Sentences with phrase «green jobs sector»

If James Brown had been around to witness the rise of the green jobs sector and learned of the news from this recent study, he'd shake his head and say, «It's a man's world.

The on - bill financing provision, which is meant to growth in the green jobs sector, was a major goal of the Working Families Party, the union - backed third party in New York.

In case you needed any more reinforcement of the idea that one of the best way to move out of the current financial morass is by promoting and expanding the green job sector, a new report from Worldwatch Institute called Green

So this is a bit of the overview of the green job sector the report gives, in terms of numbers of people employed: Renewable Energy, Green Building, Organic Agriculture: All Job Creators China employs an estimated 1 million people in their renewable energy industry.

AB 32 will keep the clean technology businesses in the state, and those companies will continue to employ Californians in the green job sector — the biggest growing sector in California.

Not exact matches

Greens would also create a department of tourism that would create more jobs in that sector.

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).

«New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to take immediate action to create green jobs and incentivize environmental excellence by reinvesting in projects which actually lower the carbon footprint of our public sector.»

Notably absent, even from the original eight industry sectors, is renewable energy and green jobs, which a study commissioned several years ago by Buffalo Niagara Enterprise identified as a prime economic development opportunity.

Sectors like green energy and biotechnology are fields that could bring a plethora of job opportunities to New York, Gillibrand said.

«The Welsh Liberal Democrats have long been of the opinion that green jobs are the way forward to invigorate the manufacturing sector in Wales.

Ralph Nader will rally the campaign supporters and volunteers to get out the vote for Howie Hawkins and will highlight the Green Party's agenda including: acting on climate change and clean energy, banning fracking, raising the minimum wage to $ 15, creating public sector jobs, creating and protecting affordable housing for the working and middle classes, legalizing marijuana, fighting for economic justice and criminal justice reform.

These funds will ensure that money is available moving forward to fund green energy development and create new jobs in the green sector.

Although the so - called «green card» has already been introduced for the information technology industry, other industrial sectors would like to expand this type of working permit throughout the whole job market.

The report does acknowledge that going green isn't easy and notes that despite projected job creation, some jobs — especially in high - carbon sectors — will be lost.

The Liberals will invest $ 165.4 million in the Youth Employment Strategy this year that will include: creation of green jobs, increased access to Skills Link program and increased job opportunities in the heritage sector.

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.

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.

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 «green» energy revolution with its touted «green jobs» is largely survived by rent - seeking corporations entering the «save the planet» sector in pursuit of the lucrative government funds, grants and subsidies on offer, supported pro bono by the virtue - signalling, «save the planet» mainstream media.

TELLINGLY, the piece by James Wright (chief executive officer of the Future Business Council) in The Daily Advertiser not once mentions the private sector as a direct player in the «green jobs boom».

Then there's the fact that the plan would also help accelerate the renewable energy revolution underway across the country and grow jobs in the green - tech sector that already employs over 3 million Americans.

The city expected those green jobs to be in the transportation and waste recovery sectors, but when they were counted, the city discovered the green jobs were in local food production, clean buildings and local technology companies, Reimer said.

It focuses on the skills required to make these transitions by providing case studies and insight on green jobs and the skills they will require in terms of social innovation and entrepreneurship, the role of different stakeholders (government and private sector) and life skills.

Because by pushing power generators to ditch fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives, the plan aimed to not only protect our planet, but accelerate the renewable energy revolution already underway across the country and grow jobs in the green - tech sector that already employs over 3 million Americans.

And while there will be green jobs, some people working in carbon - intensive sectors are likely to be made redundant.

Emissions from power plants in New York State are down approximately 45 percent since 2005, and auction proceeds from sale of the RGGI allowances have reduced electricity expenditures and created thousands of green energy sector jobs.

Priority shall be given to business competitions that are private sector led, encourage regional and interregional cooperation, and can demonstrate market - driven practices and show the creation of cost - effective green jobs through an annual publication of competition activities and directory of companies.

To modernise the power sector, create attractive green jobs and enhance the country's energy security the Polish government has to go beyond the myths standing behind their suspicion of the EU's green future.

The expected result is not only cleaner skies and possibly slowing the rate of global warming, but also creating millions of new jobs in an array of rapidly expanding green - energy sectors.

These green solutions create good jobs in many sectors, including plumbing, landscaping, engineering, building, and design.

The Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act is likely to create jobs and spur investment into the green business sector while simultaneously working towards lowering operating costs for businesses.

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.

Actually I've just this moment I've been «eco» and taken out the recycling — I was just wondering with all these up and coming jobs in the green sector does that mean won't have to be sorting through so much shit...

«Many green sectors that may not be tied to innovation... actually do produce jobs.»

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 assembles evidence, quantitative and conceptual, for currently existing green jobs in sectors such as renewable energy, energy efficiency in buildings and vehicles, sustainable transportation, and organic agriculture.

Apparently 400,000 new «environmental sector» jobs will be created by 2017, according to Gordon Brown, who reckoned 1.3 million people would by then be working in «green» jobs.

Barrack Obama says in the radio address that 2.5 million jobs will be created with investments into green jobs, the energy sector and construction by January 2011.

We've heard recently that green collar jobs in California are growing at a brisk clip, relatively speaking, and the job sector as a whole will continue to grow as more cleantech initiatives are put into place thanks to the Obama administration.

Tough talk on permit changes will force energy - intensive industry sectors into a defensive mode in the first days of a new Administration, and reinforce the tendency to favor «off - shoring» factory jobs, including many we'd agree are «green.»

There is only one effective, sustainable way to produce «green jobs,» and that is with a fixed, durable, long - term price signal that raises the price of dirty fuels and thereby creates sustained consumer demand for, and sustained private sector investment in, renewables.

Integrating social and environmental aspects into the cost of doing business and undertaking large - scale public and private sector investments will be key to realizing the massive potential that green jobs hold.

America's workforce for the millions of green - collar jobs that will be created by our historic transition to renewable energy — quality jobs in projects that include re-engineering the grid, installing millions of solar panels and wind turbines, retrofitting tens of millions of buildings, and rebuilding America's fractured manufacturing sector and industrial supply chain.

According to many of the government's new critics in the green energy sector, there are 25,000 jobs in solar energy in the UK.

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.

Lisa is a certified career coach and President of Green Career Advisor, helping individuals find their career niche and secure their dream jobs in the environmental and social - impact sectors.

Over the past decade, the city's industrial real estate sector has gained from the addition of more than 14,000 green jobs.