Friday, October 31, 2008
[IWS] GREEN JOBS IN THE U.S. ECONOMY [October 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
Prepared by Global Insight
U.S. Metro Economies: Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy [October 2008]
http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/GreenJobsReport.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
[excerpt]
Current Green Jobs
To construct a count of Green Jobs in the United States we have identified to the finest precision possible the number of workers employed in green activities. We define these as: any activity that generates electricity using renewable or nuclear fuels, agriculture jobs supplying corn or soy for transportation fuel, manufacturing jobs producing goods used in renewable power generation, equipment dealers and wholesalers specializing in renewable energy or energy-efficiency products, construction and installation of energy and pollution management systems, government administration of environmental programs, and supporting jobs in the engineering, legal, research and consulting fields. A full list of the chosen sectors is included in the Appendix.
GREEN JOBS BY MAJOR CATEGORY - U.S. TOTAL
Renewable Power Generation 127,246
Agriculture and Forestry 57,546
Construction & Systems Installation 8,741
Manufacturing 60,699
Equipment Dealers & Wholesalers 6,205
Engineering, Legal, Research & Consulting 418,715
Government Administration 71,900
Total 751,051
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
OIL AND GAS CONSUMPTION .................................................................................................................................... 2
ELECTRICITY DEMAND .............................................................................................................................................. 3
A GREENER ECONOMY .............................................................................................................................................. 3
CURRENT GREEN JOBS ........................................................................................................................................ 5
U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS GLOBAL INSIGHT GREEN JOBS INDEX .................................................................... 5
GREEN JOB POTENTIAL GROWTH .................................................................................................................... 6
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION - STATUS AND POTENTIAL .................................................................................... 6
Wind Power .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Solar Power .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Hydropower .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Geothermal Power ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Biomass Power ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
ENERGY EFFICIENCY STATUS AND POTENTIAL ........................................................................................................ 9
Energy Efficiency Standards ................................................................................................................................. 9
Energy Efficiency Implementation ....................................................................................................................... 10
RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS .................................................................................................................... 11
Transportation Sector Emissions ......................................................................................................................... 11
Renewable Fuels ................................................................................................................................................. 11
GREEN JOBS FORECAST .................................................................................................................................... 12
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION ........................................................................................................................... 12
Scenario .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Green Jobs Created ............................................................................................................................................ 13
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RETROFITTING ..................................................................................................... 14
Scenario .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Green Jobs Created ............................................................................................................................................ 14
RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS .................................................................................................................... 15
Scenario .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Green Jobs Created ............................................................................................................................................ 16
INDIRECT JOBS ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
FORECAST RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................ 17
CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
[Thanks to Sabrina Pacifici of Bespacific.com for the tip].
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
Prepared by Global Insight
U.S. Metro Economies: Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy [October 2008]
http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/GreenJobsReport.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
[excerpt]
Current Green Jobs
To construct a count of Green Jobs in the United States we have identified to the finest precision possible the number of workers employed in green activities. We define these as: any activity that generates electricity using renewable or nuclear fuels, agriculture jobs supplying corn or soy for transportation fuel, manufacturing jobs producing goods used in renewable power generation, equipment dealers and wholesalers specializing in renewable energy or energy-efficiency products, construction and installation of energy and pollution management systems, government administration of environmental programs, and supporting jobs in the engineering, legal, research and consulting fields. A full list of the chosen sectors is included in the Appendix.
GREEN JOBS BY MAJOR CATEGORY - U.S. TOTAL
Renewable Power Generation 127,246
Agriculture and Forestry 57,546
Construction & Systems Installation 8,741
Manufacturing 60,699
Equipment Dealers & Wholesalers 6,205
Engineering, Legal, Research & Consulting 418,715
Government Administration 71,900
Total 751,051
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
OIL AND GAS CONSUMPTION .................................................................................................................................... 2
ELECTRICITY DEMAND .............................................................................................................................................. 3
A GREENER ECONOMY .............................................................................................................................................. 3
CURRENT GREEN JOBS ........................................................................................................................................ 5
U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS GLOBAL INSIGHT GREEN JOBS INDEX .................................................................... 5
GREEN JOB POTENTIAL GROWTH .................................................................................................................... 6
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION - STATUS AND POTENTIAL .................................................................................... 6
Wind Power .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Solar Power .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Hydropower .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Geothermal Power ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Biomass Power ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
ENERGY EFFICIENCY STATUS AND POTENTIAL ........................................................................................................ 9
Energy Efficiency Standards ................................................................................................................................. 9
Energy Efficiency Implementation ....................................................................................................................... 10
RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS .................................................................................................................... 11
Transportation Sector Emissions ......................................................................................................................... 11
Renewable Fuels ................................................................................................................................................. 11
GREEN JOBS FORECAST .................................................................................................................................... 12
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION ........................................................................................................................... 12
Scenario .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Green Jobs Created ............................................................................................................................................ 13
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RETROFITTING ..................................................................................................... 14
Scenario .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Green Jobs Created ............................................................................................................................................ 14
RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS .................................................................................................................... 15
Scenario .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Green Jobs Created ............................................................................................................................................ 16
INDIRECT JOBS ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
FORECAST RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................ 17
CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
[Thanks to Sabrina Pacifici of Bespacific.com for the tip].
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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