Sean Sweeney Cornell Global Labor Institute University of Bath, U.K. February 27, 2009 (slides designed by Michael Renner, Worldwatch Inst) Green Jobs:
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Sean SweeneyCornell Global Labor Institute
University of Bath, U.K.
February 27, 2009(slides designed by Michael Renner, Worldwatch Inst)
Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World
Source: Global Wind Energy Outlook 2006
Areas covered by the Global Areas covered by the Global Green Jobs ReportGreen Jobs Report
Energy SupplyEnergy SupplyTransportTransportBuildingsBuildingsEnergy Intensive IndustriesEnergy Intensive IndustriesRecyclingRecyclingFood and AgricultureFood and AgricultureForestryForestry
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Manufacturing
ServiceServicess
Green, but not decentGreen, but not decentExamples:
Electronics recycling without adequate occupational safety Low-wage installers of solar panels Exploited biofuel plantation laborers
Green and decentGreen and decentExamples:
Unionized wind and solar power jobs Green architects Well-paid public transit workers
Neither green nor decentNeither green nor decentExamples:
Coal mining with inadequate safety Women workers in cut flower industry Hog slaughterhouse workers
Decent, but not greenDecent, but not greenExamples:
Unionized car manufacturing workers Chemical engineers Airline pilots
Decent Decent WorkWork
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Green and Decent Jobs? A Schematic OverviewGreen and Decent Jobs? A Schematic Overview
Global Growth of Renewables: 1990, 2000, 2007Global Growth of Renewables: 1990, 2000, 2007
Megawatts of TotalMegawatts of Total
Generating Generating CapacityCapacity
Megawatts of Megawatts of
Total ProductionTotal Production
Billion Liters of Billion Liters of
Total ProductionTotal Production
Source: Michael Renner, Worldwatch Institute
Renewable Energy Jobs Today
Global Selected Countries
Wind Power 300,000
GermanyU.S.SpainChinaDenmark
82,100 36,800 35,000 22,200 21,000
Solar PV 170,000
ChinaGermanySpainU.S.
55,000 35,000 26,450 15,700
Solar Thermal 624,000 +
ChinaGermanySpainUS
600,000 13,300 9,100 1,900
Biofuels / Biomass
1,174,000 +
BrazilUSChinaGermany
500,000312,200266,000 95,400
TOTAL 2.3 million (incl. small hydro and geothermal)
Source: Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low Carbon World
Source: Global Wind Energy Outlook 2006
Global Wind Power Employment Projections – Global Wind Power Employment Projections – 3 Scenarios3 Scenarios
Global Solar PV Employment Projections – 3 Scenarios
Source: Solar Generation IV (2007)
New Car Fuel Efficiency, 2002-2020
Source: The International Council on Clean Transportation
A Shade of Green in the Auto Industry
European Union
JapanUnited States
Passenger Car Manufacturing Workforce 2,000,000 952,000 1,095,000
Vehicles meeting ≤ 120 gram / CO2 standard 7.5 % 6.3 % n.a.
Vehicles achieving 40 mpg or more n.a. n.a. 1.2 %
Est. Jobs in Manufacturing Efficient Cars
150,000 62,000 13,000
Source: Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low Carbon World
U.S. Light Vehicle Sales by Fuel Economy, 1975-2008
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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