Green Jobs Plans Could Solve 'Twin Crises' | OneWorld.net (U.S.)
According to the Worldwatch report, green jobs are "still an exception" in most developing countries, which account for some 80 percent of the world's workforce, and where nearly 500 million people still earn no more than $1 a day.
Other issues that concerned researchers include the rising level of informality in the global economy, a lack of rules and standards to help ensure decent jobs, and the fact that environmental costs are too often externalized, making it harder for green enterprises to compete.
"Given all of the uncertainties in today's world, it's time for a bold commitment and international cooperation to promote green economies that support conservation, low carbon technologies, recycling, and local communities," said Renner. "I can't see how we'll escape our twin economic and environmental crises if we don't."
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