Transcript Green Jobs for Asia-Pacific

Green Jobs for AsiaPacific:
messages to the G8
meeting 2008
Research Conference:
‘Green Jobs for Asia and the Pacific’
Niigata, Japan, 21-23 April 2008
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1. Put inter-relations between
environmmental, economic and
social dimensions on the map
Green growth and response to
climate change: major transformation
production and consumption patterns,
profound impacts on labour markets
and livelihoods
–Challenge on same scale as
globalization and ageing
yet, very little attention to social
dimension in environmental policy
making
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2. Opportunity for employment
and development
Greening of enterprises and jobs:
– Sustainable enterprises and jobs
– More and better jobs can be
generated: green jobs
– Green jobs potential for
development and poverty reduction
(MDG 1&7 compatible)
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3. Green growth and arresting
climate change depend on greener
enterprises and green jobs
• Greener enterprises and green jobs
indispensable part of solution
• Commitment of employers and workers
essential
• Environmental performance standards and
eco-efficiency targets will not be met
without necessary skills
• Major contribution from sectoral and
workplace arrangements
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4. Prepare for change
• Impact of climate change
foreseable
• Mitigation policies of our own
making
• Anticipate labor market
implications
– Skills needs
– Sectoral shifts and transitions
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5. Equity and pathways to
clean development
• Equity key issue for international
agreement
• Potential for development, broad
improvement of living standards and
poverty reduction
• Partner with developing countries and
foster S-S cooperation in designing
and putting into practice pathways to
clean development with more and
better jobs
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6. Promote coherent policies,
engage and empower actors
• Strong inter-relations, synergies not
automatic
• Commitment at highest level
• Take social dimension to debates about
climate talks: prices, industrial policies,
technology transfer, financial flows and
investment
• Establish mechanisms for dialogue and
action with main stakeholders: E+W, local
gov, communities
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