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Reality Check: The State of Climate Progress in Canada
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This report, requested by the federal Minister of the Environment, reminds us of how far the country has come, but also of how far it must go. The report provides a thorough history of federal and provincial climate policy, as well as emissions trends.
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yul:577112
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Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada
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The 4th report in the Climate Prosperity series. The report quantifies the economic costs of inaction if Canada fails to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, specifically on timber supply, coastal areas, human health, and ecosystem. It makes recommendations for future research on economic costs. Concluding statement: " Examining long-term economic costs of climate change to Canada raises the spectre of two futures: one where the world acts — and keeps global warming to 2°C by 2050 as world leaders have pledged — and one where it doesn’t and climate change impacts grow and accelerate beyond targets. At slightly under 2°C of global warming, the economic costs of climate change to Canada in 2050 would be between $21 billion and $43 billion with no adaptive action taken; costs could be at the lower end of range if economic growth slowed as part of domestic mitigation or for other reasons. If the world acts to limit warming to 2°C, future costs could stabilize around this 2050 level since emissions growth would have been dampened and plateaued to reach this new global reality."
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yul:577111
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Parallel Paths: Canada-U.S. climate policy choices
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Third report of the Climate Prosperity series . According to the introduction, "With this report, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) has undertaken the most comprehensive analysis yet published on the economic risks and opportunities for Canada of climate policy in the context of the Canada-United States relationship." The report proposes a "Transitional Policy Option" which would implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade system in Canada ahead of the U.S., but would limit the Canadian carbon price so that it would never become too out of step with the U.S.
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yul:577030
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Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada
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Report 2 in the Climate Prosperity series. An overview of the potential changes to Canada and the impacts on human activity for the resource and service sectors - e.g. increased cruise ship tourism in the Arctic seas; increased recreational land use; uneven forestry impacts across the country.
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yul:576887
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Measuring up: Benchmarking Canada's competitiveness in a low carbon world
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This is the first in a series of reports from the two-year policy program called Climate Prosperity. In the global transition to a low-carbon economy, Canadian competitiveness is at stake. The report creates a Low Carbon Performance Index, and ranks Canada against other G8 countries in areas such as emissions and energy, skills, investment, innovation and governance.
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yul:576673
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Good Jobs, Clean Skies: Economic Growth and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in the Mayors' Council Transit Plan
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The report examines the potential economic and climate impacts of the Mayors’ Council Regional Transit Plan, which calls for an investment of $7.5 billion over the next ten years in the Vancouver Tri-City area. The analysis forecasts 26,322 person years of new direct employment, 43,800 person years of total employment, $2.96 billion in wages, and $4.48 billion toward GDP in Metro Vancouver over its 10 year life span. Additionally, the area would experience an 8.2% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from transport, versus a business as usual approach, and the plan would save more than $1 billion in traffic congestion costs. By improving by 7% the number of jobs accessible by transit, the Plan would support targets for livability, growth, and location of employment.
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yul:576664
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Securing our Children's World: Our Union and the Environment
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Developed by the International Executive Board Environmental Task Force, approved by full convention in 2006. It builds upon the landmark original report, OUR CHILDREN’S WORLD, which was adopted at the 25th Constitutional Convention of the USW in Toronto, Ontario on August 30, 1990.
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yul:576663
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Green Job Creation Project: Background paper
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Provides a history of the CLC interest in green jobs (dating from a resolution at 1999 convention); defines green jobs; examines fiscal policies; environmental regulation; Danish approach.
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yul:575584
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Green/ing Jobs: Definitions, Dilemmas and Strategies
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Papers from a 2011 meeting of the Work in a Warming World research project. Authors include Clare Demerse, Marjorie Griffin Cohen, John Cartwright, Sarah Letourneau , Tony Clarke, and the Principal Investigator of the W3 grant, Carla Lipsig Mumme.
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yul:567755
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Saving the Planet and Creating Jobs: W3 Atlantic Forum
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Panel and Keynote presentations from the Work in a Warming World Forum, September 29 & 30, 2011, at St. Thomas University, Fredricton, New Brunswick. The document reproduces presentations from speakers from the Atlantic provinces, British Columbia, New England states. Highlights the green initiatives to date of the Atlantic federations of labour, CUPW, BlueGreen Alliance, United Steelworkers, Emerald Alliance, with a view to inspiring cooperation between labour and environmental groups. Some presentations in French and English.
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yul:567752
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What do we Know? What do we Need to Know? The State of Research on Work, Employment, and Climate Change in Canada. Final Report
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This final report is the first comprehensive study to examine broadly the state of knowledge about climate change and its impact on Canadian employment, workplaces, and workers. It focuses on six of Canada’s most significant economic sectors: auto manufacturing, construction, energy, forestry, tourism, and the postal sector. It includes chapters with a gender analysis, and which place Canada in an international context. It concludes with a research agenda for the future.
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yul:567750
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Getting there: Alternative Budget 2018
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This is the 23rd Alternative Budget, covering the entire range of economic activity in Canada with a social justice perspective. This edition includes detailed proposals regarding Just Transition in the section “Industrial Strategy and Just Transition” - the report calls for a National Decarbonization Strategy to be developed through broad consultation, and to act as a co-ordinating body for other AFB proposals – notably an enhanced Low Carbon Economy Fund to support cities and infrastructure investments, and a trade promotion strategy. A new $500-million Just Transition Transfer (JTT) is proposed, to flow federal funds to provinces. Also the AFB calls for a $1Billion Strategic Training Fund to increase training capacity at colleges and trade schools.
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yul:1127529
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Comparative Study of U.K. and Canadian Pension Fund Transparency Practices
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This report was commissioned by Canada’s National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy to explore how pension fund transparency practices with respect to social, environmental and ethical (SEE) issues in the United Kingdom differ from those in Canada. In particular, it addresses the antecedents and impact of U.K. policies mandating the inclusion of a fund’s approach to SEE issues in its statement of investment principles (SIP).
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yul:1127528
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Development of Options for A Vehicle Feebate in Canada - Final Report
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This consultants' report for the National Round table on the Environment and the Economy was prepared in cooperation with Resources for the Future and DesRosiers Automotive Consulting. In the 2005 Federal Budget, the Government of Canada tasked the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) to develop options for a vehicle feebate for Canada. The options were to be revenue neutral, to apply to all light-duty vehicles, and to be flexible to adapt to changing circumstances. The Budget set out A Framework for Evaluation of Environmental Tax Proposals as the basis for evaluating this and future environmental proposals involving the tax system. In response, the NRTEE commissioned this study, whose objectives are to: understand the nature of the motor vehicle market in Canada and trends, including the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the industry and the Government on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; identify the key feebate options that meet the mandatory parameters identified by the Government; and, assess the options against the criteria established in the Budget 2005 Framework.
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yul:1127526
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Ecological Fiscal Reform and Energy Case Study on Renewable Grid-Power Electricity - Final Baseline and Economic Report
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This case study provides an analysis of the role that fiscal policy can play in promoting the longterm development of Canada’s renewable energy sector, with a view of promoting and, where appropriate, accelerating the use of renewable energy technologies that leads to long-term reductions in energy-based carbon emissions. This case study addresses the renewable energy (RE) sector and explores the ‘traction” of fiscal instruments to improve the uptake or deployment of grid-power renewable energy technologies (RETs) in Canada. Consistent with the broader goal of the EFR program, the objectives of this case study are twofold: - To deliver pragmatic, policy-relevant recommendations on how fiscal policy can be used to promote sustainable development; and - To synthesize the lessons learned from each case study into a “State of the Debate” report that will assess the potential use of fiscal policy in promoting long-term decarbonisation.
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yul:1127525
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Facing the elements: Building business resilience in a changing climate: case studies
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In a report directed to the business community, NRTEE presents case studies of the practical adaptation actions, experience and advice of what they call "climate pacesetters". The thirteen Canadian firms profiled are: B.C.Hydro, Cameco, Coca Cola Canada, EBA Engineering Consultants, Entenergy, Hydro Quebec, J.D. Irving, Munich RE, Rio Tinto Alcan, Royal Bank of Canada, Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Tolco Industries, and Whistler Blackcomb. Companion documents: A Business Primer and an Advisory Report to Government, with research and recommendations on how government can support greater business adaptation to climate change.
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yul:1127524
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ClimaCon2: Building Power for Workers to confront Climate Change: Report from the Second Labor Convergence on Climate
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The Conference theme was "Building Worker Power to Confront Climate Change." The event was held in September 2017; participants included over 130 people - U.S. labour union leaders, organizers, and rank and file activists from 17 unions, 3 state federations/central labor councils and 6 labour support organizations, as well as environmental and economic justice activists. Includes case study examples and a Draft Sample Union Resolution on Climate Change and the Labor Network for Sustainability. Speaker Elaine Bernard of Harvard University originated the slogan "Own the Bakery" here.
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yul:1127522
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Jobs for Tomorrow: Canada’s Building Trades and Net Zero Emissions
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This report makes job creation projections for construction occupations, based on an aggressive emissions reduction target of Net-zero emissions by 2050 (Canada’s current national emissions reduction commitment is 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030) . Overall, the report concludes that the Net-zero emissions reduction target could generate nearly 4 million direct building trades jobs, and 20 million indirect, induced and supply chain jobs by 2050. Some examples from the report: building small district energy systems in half of Canada’s municipalities with populations over 100,000 would create over 547,000 construction jobs by 2050. Building solar installations would create the next-highest level of construction jobs: 438,350. Building $150 billion of urban transit infrastructure (rapid transit tracks and bridges, subway tunnels, and dedicated bus lanes) would create about 245,000 direct construction jobs by 2050. The report was commissioned by Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU), an umbrella organization affiliated with 15 international construction unions.
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yul:1122205
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Lessons from Previous Coal Transitions: High-level Summary for Decision-makers
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This is a synthesis report of case studies of past coal mining transitions in Spain, U.K., the Netherlands, Poland, U.S., and the Czech Republic – some as far back as the 1970’s. Key messages: the sooner the problems of necessary transition are addressed, the better; and while expensive, transition costs are cheaper than ignoring the needs of declining communities and displaced workers. While the level of cost details varies in the case studies, it is clear that costs are significant. For example, the case study of Limburg, Netherlands states that the national government spent approximately 11.6 billion Euros (in today’s prices) on national subsidies to support coal prices and regional reconversion, in addition to several 100 million per year in EU funds. “One estimate also suggested that in the Dutch case, all told, regional reinvestment in new economic activities also cost about 300 to 400 000€/per long-term job created.” Limburg is also cited as “remarkable for the relatively consensual nature of the transition between unions, company and government.” Part of ‘Coal Transitions: Research and Dialogue on the Future of Coal’ Project.
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yul:1122204
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Greening of industries in the EU: Anticipating and managing the effects on quantity and quality of jobs
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Examines green business practices and greening processes aimed at mitigating climate change. The study had two main objectives: to provide an overview at both sectoral and cross-sectoral level in the EU of the effects of greening on the quantity and quality of jobs in 10 sectors (automotive, chemicals, construction, distribution and trade, energy, furniture, nonmetallic materials, shipbuilding, textiles and transport); and to analyse good practice examples of the anticipation and management of green change at the company level in these sectors.
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yul:1122092
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Industrial relations and sustainability: the role of social partners in the transition towards a green economy
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"This study examined best practice examples of social partner involvement in greening the economy in different Member States. It analysed the role of the trade unions and employers’ associations as well as employees, their direct representatives and company management in selected projects at national or local level. The report demonstrates what a successful contribution of the social partners to greening the economy can look like and identifies factors that need to be taken into consideration. " The 5 case studies were: UK, the GreenWorkplaces project of the Trades Union Congress in Mid-2006; Germany, Network Resource Efficiency project with IG Metall (2007); France, Joint approved training fund with Construction industry OPCA (2008); Belgium, Eco-voucher initiative with the National Labour Council ( 2009); Romania, Euroeneff project with CMC – joint organisation in the construction industry (2008).
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yul:1122091
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Work in a changing climate: The Green Initiative: Report of the Director-General
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The main body of the Director-General’s Report to the 106th International Labour Conference, June 2017, describes and updates the accomplishments of the ILO Green Centenary Initiative, which was launched in 2013, “to promote the considerable potential for creation of decent work associated with the transition to a low carbon sustainable development path and to minimize and manage the inevitable dislocation that will accompany it.” The report emphasizes the need for research and policy analysis,and includes the following important themes: the need for tripartite responses to climate change; the importance of a global carbon price; and skills development and social protection for the successful green transformation of work processes. The Working Group of the ILO responded to the Director-General's report on June 9.
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yul:1122077
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Jobs in a clean energy future
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This report updates the 2010 joint publication Creating jobs - cutting Pollution. It models three scenarios for future jobs and estimates that Australia could create one million new jobs by 2040 while cutting pollution if it follows a clean energy path, including putting a price on carbon, electrification of vehicles, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and more.
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yul:1122076
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Climate Change White Paper
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This policy statement by the government acknowledges the problem of climate change but opposes the solutions set out in the federal government's Vancouver Declaration - especially carbon taxes. Saskatchewan states: "we believe the third option—innovation and technological development—offers both the greatest potential for significant improvements in global GHG emissions, while causing the least harm to our economy."
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yul:1122070
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Extracted Carbon: Re-examining Canada’s Contribution to Climate Change through Fossil Fuel Export
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This study re-examines Canada’s contribution to global climate change in light of the Paris Agreement by looking at extracted carbon - the total amount of fossil fuels removed from Canadian soil that ends up in the atmosphere -whether used for domestic purposes, or exported and combusted elsewhere. It concludes that “Plans to further grow Canada’s exports of fossil fuels are thus contradictory to the spirit and intentions of the Paris Agreement. Growing our exports could only happen if some other producing countries agreed to keep their fossil fuel reserves in the ground. The problem with new fossil fuel infrastructure projects, like Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants and bitumen pipelines, is that they lock us in to a high-emissions trajectory for several decades to come, giving up on the 1.5 to 2°C limits of Paris.” It follows that “Canadian climate policy must consider supply-side measures such as rejecting new fossil fuel infrastructure and new leases for exploration and drilling, increasing royalties, and eliminating fossil fuel subsidies.” This paper updates and expands a 2011 Climate Justice Project publication, Peddling GHGs: What is the Carbon Footprint of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Exports?, co-authored with Amanda Card.
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yul:1122028