Reducing pollution, creating jobs [electronic resource] : the employment effects of climate change and environmental policies / Clare Demerse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demerse, Clare.

Contributor:

Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clean energy industries--Employment--Canada.

Clean energy industries.

Environmental policy--Economic aspects--Canada.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 electronic text (v, 53 p.) : digital file.

Place of Publication:

Drayton Valley, Alta. : Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, 2011 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2011).

Summary:

There is a growing body of research connecting action to tackle climate change, or to improve environmental quality, with employment. And there are a growing number of leaders who present action to tackle climate change as having economic and employment benefits, by allowing their countries to play a leading role in supplying clean technologies to a rapidly growing global market.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Defining and describing green jobs

Defining green jobs

Surveying individual green sectors

Defining Canada's environmental sector

Greening existing jobs

Characteristics of green jobs

2. The employment effects of GHG emission-reduction policies

Estimating the jobs created by specific climate policies with localized input-output

Modelling

Economy-wide analysis of job impacts from emission reduction policies

3. The relative job effects of choosing clean energy

Electricity generation

Employment and fossil fuel extraction

Employment effects of a greener stimulus

Competing for clean energy jobs

4. Policy recommendations

Areas for further research

6. Conclusion

Appendix 1: Green jobs research at Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Appendix 2: Representative jobs from clean energy investments.

Notes:

"March 2011."

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

758078460