#green jobs News
The 77 year-old Dutchman, who spent 50 years in the shipping trade before pivoting to renewables, explains why the projects he led haven't worked and why the energy transition has been relatively slow in Southeast Asia.
As electric vehicle sales soar, report warns of rights and environmental risks in nickel producers Indonesia and the Philippines.
Wala Usik ("nothing wasted") in the local language, challenges the toxic "sachet culture" that is choking the seas of the Philippines.
Policy & Finance
Wanted: More skills for workers as green jobs grow
Better understanding and promotion of green skills is needed for a just transition that protects the climate, nature and people.
#green jobs Opinion
Volatility in oil and gas markets has been devastating for middle-income energy exporters, which produce nearly half of the world’s oil and gas. As the world shifts to renewables, these countries must adopt strategies to ensure that the transition does not harm workers and communities.
The Indonesian city of Surabaya put in public parks where others put in buildings. It is now reaping the creative, economic and cooling benefits.
Policy & Finance
What we need for long-term peace and prosperity
The world's imperfect responses to climate change, biodiversity loss, the Covid-19 pandemic, rising energy and food costs, and war reveal international systems in dire need of redesign.
Policy & Finance
Building the green recovery consensus
What's missing from the post-pandemic rebuilding efforts is a major meeting of world and business leaders. G20 and the United Nations should step up to the task. Green hydrogen, jobs and help for the vulnerable should be key focus areas.
Policy & Finance
Economics needs a climate revolution
#green jobs Podcasts
Energy
‘Carrots, sticks, and hugs’: Scrutinising Indonesia’s US$20 billion just transition challenge
The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.
Most schools only teach the science of climate change. Green School gives the skills needed to live in a warming world. Eco-Business asked Green School's Leslie Medema how to be real with children about climate change without scaring them.
