Impact and people
2021
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© Liana Lopez 2022
Poisoned by pollution, so I fight for climate justice
11 November 2021
It wasn’t until he was an adult that Bryan Parras made the connection between his asthma and the polluted air in Houston Texas, where he grew up. This realization has shaped his work today as an environmental justice advocate.
2017
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How renewable energy could create new jobs in Egypt
14 February 2017
How an ILO pilot project that produces biogas in two Egyptian villages is creating jobs and reducing pollution.
2012
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Bangladesh: Lighting the Way to a Greener World of Work
22 June 2012
Solar home systems can be an alternative source of energy in developing countries like Bangladesh, where half of the population, or about 85 million people, lack access to grid-based electricity. Solar panels bring clean energy and green jobs to rural areas, an issue that is high on the Rio+20 agenda. Allan Dow reports.
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A green plumber for a greener economy
21 June 2012
The transition towards a greener economy is expected to affect about half of the global labour force or roughly 1.5 billion people. This means changes in terms of job types and workers’ skills – a topic that is high on the Rio+20 agenda.
2010
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From shipyard to renewable energy centre: Tomorrow’s jobs will be green
01 August 2010
The following article shows that – with resources and imagination – ways can be found to meet the twin challenges currently facing the world: the need to move towards an economy based on a much lower carbon footprint whilst at the same time bringing the world out of its present recession and finding employment. Andrew Bibby, a British journalist, reports from Odense, Denmark.