LEADER 05108nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910461992503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-2-126379-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000236206 035 $a(EBL)991916 035 $a(OCoLC)809769110 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000944594 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11503240 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000944594 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10867624 035 $a(PQKB)10788913 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC991916 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL991916 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10583481 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000236206 100 $a20120813d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWorking towards sustainable development$b[electronic resource] $eopportunities for decent work and social inclusion in a green economy 210 $aGeneva $cInternational Labour Office$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a92-2-126378-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aTitle page; Copyright page; Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Employment and income implications of a move to a green economy; Main findings; Introduction; A. Environmental sustainability and economic growth: Issues and considerations; Box; 1.1 The links between GHG emissions and human activities; Figure; 1.1 Productivity loss resulting from further increases in GHG compared to the baseline; Table; 1.1 Overview of estimates of cost of inaction on climate change; B. Employment and social dimensions of climate change 327 $a1.2 Decent work and environmental sustainability: Definitions, issues and considerations1.2 Schematic relationships between total employment, green jobs and decent work; 1.3 Impact of a green economy on the volume of employment; 1.4 Share of income spent on energy expressed as a ratio of poorest quintile to richest quintile in Latin America; 1.2 Average annual expenditure on energy as a share of total expenditures, United States, 1982-2004; 1.3 Share of energy spending in household budgetsin Eastern Europe and Central Asia; 1.5 Shares of global GHG emissions by sectors 327 $a1.4 Global direct employment figures and percentages by sector1.5 Employment shares per sector, 2008; 1.3 Employment and skill levels in carbon-intensive sectors; 1.6 Employment shares and skill level in carbon-intensive sectors; References; Chapter 2 Agriculture; Main findings; Introduction; Figure; 2.1 The contribution of the sector to the global GDP and employment; A. Technical and policy options for greening agriculture; Box; 2.1 Empirical evidence of yield increases from greening agriculture in developing countries; 2.2 Low-carbon agriculture in Brazil 327 $aB. Impacts of greening on employment and incomes in agriculture2.3 Employment benefits of organic cotton and sugarcane in India; Table; 2.1 Labour requirements in organic and traditional production in India; 2.4 The case of Uganda; C. Examples of good practices; 2.5 Plugging into the global value chain; 2.2 Incomes of organic farmers in the United Kingdom during and after conversion; 2.6 Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREGA) scheme; 2.2 NREGA employment by type of activity, 2009; 2.3 Total employment and investment in NREGA; D. Social and labour: Issues and challenges 327 $a2.7 A cooperative for sustainable production of coffee: The case of EthiopiaE. Conclusions and way forward; References; Chapter 3 Forestry; Main findings; Introduction; Figure; 3.1 Formal employment in forestry (FTE) subsectors; Table; 3.1 People dependent on forests for employment,income and livelihood; A. Technical and policy optionsfor greening the sector; B. Impacts on employment andincomes; 3.2 Regional distribution of jobs and estimated green jobs in the forest industries; 3.3 Employment multipliers in forestry broad and core sectors, EU-27 (2000) 327 $a3.4 Potential new jobs in sustainable management of forests and level of investment required 330 $aThis joint ILO/UNEP study shows that, if accompanied by the right policy mix, a green economy can also create more and better jobs, lift people out of poverty and promote social inclusion. It also demonstrates that employment and social inclusion must be an integral part of any sustainable development strategy. A green economy is necessary if sustainable development is to be realized. However, as this report emphasizes, a green economy can also, if accompanied by the right policy mix, create more and better jobs, lift people out of poverty and promote social inclusion. In fact, the growth mode 606 $aSustainable development 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSustainable development. 676 $a338.9/27 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461992503321 996 $aWorking towards sustainable development$92045780 997 $aUNINA