Worldwatch Report 177: Table of Contents

Working for People and the Environment

Author: Michael Renner
ISBN 13: 978-1878071866
Paperback
60 pages

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Table of Contents
Summary                                                                                                                    5
Defining Green Jobs                                                                                                    7
Renewable Energy                                                                                                      10
Buildings                                                                                                                   16
Transportation                                                                                                           19
Basic Industry                                                                                                            23
Recycling                                                                                                                   30
Food and Agriculture                                                                                                   32
Forestry                                                                                                                     36
Pathways to a Sustainable Future                                                                                 40
Endnotes                                                                                                                    44
Index                                                                                                                         54

Figures, Tables, and Sidebars

Figure 1. Green and Decent Jobs? A Schematic Overview                                                 8
Figure 2. Global Wind Power Employment Projections, 2010–2050                                    12
Figure 3. Global Solar PV Employment Projections, 2010–2030                                         13
Figure 4. World Steel Production, 1950–2007                                                                  23
Figure 5. World Primary Aluminum Production, 1970–2007                                              25
Table 1. Estimated Employment in Renewable Energy, Selected Countries and
World, 2006                                                                                                                     11
Table 2. Green Jobs Estimates in Vehicle Manufacturing                                                    20
Table 3. CO2 Emissions per Ton of Cement Produced, Selected Countries, 2000                  27
Table 4. Paper and Paperboard Production by Country, 2006                                              28
Table 5. Environmental Benefits of 100% Recycled Content Compared
with 100% Virgin Forest Fiber                                                                                          28
Table 6. Formal Forest Sector Employment by Region, 2000                                             36
Table 7. Global Employment in the Forest Sector, by Type                                                37
Sidebar 1. From Rustbelt to Windbelt                                                                             12
Sidebar 2. Solar Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh                                                                  13
Sidebar 3. Engine Retrofits in Southeast Asia                                                                  21

Sidebar 4. Decent Work Deficits in Agriculture                                                                 33

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