The Prospects for Green Jobs to 2020

Date	Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Topic	Economy [5] Productivity & Economic Growth [6] Biodiversity & Natural Environment [7] Sectors Clusters & Economic Structure [8] Innovation [9] Enterprise [10] Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Climate Change [11] Energy, Waste & Natural Resources [12] Investment [13] Employment [14] Sustainable Development [15] Rural Economy [16] Environment [17] Infrastructure [18] Population, Settlements & Migration [19] Quality of Life [20]

Date

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Topic

Economy [5] Productivity & Economic Growth [6] Biodiversity & Natural Environment [7] Sectors Clusters & Economic Structure [8] Innovation [9] Enterprise [10] Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Climate Change [11] Energy, Waste & Natural Resources [12] Investment [13] Employment [14] Sustainable Development [15] Rural Economy [16] Environment [17] Infrastructure [18] Population, Settlements & Migration [19] Quality of Life [20]

The Prospects for Green Jobs to 2020 is the third stage of the Strengthening Local Economies research programme. This research provides:

a robust estimate of the current number of green jobs
an informed assessment of employment prospects to 2020
a review of the 'green assets' across Yorkshire & Humber
a detailed set of policy and action recommendations to help councils, LEPs and other bodies to maximise future green job creation

You can download the 'The Prospects for Green Jobs to 2020 - Executive Summary [2]' and if you require additional information then a suite of reports are available to download from the Yorkshire Cities website - www.yorkshirecities.org.uk/priorities/green-jobs [3]

The research was carried out by Quantum Strategy & Technology in collaboration with BE Group and the University of Hull. For further information on the study, please contact Yorkshire Cities at ycinfo@yorkshirecities.org.uk [4] or call 0113 224 3033.

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Links:
[1] http://www.yourclimate.org/system/files/news_images/greenjobs.png
[2] http://www.yorkshirecities.org.uk/assets/files/Publications/Green%20Jobs%202011/Green%20Jobs%20Exec%20Summary%20Sept%2011%20v2.pdf
[3] http://www.yorkshirecities.org.uk/priorities/green-jobs
[4] mailto:ycinfo@yorkshirecities.org.uk
[5] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy
[6] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/productivity-economic-growth
[7] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/biodiversity-natural-environment
[8] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/sectors-clusters-economic-structure
[9] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/innovation
[10] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/enterprise
[11] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-change
[12] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/energy-waste-natural-resources
[13] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/investment
[14] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/employment
[15] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/sustainable-development
[16] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/rural-economy
[17] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment
[18] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/infrastructure
[19] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/population-settlements-migration
[20] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/quality-life