Planting green jobs

Businesses, ventures and proposals that could help satisfy

new renewable energy requirements

The Role of the Government in Advancing the Green Economy

The Best Way To Create 'Green' Jobs

"Going Green" is no longer just a

slogan for many global companies, it's

becoming a strategic imperative.

2009 Legislation on Green JobsThe Vital Role of COMMUNITY

COLLEGES in Building

a Sustainable Future and

GREEN WORKFORCE

NJ Energy M

aster

Plan

and Jobs

Clean Energy Sales

Biofuel Jobs

Solar Jobs

K-12 Education- The pipeline to Green Job

Green Engineering for our Future

Why Green Jobs?

Global Warming and Climate Change is a major concern and

should be at the top of our educational and

workforce initiatives and public priority.

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

http://www.scorecard.org/

Rising Above the Gathering Storm

Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future

Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of

Engineering, Institute of Medicine

FINDINGS

Having reviewed trends in the United States and abroad, the committee is deeply concerned that the scientific and technological building blocks critical to our economic

leadership are eroding at a time when many other nations are gathering strength.

By 2010 … if current trends continue … more than 90% of the world’s scientists and engineers will be living in Asia.

Although US fourth graders score well against international competition, they fall near the bottom or dead last by 12th grade in Mathematics and Science, respectively.

56% of engineering PhDs in the US are awarded to foreign-born students.

Past 3 years alone, China & India have doubled production of 3- and 4-year degrees in engineering, computers science and IT, while the US production of engineers is stagnant and CS and IT have doubled.

The Green Revolution Begins at Home

The pipeline to the Green workforces begins at the elementary level.

• Teach sustainability literacy so it will no longer be considered optional

• Challenge and engage students with real-world environmental situations so they can be part of the solutions • Provides a platform and a context for learning that is a meaningful and relevant to their life

• Green education inspires students and impacts change in the community

HistorySociology

Green Building IndustryGreen Products, Manufacturing and Industrial Processes

Civic ResponsibilitySystems Thinking—Engineering and Mathematics

Renewable EnergyAlternative Transportation systems

Sustainable DesignWaste management

Agriculture and NutritionHealth and Security

Environmental Ethics and Environmental Discrimination Green Collar Career Education

Financial and Green InvestmentsGreen Technologies and Innovation and Invention

What is Sustainability? 

Understanding Sustainability … A Prerequisite for all Green Jobs

 

Economy Society

Environment

Planet

PeopleProfit

The United Nations Definition of Sustainability

”Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" Sustainable

development is a balance of three dimensions: Environmental Protection, Economic Growth and Social Development.

Definitions of Green Collar Worker:

green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy. Environmental green-

collar workers (or Green Jobs) satisfy the demand for green development. Generally, they implement environmentally

conscious design, policy, and technology to improve conservation and sustainability.

Green jobs involve environmentally friendly products

and services or businesses and organizations that concern

themselves with improving the environment.

NJ BPU

Green jobs can be broadly defined as jobsthat involve protecting wildlife or ecosystems,

reducing pollution or waste, or reducingenergy usage and lowering carbon

emissions.

Rutgers

According to The Center for American Progress Green Recovery

Green Jobs will:

Create 2 million new jobs nationwide over two years

Reduce the unemployment rate

Bolster employment especially in construction and manufacturing

Provide opportunities to rebuild career ladders through training, retraining and workforce development

Help lower oil prices

Contribute to the reconstruction of local communities and public infrastructure all across America, setting us on a course for a long-term transition to a low-carbon economy that increases our energy independence and helps fight global warming.

Green Jobs Forecast

• The shift away from convention energy production to avoid emission of green house gases will cause a transformation of existing jobs to clean energy related jobs

• Existing Jobs will require additional training of “green skills”

• A large number of green jobs will require a professional certificate or postsecondary education. (a highly qualified green workforce)

• With new technologies, innovations and inventions on the horizon, many green jobs do not exist yet and will need to be created to meet societal needs

• Corporate and labor unions retraining programs

• Increased global population, a decrease of available resources and climate change

The Road to Green Jobs

• Sustainability Literacy at the elementary school level

• The pipeline for green jobs begins at the middle school level with green career exploration

• Vocational and Technical Schools

• Imbedded within High School Core Curriculum Content Standard

• After school programs, senior capstone projects, service learning and internship programs

• College and University degree and Continuing Education Programs

• Grant funding to develop curriculum and training for teachers

Resources

Rutgers

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development.

Preparing the Workforce for a “Green Jobs” Economy

http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=1604

New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schoolshttp://www.njccvts.org/

Green Collar Careers Advisory Committee

Resources

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

State of NJ Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentNJ Green Job Training Program Receives Funding from Conserve to Preserve Foundation

YouthBuild USA Green Initiative

AFL CIO Green Jobs

NJ Energy Master Plan Green Jobs Fact Sheet

Green Jobs Websites

Alternativeenergy.com

Green Jobs For America

CleanLoop

AFL-CIO Daily US Labor Press Clips ClimateBiz

Greenwire

Green Job List

Green Job Search

YouTube on green jobs

Green Jobs Websites

Careers in Renewable Energy

The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference: Environmental Work For A Sustainable World

Ellen Weinreb’s Job Search Sites

AlternativeEnergy.com’s Green Job Listings

Environmental Career Center

Environmental Career Opportunities

Green Energy Jobs

Environmental Jobs Links

Organizations

Blue Green Alliance California Labor Federation

Center For American Progress Change To Win

Economic Policy Institute United Steel Workers

Sierra Club Urban Agenda

Green Worker Cooperatives IBEW

Natural Resources Defense Council

Service Employees International Union Ella Baker Center For Human Rights Green For All

Blogs

Bright Green Blog Business of Green

Climate Crisis Coalition Dot Earth

Energy Smart EnviroWonk

Green Business Green Collar Blog

Gristmill Society of Environmental Journalists

The Yale Forum On Climate Change & The Media Treehugger

John HenryEducational Information and Resource Center

(EIRC)USGBC-NJ Chapter Green School Advocate

jhenry@eirc.org

A broad spectrum of technical and professional careers that helps improve the

environmental quality of the planet, contributes to off-setting global warming, which results in a sustainable, healthy and eventually a regenerative way of life for all

people.

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