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- Green economy could generate 3.3m jobs across Africa by 2030 – report Fri, 26 Jul 24, 9:00pmPolicymakers and funders are being urged to invest in training a workforce to serve the industries of the future
- Green power: young environmentalists look to shake up Panama’s politics Thu, 21 Mar 24, 10:00pmBuoyed by forcing the closure of a vast copper mine, a new generation of eco-conscious candidates are taking on the ‘shameful and corrupt’ status quo in May’s general elections
- Is the Renewable Energy Industry Nothing More Than a Jobs Program? Sat, 10 Dec 22, 5:30am— For the most part, it is.
- ‘Electricity can go anytime here’: how Zimbabwe’s iron men ran out of steam Thu, 11 Aug 22, 4:15pmLivelihoods are on the line with outages of up to 17 hours a day as the country’s ageing power plants struggle to cope
- Green jobs boom: meet the frontline of the new solar economy Mon, 1 Feb 16, 9:05pmThe growth in renewable energy is fuelling new jobs in Asia and Africa. Meet three beneficiaries of the new green economy from Zambia, Pakistan and Kenya
- Ex-prisoners get a fresh start at a bustling urban farm in Oakland Thu, 24 Sep 15, 1:30amA small plot of land in one of Oakland's poorest neighbourhoods has been turned into a life-saver for the people who work there. The urban farm, staffed by ten former inmates, is bursting forth with corn, squash, kale and...
- Canadian clean energy jobs eclipse oil sands employment this year Wed, 10 Dec 14, 5:00amCanada is infamous in environmental circles for the Alberta tar sands, a destructive and polluting oil development that’s widely seen within the country as the nation's main economic generator...
- Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay: How to Save Buzzards Bay from Nitrogen Pollution Wed, 18 Jun 14, 5:30amThe Chesapeake Bay was formed eighteen thousand years ago when glacial melting generated sea level rise that flooded the Susquehanna River Valley...
- The connection of depressed wages to high oil prices and limits to growth Thu, 21 Mar 13, 8:51pmIn my view, wages are the backbone an economy. If workers have difficulty finding a job, or have difficulty earning sufficient wages, the lack of wages will be a problem, not just for the workers, but for governments and...
- Twelve Reasons Why Globalization is a Huge Problem Mon, 11 Mar 13, 10:44pmGlobalization seems to be looked on as an unmitigated “good” by economists. Unfortunately, economists seem to be guided by their badly flawed models; they miss real-world problems. In particular, they miss the...
- Evidence that Oil Limits are Leading to Limits to GDP Growth Thu, 19 Jul 12, 6:09pmThe usual assumption that economists, financial planners, and actuaries make is that future real GDP growth can be expected to be fairly similar to the average past growth rate for some historical time period...