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eChapter 13
As we face environmental crises that threaten our very existence, now is the time to reconsider how our “work” effects our planet, and consider what work must be done.
The global labor force consists of 3.001 billion people, including 42% engaged in agriculture, 37% in services, and 21% in industry.
Agriculture: working with the land requires respecting every facet of sustainability, including smarter farming practices, fewer poisons, less erosion, and better water use.
Services: every service business should include an environmental component, and environmental services should be harnessed as a powerful engine for creating jobs and strengthening local economies.
Industry: worldwide, we need to rethink the environmental impact associated with every step of sourcing materials, transportation, industrial processes and waste streams, use, and disposal.
Economist Stern compiled the “Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change” for the U.K. government. Released in October of 2006, the 700-page Stern Report estimates that the overall costs of global climate change could lead to a loss of 5% to 20% of the global economy.
The Stern Report recommends spending 1% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through carbon emissions trading, energy R&D, reduction of deforestation, and various techniques for adapting to climate change. The world’s GDP is $60 trillion, so Stern’s 1% solution represents an investment of $600 billion per year, most of which translates into vital new jobs for many tens of millions of people worldwide.
Let’s work together to solve the environmental problems.
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