Rome, September 14, 2009 - Jobs green energy can become 8 million globally by 2030. Just focus on renewables and energy efficiency. It reveals what the new Greenpeace report "Working for the Climate: Green Job [R] evolution ", in collaboration with the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC). The report's findings were evaluated positively by the International Trade Union Confederation, and in Italy by Guglielmo Epifani, Secretary General of the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL).
SAVE THE CLIMATE
creating jobs in Europe today there are already 450 thousand workers in the renewable energy sector, which has a turnover of over € 40 billion. But this is only the beginning. The report Greenpeace / EREC fact presents a development model that aims to cut emissions in the energy sector, achieving more jobs compared to that afforded by the current dependence on coal, and without the development of nuclear power. This demonstrates that by choosing the Energy Revolution, the industry of renewable energy will reach 6.9 million jobs by 2030, while 1.1 million jobs will be created through energy efficiency.
more workers and fewer emissions: this is the egg of Columbus presented the report "Working for the Climate." Switching from coal and fossil fuels to renewable sources, in fact, the Energy Revolution would prevent 10 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions, thus mitigating climate change. In addition, lead to create 2.7 million jobs more than in the reference scenario of the International Energy Agency, which - on the contrary - provides for a net loss of half a million employees by 2030 for innovations in mining camp.
GREENPEACE AND CGIL: AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED
"Government leaders have an opportunity and duty to address the climate crisis with the economic, investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency," said Joseph Onufrio, Executive Director of Greenpeace Italy. "For all current job in the coal energy revolution would create three jobs in the field renewables. So we have before us a choice: focus on green jobs and employment opportunities, or on unemployment and social and environmental collapse. "
report on the results of Guglielmo Epifani, Secretary General of the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL), declares that "the true answers to the crisis are long-lasting, sustainable choices for men, women and the environment. For this you need to invest resources in the processing of equitable and sustainable patterns of production and consumption, beginning with energy, to maintain and increase employment. "
"The union, as the authors of this report, believes that an action timely and far-sighted leaders of the world to combat climate change should and can be a powerful driving force for sustainable and equitable economic growth and social progress, "said Epifani.
EMPLOYMENT IN ITALY
According to the Greenpeace report, focus on renewable and efficiency in Italy would reach over 100 000 employees in the electricity sector alone by 2030, 82 percent more than the 56 000 scenario. 73 percent of workers would be employed in renewable energy while 22 percent would be new jobs created through investments in energy efficiency. These numbers should be industries added workers, evaluated in the same order of magnitude.
the report: "Working for the Climate: The Green Renewable Energy & Job [R] evolution is based on the scenarios in the report Energy [R] evolution of Greenpeace (developed by the German DLR), and the research of 'Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney.
To download the report "Working for the Climate"
http://www.greenpeace.org/
Summary in Italian
http:// www.greenpeace.org/raw/
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