Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-carbon World

Description

This Report has been commissioned and funded by UNEP, as part of the joint UNEP, ILO, IOE, ITUC Green Jobs Initiative. Produced by Worldwatch Institute, with technical assistance from Cornell University Global Labor Institute. It provides statistical and anecdotal evidence of the current situation re green jobs, and makes forecasts for future. Conceptual issues include a definition of green jobs, and job quality. "We define green jobs as work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D),administrative, and service activities that contribute substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality. Specifically, but not exclusively, this includes jobs that help to protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials, and water consumption through high efficiency strategies; de-carbonize the economy; and minimize or altogether avoid generation of all forms of waste and pollution."