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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"green economy"”.
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Valuing ecosystem services in a green economy
SCOPE: Ecosystems are being degraded and destroyed worldwide at a rate unprecedented in human history. Accordingly a great deal of interest is currently being focussed on ecosystems, the role they play in planetary life support, and the need for a market mechanism to conserve these formerly …
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Tasks, Skills, and Jobs in the Green Economy
… are no existing definitions of what constitutes green jobs and skills, and thus, no clear consensus on the training workers will need for these jobs. This dissertation employs a data-driven approach using the Occupational Information Network to define and characterize green tasks, skills, and …
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A review of the green economy in Cape Town: local policy in the light of international approaches
The industrial economy of the last 100 years has resulted in significant externalities, chief of which has been anthropogenic climate change caused by the release of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. The green economy is an approach to economic activity that has been developed in an effort to …
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NUMSA's Socially Owned Renewable Energy Proposal (2012) in Response to the Green Economy Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis
… IRP and its emphasis on privatisation, green technology and green jobs can be seen as an expression of the South African government's adoption of the neoliberal green economy discourse. The problem that this research analyses is: in what ways could NUMSA's 2012 alternative proposal on …
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Green Economy / Green Revolution: an ecolinguistic critical discourse analysis of South African political parties' public communications on climate change.
… Although Africa contributes only 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the continent is the most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis. At the same time, South Africa is an outlier to the rest of Africa, being the 12th highest greenhouse gas emitter worldwide (Global Carbon Atlas, …
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Strategic sustainability and industrial ecology in an island context, with considerations for a green economy roadmap: a study in the tourist accommodation sector, Grenada.
… for implementing aspects of a proposed green economy roadmap using the SS procedures are addressed. The research can assist both policy makers and business leaders to operationalise sustainable development and to do so with some degree of certainty of achieving sustainability in an …
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The role of the institutional environment as a barrier or an enabler to entrepreneurial and innovation activity; the case of the South African green economy industry
… activity within SMEs operating in South Africa's green economy, with a focus on the energy, agriculture, water and sanitation, and waste and recycling sectors. The aim is to investigate how entrepreneurs navigate the institutional environment by utilising entrepreneurial orientation and managerial …
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Green jobs in British Columbia : transitioning toward a low-carbon economy
… This project's objectives were to define "green job" and to identify existing baselines and projections on the green economy across a selection of published reports. These findings were then examined further by interviewing representatives from the associated organisations seeking a better …
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Linking inclusive green growth and the informal economy : relationship between small-scale farming and informal vending in South Africa
… like the World Bank and OECD, the 'inclusive green growth' agenda has entered many national development plans since the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. It is difficult to envision a model of an inclusive green economy without some overlapping elements with the informal economy, …
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Exploring the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN's) National Program Development in Biodiversity Conservation: A Comparative Study of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh
… also explores the recent development of the green economy (GE) concepts into IUCN's program planning today. The green economy initiative applies a people-first approach. Although the concept is relatively new, this research explores the theoretical development of a green economy and …
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Transitioning to a low carbon future : is Pacific Carbon Trust an effective policy instrument?
… be used to demonstrate innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while helping influence cultural norms and behaviour. It can also play a part in stimulating the local green economy and positioning B.C. as a green innovation hub. Mixed methods have been used to evaluate how …
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Manufacturing recovery : a networked approach to green job creation in Massachusetts Gateway cities
… place-based programs so that investments in green workforce development do not perpetuate the historic inequities that cities such as Lawrence face. I conclude by proposing a networked planning strategy that, with stimulus from the state and federal governments, could help Lawrence and Lowell …
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Challenges in implementing green workforce development training
To meet the labor demands of green economic development, workforce development programs are increasingly training low-income workers for living wage jobs that contribute to environmental services or benefits. Yet, effectively preparing workers for jobs in emergent green economies, which can span …
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Interactions between community traditions and geospatial technology in natural resource management: case studies from common property regimes in rural southern Mexico
… community participation and the effectiveness of green economy instruments are central to current debates regarding progress towards sustainable development. Information technology, such as Geographic Information Systems, may be able to play an important role in addressing these challenges. In …
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Lignocellulosic fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce medium chain fatty alcohols
… other chemicals imminent. The development of the green economy has also led to many industries voluntarily improving the sustainability of the products they produce. The microbial production of fatty acid-derived chemicals allows for the opportunity to reduce petroleum-based chemicals in the …
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Assessing GBA+ as a tool for climate justice
… to 2030, two cross-ministry efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build a green economy. While governments worldwide are urged to contribute to climate change mitigation efforts, there are also increasing equity concerns about who benefits from and who bears the burden of these climate …
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Canada’s Net Zero -440 Megatons of CO2 by 2030: Is a battle between Human System Dynamics and the Political - Economic systems.
Canada enjoys a natural resource based economy and therefore a tacit beneficiary signifying the carbon embedded “hockey stick of economic growth” from its’ wealth of fossil fuel and mining industries. However, affected by climate change, Canada is determined to mitigate its carbon emissions and …
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The role of communication in promoting green energy in the King Cetshwayo District
… huge implications for the future of creating a green economy in the region. The research has found that biogas can also be bottled and sold at a fraction of the cost of purchasing conventional grid electricity. This will mean cost-savings for poor households as well as job creation for …
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