Environment

Up to 60 million new jobs in the green economy could potentially be created by 2030 - if properly managed, green growth can provide an opportunity to address the youth employment challenge while simultaneously preserving the environment and increasing climate resilience.
Shifting to a greener economy could create 24 million jobs globally by 2030 while safeguarding the 1.2 billion jobs that depend on a stable and healthy environment.
GM said a single, 50-state solution would help move the US to a leadership position in electrification adding that a federal programme will create jobs through the expansion of battery and electric vehicle research and development and production, improve the environment and make EVs more affordable.
jobs also "rely heavily on a healthy environment", something that is at risk from rising global temperatures which ILO believes will lead to a two per cent global loss in hours worked by 2030.
The Trump administration is being lobbied by the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association, which says a ban will lead to the loss of 40,000 US jobs and negatively impact the environment with pounds of textile waste ending up in landfills.
Harsh-environment jobs will be taken over by robots.
People with risky jobs could benefit from training in a virtual environment.
Ease of entry and exit from low-wage, low-productivity jobs and an improving business environment alone will not lead to improved competitiveness and needs to be critically complemented by competitiveness-enhancing reforms in basic requirements.
Employers in some food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, and environment areas will struggle to find enough graduates to fill jobs.
By 2036, the circular economy could provide London with net benefits of £7bn every year in the sectors of built environment, food, textiles, electricals and plastics, as well as creating 40,000 new jobs in re-use, remanufacturing and materials innovation.
Deploying AI in four industry sectors to improve management of the environment could reduce carbon emissions, boost global GDP by USD $5tr, and create 38 million jobs globally.
The European Commission expects that the new alliance with Africa would give rise to 10 million jobs within five years.
Structural measures to improve the business environment and make Egypt a more attractive place for investors will be important too.
With 158,000 new construction jobs expected to be created in the UK over the next five years, the £22 million Construction Skills Fund will bring training to construction sites - allowing learners to apply their knowledge in a real-world environment.
Independent economic modeling has shown that under a well-designed CFS, the Canadian biofuels sector could have an increased economic impact of up to $21 billion (Canadian) per year, while creating over 12,500 full-time jobs.
The benefits of using a low-cost, Asian workforce will become outweighed by the savings created by automating and optimizing production lines in Europe and the US.
A circular economy in London could be worth at least £7 billion every year by 2036 in the built environment, food, textiles, electricals and plastics sectors alone.
The cost of divergence in environment and food processing standards could be huge to an industry that generates €1 tn in revenue and hundreds of thousands of jobs.
The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will add 2,165 more jobs in next year to take its strength to 5,094.
Clothing thrown away by Americans will end up in landfills in the United States and damage the environment if not sold abroad.
Robotics is an essential part of EU-funded digital innovation hubs and could contribute to the creation of new jobs.
New Delhi could have significant influence and presence by creating jobs and the right environment for the future of Afghanistan.

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Last updated: 24 May 2020