abstract
| - The Global Climate Network is a collaboration of independent, research and policy organisations in countries key to tackling climate change. The Network is committed to addressing the constraints faced by sovereign governments in agreeing international action. During the first week of the Copenhagen climate summit, the GCN published its second international synthesis report examining the opportunities in eight countries for job creation through the promotion of low-carbon industries. The report – Low Carbon Jobs in an Interconnected World – estimates that almost 20 million jobs could be created in its member countries in low carbon energy sectors alone. A further version of the report, with new jobs data, is due out in February (2010). The eight national studies conducted as part of this research suggest that 19.7 million new jobs could be created by 2020. This figure is the gross direct, indirect and (in the case of India and Nigeria) induced job creation estimates in each of the national studies. Australia 10,000; China 6.79 million; Germany 360,600; India 10.5 million; Nigeria 670,000; South Africa 845,000; UK 70,000; USA 416,600.
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