Sentences with phrase «green economy sector»

WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change, 2007).

Not exact matches

The health care sector, with some promising green shoots, is emblematic of China's economy as a whole as it slogs toward one based on consumption and services.

Already, more than 68,000 British Columbians work in the «clean economy» — a sector that includes green buildings, clean energy, professional services, waste management and more, and contributed $ 6.3 billion to B.C.'s GDP in 2014, according to the Delphi Group.

This is vital if the bank is to aid the transition to a green economy, while providing the stability that the private sector needs.

In the next image you can see the proportions between the private and the public sector in Venezuela, in green the private sector which represents 93.23 % of the economy, and in white the public sector.

The green - energy sector in the United States is growing at twice the rate of the economy at large.

The sectors which Richard Green refers to contribute around # 500 billion to the GB economy.

I don't really know what they're doing, but I'd guess the institutional imperative calls for them to hug the index and over - or under - weight particular industries, sectors or companies on the basis of a story («Green is the new black,» «China will consume us back to the boom,» «house prices never go down,» «the new dot com economy will destroy the old bricks - and - mortar economy» etc).

This fund hasn't performed well in recent history (the solar sector in particular got decimated over the past 5 years), but it remains a good play if you believe that the transition to a green economy is inevitable.

It is heavily overweight in the Industrials (56.65 %) and Information Technology (21.48 %) sectors, which makes sense because so much of the action in the green economy comes from construction, engineering, smart grids, and technology.

At the same time UNWTO stressed the fact that the tourism and travel sector can be a leader in the transformation to a new green economy.

Sean Panton: Asia is positioned perfectly to capitalise on these kind of events, with the economies still vibrant and the commitment of the region to develop these sectors and host an array of sporting and green tourism events.

In short, American workers, managers, and professionals at all levels and in all sectors must understand the fundamental dynamics and principles underpinning a green economy.

It would greatly benefit our transition to a sustainable economy based on alternative energy, resource conservation, green jobs and creative partipation by all sectors of our society.

Build green enabling institutions — Green Investment Units and Banks are needed; Give tax incentives for climate bonds — very little treasury loss can be a big boost to investment; Build an economic recovery narrative — the transition to a green economy revamps our economy across every sector and addresses the climate change threat; Use Climate Bond Standards as a screening and preferencing tool — a tool that helps investors monitor and verify the climate effectiveness of their investments; Make it easy for politicians — bond investors and business issuers have to get better at packaging politically sellable solutions, help politicians see how they can successfully sell those plans to voters - See more at: http://www.climatebonds.net/#sthash.djXU6k6Igreen enabling institutions — Green Investment Units and Banks are needed; Give tax incentives for climate bonds — very little treasury loss can be a big boost to investment; Build an economic recovery narrative — the transition to a green economy revamps our economy across every sector and addresses the climate change threat; Use Climate Bond Standards as a screening and preferencing tool — a tool that helps investors monitor and verify the climate effectiveness of their investments; Make it easy for politicians — bond investors and business issuers have to get better at packaging politically sellable solutions, help politicians see how they can successfully sell those plans to voters - See more at: http://www.climatebonds.net/#sthash.djXU6k6IGreen Investment Units and Banks are needed; Give tax incentives for climate bonds — very little treasury loss can be a big boost to investment; Build an economic recovery narrative — the transition to a green economy revamps our economy across every sector and addresses the climate change threat; Use Climate Bond Standards as a screening and preferencing tool — a tool that helps investors monitor and verify the climate effectiveness of their investments; Make it easy for politicians — bond investors and business issuers have to get better at packaging politically sellable solutions, help politicians see how they can successfully sell those plans to voters - See more at: http://www.climatebonds.net/#sthash.djXU6k6Igreen economy revamps our economy across every sector and addresses the climate change threat; Use Climate Bond Standards as a screening and preferencing tool — a tool that helps investors monitor and verify the climate effectiveness of their investments; Make it easy for politicians — bond investors and business issuers have to get better at packaging politically sellable solutions, help politicians see how they can successfully sell those plans to voters - See more at: http://www.climatebonds.net/#sthash.djXU6k6I.dpuf

A number of networks of organizations and the private sector have suggested ways, or developed frameworks, on how to initiate a green economy.

The analytical report aims to provide a number of key findings to be considered by world leaders as they are setting out to chart new pathways to sustainable development.It explores the drivers of change and transmission channels for the shift to a green economy, and considers their implications for economic activity, employment growth and social outcomes, notably as regards to the key economic sectors.

It concludes that many sectors are already affected by the movement towards greener economy.

It aims to: explain major policy measures including general environmental strategy towards a green growth and skills development strategy; discuss the green structural change and its impact on the labour market and outline the plans that Korea has put in place for skills response; present case studies that show actual examples of skills response to green economy in various sectors; and discuss the current approach and suggest policy recommendations.

This guidance document describes how the forest sector in the UNECE region could lead the way towards the emerging green economy at the global level.

The report makes a compelling economic and social case for investing two per cent of global GDP in greening ten central sectors of the economy in order to shift development and unleash public and private capital flows onto a low - carbon, resource - efficient path.

Developing a green economy requires Governments to refocus their policies, investments and spending in high - impact sectors, such as energy, buildings, manufacturing, transportation, water services and waste management, while ensuring such others as agriculture, fisheries and forests are more sustainable.

It makes a compelling economic and social case for investing two per cent of global GDP in greening ten central sectors of the economy in order to shift development and unleash public and private capital flows onto a low - carbon, resource - efficient path.

In another attempt to green our economies the European Union pushed for the mainstreaming of biofuels to reduce emissions from the transport sector.

Our domestic clean energy sector has grown at a rate of 8.3 percent, and we should make every effort to capitalize on this by both increasing the number of green jobs and diversifying our economy to embrace this growing sector.

His recent work has focused on the development of provincial climate change strategies, the green economy in Canada and internationally, energy policy and the engagement of the private sector in international climate negotiations.

UN climate chief Christiana Figueres earlier said, «The GCF will be a prime global channel to deliver public funds and to leverage private sector finance so that developing countries can build resilience against climate change and green their economies.

Ministers, civil society, academia, the private sector and youth took advantage of the two - day Summit to seek ways to better manage forests and landscapes in the shift toward a «green economy».

This policy document presents UNEP's past, present and future activities in the area of climate change and shows how the Programme is building partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and other United Nations entities to foster a Green Economy.

It includes new data that show a changing pattern of employment in which green jobs are being generated in many sectors and economies around the world as a result of measures to tackle climate change and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

It is essential that the state's energy sectors be flexible enough to respond to future fluctuations in the economy and that the state continue to develop and adopt the «green» technologies that are critical for long - term reliability and economic growth.

A year after the Paris Agreement was sealed by 195 countries in the French capital, we look at the rapid deployment of green and clean technologies around the world, and assess the policies that could drive yet further private sector investments in the low carbon economy.

«I am sure that as the global host of WED, Mongolia will demonstrate to the world that a transition to a Green Economy is possible, even within some of the most traditionally challenging industrial sectors, when leadership, vision, smart policies and political will are translated into action on the ground.»

Walk of Life Consulting seeks to place clients in sustainable, green economy jobs, and their blog is geared toward helping people land and build careers in the sustainability and impact sectors.

They have secured an enterprise zone to help grow businesses in the energy sector and established the two counties as being a centre for growing services and products for the green economy.

While this stimulus of Ontario's green energy sector is good for the economy and environment in the long run, in the short term it will result in an increase in energy prices.