scholarly journals Promoting Green Jobs: Decent Work in the Transition to Low-Carbon, Green Economies

2019 ◽  
pp. 248-271
Author(s):  
Kees van der Ree
Keyword(s):  
Low Carbon ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Green Economies

scholarly journals Effects of Production of Woody Pellets in the Southeastern United States on the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 821
Author(s):  
Keith L. Kline ◽  
Virginia H. Dale ◽  
Erin Rose ◽  
Bruce Tonn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
Development Goals

Wood-based pellets are produced in the southeastern United States (SE US) and shipped to Europe for the generation of heat and power. Effects of pellet production on selected Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) are evaluated using industry information, available energy consumption data, and published research findings. Challenges associated with identifying relevant SDG goals and targets for this particular bioenergy supply chain and potential deleterious impacts are also discussed. We find that production of woody pellets in the SE US and shipments to displace coal for energy in Europe generate positive effects on affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), industry innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and life on land (SDG 15). Primary strengths of the pellet supply chain in the SE US are the provisioning of employment in depressed rural areas and the displacement of fossil fuels. Weaknesses are associated with potential impacts on air, water, and biodiversity that arise if the resource base and harvest activities are improperly managed. The SE US pellet supply chain provides an opportunity for transition to low-carbon industries and innovations while incentivizing better resource management.

scholarly journals Building a green economy of low carbon: the Greek post-crisis experience of photovoltaics and financial 'green grabbing'

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoi Christina Siamanta
Keyword(s):  
Green Energy ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Green Growth ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Green Economies

Abstract Under the global rhetoric of 'the green economy' Renewable Energy Resources (RES) projects have proliferated across the world. This article examines the growth of photovoltaic projects in post-crisis Greece, grounded in a green energy discourse. The aim is to provide insights into how green economies are built and what new appropriations they (might) entail. It is based on a Foucauldian oriented discourse analysis, in depth semi-structured interviews and review of a variety of other sources. The article argues that justificatory discourses for green growth implicated in 'green grabbing' involve the complex interplay of neoliberal and disciplinary 'environmentalities.' These seek to construct 'green economy' entrepreneurs and compliant subjects. A relatively undocumented and understudied aspect of green grabs is the appropriation of public and private financial resources for photovoltaic projects, with significant negative impacts on livelihoods. In Greece, this has resulted in the accumulation of capital by a few large RES companies, as well as significant impacts on the livelihoods of domestic and small business electricity consumers and small/medium photovoltaic investors through debt. Key words: Greece, green economy, photovoltaics, green grabbing, environmentality, Foucault, green energy

scholarly journals Sustainable work in transition. Policy background, concepts and research arenas

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-47
Author(s):  
Kenneth Abrahamsson
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Work Organisation ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
Agenda 2030

  Future of work is today discussed at global level in Agenda 2030 and SDG 8, by ILO and in the Global Deal which is a multi-stakeholder initiative for social dialogue and inclusive growth. Future of work, social innovations and inclusive growth are also central policy missions for the OECD, the European Commission, and its agencies Cedefop, EU-OSHA and Eurofound. The European Pillar of Social Rights highlights the need for a European social model promoting a progressive interplay between economic development, god working conditions and social protection. This article analyses concepts of quality of work, decent work, and sustainable work. Its title comprises different connotation of sustainable work in transition. Firstly, sustainable work has not got significant attention in the policy agenda on sustainable development. Secondly, new forms of work and the dissolution of the traditional workplace and standard employment relations call for a widened use of the content of sustainable work. Thirdly, the Green Deal, low carbon omissions and new energy systems will have substantial impact on work organisation and production systems. Finally, digitalization, labour market transformations and increasing job longevity make job shifts and skills upgrading more common and sustainable work must be seen in a life-course and lifelong perspective.  

scholarly journals From standard jobs to ‘green jobs’: a strategy for developing markets

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Esposto ◽  
John Annakis
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Job Skills ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Carbon Economy

Like many developing countries, Thailand is currently coping with a host of environmental challenges and a need to reduce carbon emissions. To tackle this challenge, Thailand has produced policies designed to enhance environmental conservation. However, without the development of its labour force with suitable and up to date job skills this challenge becomes difficult to achieve. This paper presents a rationale for the emergence of green occupations as a means of transitioning Thailand’s tourism sector into a low carbon economy. A mechanism for achieving this goal is by training and retraining the workforce with a set of well-defined green knowledge and skill sets. These can be developed through the development and implementation of ‘green competencies’. This paper presents a methodology of how to transition a standard job into a green job in the tourism sector by developing green sustainable competencies

Occupational health indicators: Exploring the social and decent work dimensions of green jobs in Portugal

Work ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Moreira ◽  
Lia Vasconcelos ◽  
Carlos Silva Santos
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals UMA ANÁLISE DAS RELAÇÕES LABORAIS NOS PARQUES DE ENERGIA EÓLICA SOB A PERSPECTIVA DO EMPREGO VERDE E DO TRABALHO DECENTE

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 228
Author(s):  
Flávia de Paiva Medeiros de Oliveira ◽  
Cristina Paiva Serafim Gadelha Campos
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Renewable Sources ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Significant Potential

A preocupação com o resguardo do patrimônio ambiental tem assumido contornos cada vez mais relevantes, inclusive podendo ser destacados seus efeitos na seara laboral. Procurando associar ecologia e economia, a criação e manutenção de empregos verdes se revelam alternativas eficazes para garantir que atividades profissionais serão desenvolvidas sem causar prejuízos ao meio ambiente, bem como que os respectivos empregados gozarão de condições decentes de trabalho. O setor energético, por sua vez, através da exploração precípua de energias renováveis, detém potencial significativo para ofertar empregos verdes. Em vista disso, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar se a exploração de uma das fontes renováveis largamente disponíveis no Brasil – qual seja, a eólica – tem o condão de contribuir com o esverdeamento laboral no país, notadamente sob a ótica do empregado, considerando as condições de trabalho às quais é submetido. Palavras-chave: Emprego verde. Setor energético. Energia renovável. Energia eólica. Trabalho decente. Abstract: The concern with the preservation of the environmental patrimony has assumed more and more relevant contours, including its effects in the labor market. Seeking to associate ecology and economics, the creation and maintenance of green jobs prove to be effective alternatives to ensure that professional activities will be carried out without causing harm to the environment, and that their employees will enjoy decent working conditions. The energy sector, in turn, through the primary exploitation of renewable energies, holds significant potential to offer green jobs. The aim of this study is to analyze whether the exploitation of one of the renewable sources widely available in Brazil - wind power - has the potential to contribute to the greening of labor in the country, especially from the perspective of the employee, considering the working conditions to which it is subject.Keywords: Green employment. Energy Sector. Renewable energy. Wind power. Decent work.

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