Sentences with phrase «green jobs and growth»

The world's first Green Investment Bank putting millions into green jobs and growth; our youth contract to get every young person out of work earning or learning; more apprenticeships than this country has ever had before; major investment in areas facing difficulties from the Regional Growth Fund and greater freedom to boost jobs in our great cities; and we will take further steps to make our tax system fairer too.

Not exact matches

Admittedly, 3,000 jobs is peanuts in the U.S. labour market, but, as the chart below shows, the federal layoffs mean that Washington is starting to be a drag on employment growth just as state and local governments are beginning to recover (blue is the federal government; green is state government; red means local government; and private sector employment, excluding farm employees, is orange).

While Gurley's comments focused the «transformative» qualities of Uber, highlighting job creation and reduced traffic in San Francisco, Green attacked Uber's ethics and growth strategy.

I think «green new deal», «green / sustainable growth» and «green jobs» are going to be some of the most attractive arguments for a broad climate coalition, and for an alternative.

«By enabling entrepreneurs and green innovators to test and scale their business models, homegrown clean technology solutions can help the country build climate resilience, while also creating jobs and fostering economic growth.»

Mr Darling said he was introducing a green stimulus, ensuring part of the fiscal stimulus supports low - carbon growth and jobs by accelerating # 535 million of capital spending on energy efficiency, rail transport and adaptive measures.

Steve is a progressive leader in his community and is committed to building a city that puts working families first through sustainable development, higher wages, and growth in green jobs.

The Liberal Democrats in Government have announced eight major renewable projects as part of electricity reforms, which will give a massive boost to green growth and green jobs

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched a Green Partnership, reaffirming their countries» strong commitment to taking vigorous action to combat climate change, ensuring their mutual energy security, working towards global food security, and building a clean energy economy that will drive investment, job creation, and economic growth throughout the 21st century.

Its research and advocacy led to the creation of New York City's Industrial Business Zones, to the growth of a green manufacturing sector in New York, and the launch of numerous new initiatives to save and create jobs, and integrate economic and environmental policy.

Next 10, a not - for - profit research group in Palo Alto found that the green collar job sector rose by 10 % between 2005 and 2007, while total job growth in the state of California was only at 1 %, proving that green jobs are a significant factor in keeping Americans employed.From the LA Times

The report found that Obama's stimulus is a major driving force in the clean tech sector, but that green job growth was even on the up and up for a few years before.

The book helped catapult the concept of clean economic growth to the national stage and make green jobs a platform in the 2008 presidential race.

Scottish Finance and Sustainable Growth Secretary John Swinney said: «With around a quarter of Europe's potential tidal energy resource and a tenth of the wave capacity, Scotland's seas have unrivalled potential to generate green energy, create new, low carbon jobs, and bring billions of pounds of investment to Scotland.»

Congressman McNerney knows that investing in a domestic workforce for clean tech will help ensure that that U.S. workers and the U.S. economy are able to benefit from continued growth in green jobs, and that bringing clean energies to scale will address ocean acidification, perhaps the biggest threat to ocean health worldwide.

Proponents of the RPS plans say that the mandated restrictions will reduce harmful emissions and spur job growth, by stimulating investment in green technologies.Motivated by a desire to reduce carbon emissions, and in the absence of federal action to do so, 29 states (and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) have required utility companies to deliver specified minimum amounts of electricity from «renewable» sources, including wind and solar power.

The answer is the United States, according to a recent report drafted by DBL Investors (pdf), which found that the growth of good green jobs has transcended politics and has bloomed in both red and blue states.

Contrary to the claims made in these studies, we found that the green job initiatives reviewed in each actually causes greater harm than good to the American economy and will cause growth to slow.

We're looking at how to scale the local to the global to protect the natural environment, enhance the health and well - being of individuals and whole communities, improve energy security and resource efficiency, and create green growth and jobs.

The goal of green banks is to «accelerate clean energy market growth while making energy cheaper and cleaner for consumers, driving job creation, and preserving taxpayer dollars,»

* 1 Andrew Potts (Affordable Housing Party) platform includes: Climate change and environmental degradation are symptoms of overpopulation and we want to correct Australia's rapid population growth which is also one of a number of factors contributing to housing unaffordability in Australia * 2 Peter Wills (Greens) platform includes: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner planand environmental degradation are symptoms of overpopulation and we want to correct Australia's rapid population growth which is also one of a number of factors contributing to housing unaffordability in Australia * 2 Peter Wills (Greens) platform includes: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner planand we want to correct Australia's rapid population growth which is also one of a number of factors contributing to housing unaffordability in Australia * 2 Peter Wills (Greens) platform includes: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner planAND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner planand a cleaner planet.

This has been sold to the public — not that they had any say in the matter — on the basis that it will i) save the planet; and ii) create green growth and jobs.

Chemistry also is the source of many innovative technologies that drive cleaner energy options, create green jobs and propel U.S. economic growth.

This will include: • Keeping the non-conditional target of 5 % but reducing target range, conditional on global agreement to 20 - 29 % • a phase - out of the free permits for industry by 2012 allowing a gradual growth of jobs in greener industries and a natural transition for employees without job losses; • allowing the market to set the price for carbon permits rather than setting a price ceiling; • allowing industry to gain credit for investing in activities that reduce carbon emissions outside their business interests and operations.

No, a few pages on there is a pitch for «green jobs» and a policy organization called «Smart Growth America», which presumably doesn't advocate that the only smart growth rate for America is a negative growthGrowth America», which presumably doesn't advocate that the only smart growth rate for America is a negative growthgrowth rate for America is a negative growthgrowth rate.

But given the news that ethical consumerism bucked the economic downturn, and that clean tech companies are seeing massive job growth, now might just be the time for green - minded entrepreneurs to realize their

Stimulate job growth through investment in climate - based solutions, especially «green - collar» jobs in low - income communities and others vulnerable to climate change's economic impact.

The best way to do that is through taxation, which would be offset by tax breaks to soften the impact on poor and middle - class households and to encourage green job growth and investment.

«Initiating manufacturing in the U.S. will drive further growth of green jobs and support the ongoing transition to renewable energy sources.»

On March 26, 2009 The White House and a whole bunch of environmental group leaders decided to stop talking about climate change and push the agenda by talking instead about national security, green jobs, clean energy economic growth, clean energy future, diversification of energy, health, future generations...

The construction and manufacturing industries will experience high rates of job growth, because those greener buildings and innovations need people to build them.

Ontario is hoping its new Green Energy and Green Economy Act will be the catalyst for major job growth and revitalization for the province's economy, and at the same time be good for the environment.

Through the city's economic development strategy focused on expanding workforce skills and encouraging small and local business growth and green initiatives, Charlotte's executive candidates have more incentive to seek local job opportunities with growing firms.