International Journal of Labour Research : Climate Change and Labour: The Need for a "Just Transition."

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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Labour Organization
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : International Labour Office, 2010.
Colección:2.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Environmental policy > Economic aspects.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Aspect économique.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects
Environmental policy > Economic aspects
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  • 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 FosterThe 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.

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