'Green' Jobs

INTRODUCTION

Dwindling natural resources, growing global demand for energy, climate change – these issues

are irrevocably altering our global economy. In this report, the U.S. Conference of

Mayors and Global Insight have examined the economic benefits of the 'Green Economy' -

that part of economic activity which is devoted to the reduction of fossil fuels, the increase

of energy efficiency, and the curtailment of greenhouse gas emissions. The greening of the

U.S. economy, of the global economy, is not a dismantling of the past, but a new step forward

– the next step in a continuous process of economic growth and transformation that

began with industrialization and led us through the high-tech revolution.

The economic advantages of the Green Economy include the macroeconomic benefits of investment

in new technologies, greater productivity, improvements in the US balance of

trade, and increased real disposable income across the nation. They also include the microeconomic

benefits of lower costs of doing business and reduced household energy expenditures.

These advantages are manifested in job growth, income growth, and of course, a

cleaner environment.

http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/GreenJobsReport.pdf

Note that this paper doesn't project jobs related to *new* green building development.  Obviously some of the job growth from other sectors will support the GaiaShip but actually designing doesn't count... oh well.  Just means the total numbers of 'green' jobs is a tiny bit larger.