At the start of the SDG Summit in New York today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the German Ministry for the Environment launched the Global Opportunities for SDGs (GO for SDGs) initiative, aiming to accelerate green economy solutions globally.
This report explores just transition in the context of long-run economic transition with potential challenges and examples.
The paper Business models for decent work contributes to addressing the gap by examining business models being supported by market systems programmes. It sets out to better understand what business models look like in reality and the practical challenges facing project implementers and their partners.
This report develops a definition of green jobs for Fiji, considers initiatives with potential for green jobs creation, estimates existing green employment, assesses the potential for additional green jobs creation, identifies major employment changes as the economy greens, and recommends how green employment can grow while minimising other job losses.
This report presents the results of the first annual jobs census for the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector, which includes a range of solutions that allow for the generation and distribution of clean electricity at or near end-user communities.
This report provides an updated analysis on direct jobs created from solar and wind.