. The global need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is no longer questioned. Buildings are the first contributor to global warming. Moreover, buildings account for 30-40 per cent of the world’s energy use.
Much information is currently available on the impact of the emerging “green” economy on the patterns of employment. Many reports suggest such an economy can actually generate more and better jobs; and that these fall under the ILO’s umbrella term of “decent jobs”.
For our investigative research the primary question is: how, and in what way, can the relationship between technological changes with regard to energy-related improvements in buildings and the consequent employment potential be influenced in South Africa?
We found that the relationship between technology changes and employment creation from such changes is on the one hand quantitatively weak, in that the required skills sets already exist to a large extent, and on the other qualitatively strong, in that up-skilling through training of the existing skill sets is desperately needed for improved productivity and the creation of decent jobs.
Several suggestions are made to achieve the necessary up-skilling and to provide the improvement in education and training for those that still require skills training.
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g20bkkgj@ilo.org
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Dec 23, 2013 03:37 AM
Author: UNEP
Publishing Date:
2013
Category: Information Material
This study assesses potential opportunities and options to promote a green economy in South Africa, with a focus on key economic sectors. The evaluation was led by Stellenbosch University and the Sustainability Institute of South Africa, in cooperation with the Millennium Institute. It presents a modelling exercise that compares a scenario of investments directed to “business-as-usual” (BAU) with scenarios of investments allocated to four critical sectors for a
transition to a green economy in South Africa, using UNEP Threshold 21 World model.
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Trang Tran
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Dec 11, 2013 03:14 AM
Author: ESCAP
Publishing Date:
2013
Category: Policy
"Shaping the future of sustainable energy in Asia and the Pacific". The document was adopted at the Asian and Pacific Energy Forum (27 - 30 May 2013) in Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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Trang Tran
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Dec 11, 2013 02:42 AM
Author:
Publishing Date:
2013
Category: Information Material
A global assessment report on Public - Private Renewable Energy Services. The report conclusively shows that though particular experiences will always differ according to culture and context, when designed appropriately, public-private partnerships can quickly and effectively accelerate the adoption of renewable energy technologies and improve incomes and standards of living, in the areas of the world that most urgently need them.
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Trang Tran
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Dec 11, 2013 02:30 AM
Author: ESCAP
Publishing Date:
2013
Category: Information Material
The publication is prepared to provide guidance in discussions for adaptation to climate change through integrated
water resources management and green growth to achieve green economy and sustainable development.
Zambia - Government has finalised the Youth Employment Strategy which will outline how it seeks to address unemployment in the country.
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Trang Tran
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Dec 05, 2013 04:50 AM
Author: UNEP
Publishing Date:
2013
Category: Information Material
This report is intended to supplement the original Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for Asia and the Pacific report (UNEP 2011). The content is based on an updated material flows database which presents data up to 2008, and the onset of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The scope of this report is considerably narrower than the original report, focussing on deepening quantitative analyses specifically relating to primary material flows in the ten greatest resource consuming countries in Asia and the Pacific, and the trajectories of related resource efficiency indicators.
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Trang Tran
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Dec 05, 2013 04:11 AM
Author: UNEP
Publishing Date:
2013
Category: Information Material
"The green economy discussions laid the foundations for an effective transition to a low carbon economy, efficient in the use of resources, with the primary objectives of creating jobs, increasing social inclusion and, ultimately, eradicating poverty.
With a new round of the United Nations climate negotiations in Warsaw, Poland, the labour movement expressed its concerns on the impacts a low ambition climate deal would mean for jobs globally.
Climate change, population growth, and urbanization are bringing some of the greatest challenges of our time. Just a few days ago we experienced one of the most powerful storms in history, Super Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the Philippines, killing thousands. The same storm also affected northern parts of Viet Nam and the People’s Republic of China.
Singapore - Twenty more maritime companies have pledged to keep shipping in Singapore clean and green. They signed the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge on Tuesday to signal that intent.
The Green Climate Fund, designed as the United Nations’ most important funding body in the battle on climate change in developing nations, launched its headquarters on Wednesday in South Korea, but uncertainty over finances clouded the event.
Speakers at the recent Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development called on the region to drive the change towards a green economy.
The Palace said Sunday it will plant more mangrove areas to prevent a repeat of the deadly storm surges that claimed hundreds of lives during Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) earlier this month.
At the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) held from 2 to 11 October in Geneva, Switzerland, labour statisticians discussed and adopted new guidelines for the statistical definition of employment in the environmental sector.
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