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dwest44 · 01-11-2010, 12:29 PM

Ok so I never did get what this Green Job is all about. It is kinda vague. Would somebody in the forums please explain a bit on what kind of job makes it "green?" Thanks in advance!

arnoldchef · 01-12-2010, 01:35 AM

I'll take a wild guess and say it is a job that has something to do with saving the environment or generally has something to do with it. LOLZ!

Trazie · 01-12-2010, 08:25 AM

A company perhaps that has a green policy? So if you're working in such a company then maybe that is a green job you have.

cheryl · 01-13-2010, 10:15 AM

I'm gonna go with Trazie here. Job doesn't have to be related to the environment. You just have to be aware of the impact you might have to the environment and act on it.

tecshift · 01-13-2010, 12:21 PM

Not everybody has the privilege to work for the WWF, some people simply have always worked in an industry that may not be so green, eg. work in a nuclear power station (poor guys) or trade in oil and gas and make lots of money. These people need to be incentiviced to go and do something greener, eg. work in traffic planning, putting up solar pannels, or get into carbon trading. This means companies need to start these activities and hire. They also need to be incentivised by potential profits, tax cuts, etc. Self- and government regulation can help to open up green jobs in all existing companies, corporate environmental governance officers, carbon consutants, etc.
All jobs that help to get into the right direction are green. But lets not forget that an oil and gas trader who simply switches from car to public transport is also an agent towards a greener world. Or if he invests in a good green project, donates to save the rain forest, or stops using a dryer...lol (unlikely)

asinjames · 01-28-2010, 10:26 AM

There is a new report called Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World, commissioned and funded by the United Nations' Environment Programme as part of a Green Jobs Initiative. It finds that "There is broad agreement that alternative energy creates more jobs than conventional sources do — in other words, a switch from oil, gas, or coal produces a net gain in employment."

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01-11-2010, 12:29 PM	#1
dwest44 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 8	what is a Green Job? Ok so I never did get what this Green Job is all about. It is kinda vague. Would somebody in the forums please explain a bit on what kind of job makes it "green?" Thanks in advance!

01-13-2010, 12:21 PM	#5
tecshift Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: France Posts: 14	I'd love a green job, in the meantime I need to earn money Not everybody has the privilege to work for the WWF, some people simply have always worked in an industry that may not be so green, eg. work in a nuclear power station (poor guys) or trade in oil and gas and make lots of money. These people need to be incentiviced to go and do something greener, eg. work in traffic planning, putting up solar pannels, or get into carbon trading. This means companies need to start these activities and hire. They also need to be incentivised by potential profits, tax cuts, etc. Self- and government regulation can help to open up green jobs in all existing companies, corporate environmental governance officers, carbon consutants, etc. All jobs that help to get into the right direction are green. But lets not forget that an oil and gas trader who simply switches from car to public transport is also an agent towards a greener world. Or if he invests in a good green project, donates to save the rain forest, or stops using a dryer...lol (unlikely)

01-28-2010, 10:26 AM	#6
asinjames Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	UN Forecasts Boom in Green Jobs There is a new report called Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World, commissioned and funded by the United Nations' Environment Programme as part of a Green Jobs Initiative. It finds that "There is broad agreement that alternative energy creates more jobs than conventional sources do — in other words, a switch from oil, gas, or coal produces a net gain in employment." Asin BootsOnTheRoof.com

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01-12-2010, 01:35 AM	#2
arnoldchef Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 7	I'll take a wild guess and say it is a job that has something to do with saving the environment or generally has something to do with it. LOLZ!

01-12-2010, 08:25 AM	#3
Trazie Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 8	A company perhaps that has a green policy? So if you're working in such a company then maybe that is a green job you have.

01-13-2010, 10:15 AM	#4
cheryl Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 7	I'm gonna go with Trazie here. Job doesn't have to be related to the environment. You just have to be aware of the impact you might have to the environment and act on it.