Climate Change & Green Jobs Decent Work In A Sustainable Low-Carbon World May 17/2007 Roberto Ocon Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety Specialist Social Protection Sector ILO HQ. Geneva

The Dual Challenge For 21 st Century  Environmental: climate-related disasters, water shortages, environmental refugees, displacement by flooding, food shortages, loss of biodiversity  Decent work: working poor, unemployed, young job seekers, no access to social security, food, shelter, energy

Stern Review, IPCC, McKinsey  Climate change biggest threat to achievement of MDGs  Coping with climate change requires a great transformation of economies,  Threats and opportunities for enterprises and workers

Green jobs initiative ILO, UNEP, IOE, ITUC

Climate Change And Social and Labour Challenges 1.Adaptation Issues 2.Mitigation Issues

1. Adaptation Issues  Droughts, Floods, Heat Waves, Hurricanes  Impact on:  agriculture, forestry, tourism, fresh water, coastal systems (industry and settlements).  1.2 billion workers in agriculture  50 m environmental refugees (livelihoods in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti …)

2. Mitigation Issues  Reducing GHG emissions will impact on:  Global energy supply systems, energy consumption, transportation, urban planning and construction, manufacturing, agriculture and forestry.  > 2.3 million jobs renewables, >20 m in 2030  France green jobs > car industry

Renewable energy: 2006: 2.3 m jobs 2030: > 20 m jobs

Climate Change And Labour Markets Employment affected in at least four ways: 1.Additional jobs will be created 2.Some employment will be substituted 3.Certain jobs may be eliminated without direct replacement 4.Many existing jobs will be transformed and redefined

Green Jobs Definition Reduce consumption of energy and raw materials (dematerialize economies) Avoid greenhouse gas emissions (decarbonize economies) Protect and restore ecosystems and environmental services Minimize waste and pollution

High-Potential Sectors Energy efficiency: buildings, industry, transport Renewable energy Mobility: public transport Recycling, waste management Sustainable agriculture and forests Environmental services

Green Economies Greening economies create jobs Major opportunity for development and poverty reduction Decent work not by default Need for just transitions

An Emerging ILO Programme Research and development:  Brazil: bioenergy, environmental services  China: energy efficiency  India: renewable energy – poverty  Bangladesh: waste management  Philippines: climate proofing local development  Haiti a.o.: adaptation infrastructure and recovery  Africa: adaptation and rural employment  South Africa: energy efficiency buildings

Partnerships Green Jobs Initiative partners: ILO, UNEP, ITUC and IOE Green Jobs Report (September 2008) UNFCCC: climate negotiations FAO: rural employment UNDP, UNITAR: adaptation UNEP: Training course Turin Centre

Areas of Action Green jobs programme along three complementary lines: 1.Diagnostic and modeling tools 2.Green jobs in clean development 3.Fair transitions to green economies

ILO Office-wide strategy Engage ILO units across the organization from the INSTITUTE, the four SECTORS, the FIELD structure GENDER and INTEGRATION to the Turin Centre.

Thank you! For further information: Green Jobs ILO Contact Mr. Peter Poschen, Senior Adviser Sustainable Development and Climate Change- ILO