Climate change and labour : the need for a "just transition".

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Labour Office.

Contributor:

International Labour Organization.

Series:

International journal of labour research, 2076-9806 ; 2010, v. 2, issue 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes.

Environmental policy--Economic aspects.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

pp. 119-318 : col. ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Office, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate change is now widely acknowledged as one of the great – if not the greatest – challenges facing humanity in the coming decades. Through its impact on average temperature, precipitations and sea levels, it will endanger the livelihood of hundreds of millions and impose increasing costs on our societies if nothing is done.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface Dan Cunniah

Building a Just Transition: The linkages between climate change and employment. Anabella Rosemberg

Workers' rights inclimate change policies The case of adaptation programmes in Small Island Developing States. Nazmul Huq, Jean Hugé

Climate change, poverty and migration processes in Chiapas, Mexico. Laura Elena, Ruiz Meza

Employment opportunities from climate change mitigation policies in the Netherlands. Jerry van den Berge

BlueGreen Alliance: Building a coalition for a green future in the United States. David Foster

The greening of the offshore energy sector in the North Sea. Miguel Esteban, David Leary, Qi Zhang, Agya Utama and Keiichi Ishihara

The foundations for extending green jobs. The case of the rail-based mass transit sector in North America. Jonathan Michael Feldman

Supporting a just transition: The role of international labour standards. Lene Olsen.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-2-125479-8

OCLC:

757261177