Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2020 Rebuilding Better

Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2020 Rebuilding Better
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9264446230

The impact of COVID-19 on local jobs and workers dwarfs those of the 2008 global financial crisis. The 2020 edition of Job Creation and Local Economic Development considers the short-term impacts on local labour markets as well as the longer-term implications for local development.

Green Jobs

Green Jobs
Author: Michael Renner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Green jobs, employment that contributes to protecting the environment and reducing humanity's carbon footprint, will be a key economic driver of the 21st century. This report explores the role green jobs will play within the various industries, energy production, construction, transportation, energy-intensive industries, recycling and re-manufacturing, and agriculture and forestry.

Green Transition Impacts on the Economy, Society, and Environment

Green Transition Impacts on the Economy, Society, and Environment
Author: Y?ld?r?m, Seda
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2024-08-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The challenge of achieving sustainability is complex and multifaceted, with varying approaches and policies across different countries and industries. This lack of universal standards poses a significant obstacle to the global transition towards a sustainable future. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated these disparities, highlighting the urgent need for cohesive and practical sustainability strategies. What sets Green Transition Impacts on the Economy, Society, and Environment apart is its comprehensive and unique solution to this pressing issue, offering a unified framework for sustainability that can be applied across diverse contexts. By gathering insights and approaches from researchers worldwide, this book provides a holistic view of sustainability, addressing critical issues such as climate change, energy security, and social responsibility. It offers practical solutions and case studies demonstrating effective strategies for achieving sustainability goals. Through this approach, the book aims to equip policymakers, practitioners, and researchers with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of sustainability in the 21st century.

OECD Employment Outlook 2024 The Net-Zero Transition and the Labour Market

OECD Employment Outlook 2024 The Net-Zero Transition and the Labour Market
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2024-07-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9264704094

The transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 will have profound impacts on the labour market and the jobs of millions of workers. Aggregate effects on employment are estimated to be limited. But many jobs will be lost in the shrinking high-emission industries, while many others will be created in the expanding low-emission activities. This edition of the OECD Employment Outlook examines the characteristics of the jobs that are likely to thrive because of the transition (“green-driven jobs”), including their attractiveness in terms of job quality, and compares them to jobs in high-emission industries that tend to shrink. The cost of job displacement in these latter industries is assessed along with the trajectories of workers out of them towards new opportunities, and the labour market policies that can facilitate job reallocation. Particular attention is devoted to upskilling and reskilling strategies to facilitate workers’ transition into fast-growing, green-driven occupations. The distributive impacts of climate-change mitigation policies are also examined, with a focus on carbon pricing and options to redistribute its tax revenue to those most impacted. As usual, the first chapter of the Outlook assesses recent labour market developments (including wage trends), but also provides an update of the OECD Job Quality indicators.

Getting Skills Right Assessing and Anticipating Skills for the Green Transition Unlocking Talent for a Sustainable Future

Getting Skills Right Assessing and Anticipating Skills for the Green Transition Unlocking Talent for a Sustainable Future
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264982531

Policies aimed at reducing the environmental impact of human activities have important consequences for labour markets, jobs, and skills. As employment is shifting towards more sustainable activities, workers are increasingly expected to have skills that support the transition to a greener economy.

Labour Law and Climate Change

Labour Law and Climate Change
Author: Tiziano Treu
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2023-09-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9403508876

Although the existential threat of climate change has at last been generally acknowledged, its influence on the labour market and the regulation of labour relations remains ambivalent at best. This supremely important volume, with contributions by thirteen prominent labour law practitioners and academics, shows how labour law not only can but absolutely must assume a greater role in the debate on the climate crisis and move towards a new eco-friendly labour paradigm. Committed to the proposition that employment must come to terms with the natural environment and open a new chapter in the relationship between human work and the Earth, the authors examine critical issues and perspectives on the role of labour law in a just ecological transition, focusing on such aspects as the following: negative externalities associated with the value chains production model; (in)effectiveness of corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives; protection of human rights from violations attributable to private sector activities; protection of whistleblowers; need for professional training in new occupations; environmental migrants; reskilling and active inclusion of workers and jobseekers; role of remote work and flexible working time; and evaluation and reward of employees. The impact of the green transition on industrial activities is already creating strong tensions among the social parties, leading inevitably to massive restructuring of enterprises and relocation of thousands of workers. This detailed analysis of the implications of climate change for the labour contract and the industrial relations system provides appropriate tools to understand trends and possible solutions for the future. It will be welcomed by managers, consultants, corporate lawyers, judges, human rights experts, trade unionists, researchers, and professors placed at the nexus of labour, industrial relations, and social rights in Europe and worldwide.

OECD Green Growth Studies Greener Skills and Jobs

OECD Green Growth Studies Greener Skills and Jobs
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2014-02-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264208704

This report suggests that the role of skills and education and training policies should be an important component of the ecological transformation process.

Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2018 Preparing for the Future of Work

Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2018 Preparing for the Future of Work
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9264305343

This third edition of Job Creation and Local Economic Development examines the impact of technological progress on regional and local labour markets. It sheds light on widening regional gaps on job creation, workers education and skills, as well as inclusion in local economies.

Latin American Economic Outlook 2022 Towards a Green and Just Transition

Latin American Economic Outlook 2022 Towards a Green and Just Transition
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2022-11-07
Genre:
ISBN: 926495712X

What challenges and opportunities does the green transition entail for Latin America and the Caribbean? This 15th edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook explores options for the region to recast its production models, transform its energy matrix and create better jobs in the process.