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What You Need to What You Need to Know about the Know about the Green EconomyGreen Economy
Add your name hereAdd your name here
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What Is the Green Economy?What Is the Green Economy?
The The green economygreen economy refers to economic refers to economic
activity that improves activity that improves the environment in the environment in
some way.some way.
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What Are Green Jobs?What Are Green Jobs?
GGreen jobsreen jobs are those are those thatthat improve the improve the
environment in some environment in some way.way.
Some will have a Some will have a DIRECTDIRECT impact impact
Others will have an Others will have an INDIRECTINDIRECT impact impact
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Improving the Environment - Improving the Environment - Reduce Emissions Reduce Emissions
Move away from carbon- Move away from carbon- based fuel toward clean, based fuel toward clean, renewable energy renewable energy
Use less energy through Use less energy through conservation and energy conservation and energy efficiency efficiency
Reduce pollutionReduce pollution
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Improving the Environment – Improving the Environment – Reduce WasteReduce Waste
Reduce, recycle, and Reduce, recycle, and reuse wastereuse waste IndustrialIndustrial ConsumerConsumer Biomass/AgriculturalBiomass/Agricultural
Decrease use of Decrease use of hazardous wastehazardous waste
Create power from wasteCreate power from waste
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Improving the Environment – Improving the Environment – Restore NatureRestore Nature
Conserve and protect Conserve and protect natural resourcesnatural resources WaterWater ForestsForests Fish and wildlifeFish and wildlife
Promote biodiversityPromote biodiversity Restore ecosystemsRestore ecosystems Remediate landRemediate land
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Other Important Goals: Other Important Goals: Triple Bottom LineTriple Bottom Line
Organizations track Organizations track their impact in three their impact in three ways:ways: Profit (financial)Profit (financial) Planet (environment)Planet (environment) People (community)People (community)
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Other Important Goals: Other Important Goals: SustainabilitySustainability
““Development that meets the needs of the present without Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” own needs.” — — UN Conference, Report of the Brundtland Commission, “Our UN Conference, Report of the Brundtland Commission, “Our
Common Future,” 1987Common Future,” 1987
Sustainable development is ”a dynamic process which Sustainable development is ”a dynamic process which enables all people to realize their potential and improve enables all people to realize their potential and improve their quality of life in ways that simultaneously protect and their quality of life in ways that simultaneously protect and enhance the Earth’s life support systems.” enhance the Earth’s life support systems.” — — Forum for the FutureForum for the Future
"In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the "In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation... even if it requires having skin as thick seventh generation... even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine."as the bark of a pine."——Great Law of the IroquoisGreat Law of the Iroquois
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Other Important Goals: Other Important Goals: CleanCleanProducts, services, and processes that Products, services, and processes that
fall in a number of different industry fall in a number of different industry sectors that: sectors that:
Provide superior performance at Provide superior performance at lower costslower costs
Greatly reducing or eliminating Greatly reducing or eliminating negative ecological impactnegative ecological impact
Improving the productive and Improving the productive and responsible use of natural resourcesresponsible use of natural resources
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Where Are the Where Are the Green…Clean…SustainableGreen…Clean…Sustainable
Jobs? Jobs?
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Green Industries andGreen Industries and SectorsSectors
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Kinds of Jobs Available in the Green Economy
Trades – green Trades – green collar jobscollar jobs
Technical/scientific Technical/scientific Non-technical Non-technical
professionalsprofessionals Entry levelEntry level
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Natural EnvironmentNatural Environment
Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science – includes basic science from biology and ecology to chemistry and earth sciences.
Natural Resource MgmtNatural Resource Mgmt includes resources we depend on including air, water, land, forests, fish and wildlife.
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Power Infrastructure / Smart GridPower Infrastructure / Smart Grid
Power GenerationPower Generation – renewable, clean energy
TransmissionTransmission – move electricity from one region to another
DistributionDistribution – distributing electricity to end users
Consumption MgmtConsumption Mgmt – real time assessment of power usage
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Information TechnologyInformation Technology
Computer technologyComputer technology Hardware Data centers Network systems Software Internet
Communications Communications technologytechnology
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Built EnvironmentBuilt Environment
Buildings Buildings for all uses – residential, industrial, commercial, and institutions – from design and construction to operation and retrofitting
Transportation Transportation – the infrastructure required for all transportation systems including automobiles, rail, ports, air, freight
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Manufacturing CycleManufacturing Cycle
Extracting raw Extracting raw materialsmaterials
Processing materialsProcessing materials Supply chainSupply chain Manufacturing processManufacturing process DistributionDistribution WasteWaste
Cradle to cradleCradle to cradle
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Creating DemandCreating Demand
Shaping the Green Shaping the Green EconomyEconomy – law, finance, policy, regulation, certification
Educating, Inspiring, Educating, Inspiring, Motivating, and PersuadingMotivating, and Persuading – moving others to take greener actions
ServicesServices – using green products and locations to provide green services and experiences to customers/businesses
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Where Are Jobs in Your Area?
Regional AssetsRegional Assets Natural resourcesNatural resources Historical industriesHistorical industries Human resourcesHuman resources Green/sustainable Green/sustainable
initiativesinitiatives
Industry StatusIndustry Status R & D?R & D? Emerging?Emerging? Established?Established?
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Green Jobs Can Be Found In:
Start ups Private companies Large cap companies All levels of government Non profits Educational institutions NGO – Non-governmental
organizations
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What You Need to Know
We are in the first couple of We are in the first couple of years of a major economic years of a major economic transformationtransformation
Stimulus money will be Stimulus money will be distributed over next five distributed over next five years…with more going to years…with more going to green green
New opportunities, new New opportunities, new industries will unfoldindustries will unfold
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If You’d Like More Information
www.GreenCareerCentral.comwww.GreenCareerCentral.comGreen Careers For DummiesGreen Careers For Dummies by by Carol McClelland, PhDCarol McClelland, PhD
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