Browsing Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Change (ACW) by Issue Date
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Evaluating government plans and actions to reduce GHG emissions in Canada: Federal progress to June 2016
(Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), 16-Jul)The first in a series of three preliminary working papers about Canadian climate change policy. Provides detailed summaries of federal policy statements. -
What Do We Know? Reviewing the State of Knowledge on Climate, Work and Employment in Canada
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2010)This paper presents the results of the first national ‘state of expert knowledge’ study of the impact of climate change on work and employment in Canada. Climate change is defined as recent changes in climate attributable ... -
What Do We Know? What Do We Need To Know? The state of research on work, employment and climate change in Canada - Program
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2010-06-07)This Program reproduces papers delivered to the What do We Know panel discussion at York University, Toronto on June 7 2010. The What do we know? What do we need to know? Research project is a knowledge-gathering and ... -
What Do We Know? What Do We Need To Know? The state of research on work, employment and climate change in Canada
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2010-12)This final report is the first comprehensive study to examine broadly the state of knowledge about climate change and its impact on Canadian employment, workplaces, and workers. It focuses on six of Canada’s most significant ... -
Climate Change and Work
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)As part a comprehensive review of climate change literature, this paper examines the relationship between climate change and jobs. For 25 years, scientists have warned us of climate change and our need to create a sustainable ... -
Does Gender Matter in the Political Economy of Work and Climate Justice?
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)This paper focuses on gendered distinctions relating to climate change for both paid and unpaid labour issues in developed nations. It will build on the methods used to analyze labour/climate/gender issues in developing ... -
Greening Hotels and Fair Labour Practices
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)In recent years, a number of labour union strategic initiatives have been developed which seek to leverage consumer preference against employers in the accommodation services sector. These programs largely focus on rating ... -
Circular Economies in Canada's Forest Sector
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)The concept of circular economies suggests that optimal flow of goods and services can be represented as a loop. This can be manifest in a process when products are recovered after a period of use and transformed into new ... -
A Profile of the Greenhouse Industry in British Columbia and Clues to Climate Change
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)This paper profiles the greenhouse industry in British Columbia, and seeks out the issue of climate change. It concludes that the industry is expanding and is an important economic contributor to the economy of the province. ... -
The Impact of Bioenergy and Biofuel Policies on Employment in Canada
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)Environmental policy, particularly written to deal with climate change and the related issue of renewable or clean energy production, has the potential to change the capacity of businesses, states, and other organizations ... -
Climate Change and Labour Union Strategy in the Accommodation Sector: Opportunities and Contradictions
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)Climate change is affecting tourism-related industries such as accommodation and hospitality (e.g., changes in tourist flows, the ‘greening’ of hotels). The role organized labour in such industries will play in climate ... -
Some Responses to the Challenge of Climate Change by North American Labour
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)This paper discusses responses to the challenge by public sector unions, including New Brunswick, and others at the provincial and national level, and federations of public sector unions and the national federation of ... -
Climate Change, Construction and Labour in Europe: A Study of the Contribution of Building Workers and their Unions to 'Greening' the Built Environment in Germany, the United Kingdom and Denmark
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)This study reviews the overall climate policy and legislative framework of the European Union (EU) and then examines what governments in Germany, the UK and Denmark have done to reduce energy consumption, cut greenhouse ... -
Gender and Climate Change (1990-2011) - Bibliography
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)A 28-page listing of scholarly articles and government reports, including the topic in the developing world. -
Industrial Strategies for Green Jobs: Opportunities and Obstacles in the Ontario Case
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)Doing something about the environmental crisis without harming the economy and jobs has been a dilemma for governments for many years. This paper explores the potential and opportunities conferred by green jobs economic ... -
Green/ing Jobs: Definitions, Dilemmas and Strategies: W3 Conference 2011
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011)This brochure outlines the agenda and brief versions of conference papers from a conference held at York University, Toronto on January 20th 2011. Speakers Clare Demerse, Pembina Institute, Sara Letourneau, Bluegreen ... -
Canada/US Cross Border Links: Environmental and Energy Opportunities
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011-09-30)Conference presentation from the Work in a Warming World Atlantic Forum 2011. -
Confronting Ecological Change: Would Would a Truly Intelligent Species Do?
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011-09-30)Conference presentation from the Work in a Warming World Atlantic Forum 2011. -
Energy Efficiency: The Green Engine of Economic Growth
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011-09-30)The presentation notes by Lesley Rogers, Vice President of Efficiency New Brunswick to the Saving the Planet and Creating Jobs: W3 Atlantic Forum 2011. Describes the programs of the NGO and their impact on GHG reductions ... -
Reaching into the Hearts of our Union Members to Save our Environment & Our Jobs
(Work in a Warming World (W3), 2011-09-30)A presentation to Saving the Planet and Creating Jobs: Work in a Warming World Atlantic Forum in 2011, by Marc Fournier, Assistant Director for Plant Operations & Sustainability at Lasell College, in Newton, Massachusetts. ...