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shawnaderksen

Global warming at work: how climate change affects the economy and labour | Toronto Star - 0 views

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  • Alberta’s oilsands crop up — the much-disparaged oilsands that also provide employment to tens of thousands of people.
  • f workers can be assured that by slowing the pace of development, technology can be improved to limit the effect on the environment, he says, “they will recognize that change needs to happen.” But, he adds, they are not prepared to see the industry shut down.
  • which said the planet was on course to becoming two degrees Celsius warmer. It also predicted heat waves will occur more frequently and will last longer; wet areas will get more rainfall, dry regions will get less; and sea levels could rise by almost one metre by 2100.
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  • A warmer planet directly affects postal workers, landscape workers, construction and sanitation workers, “and that means they need different kind of protection,” says Lipsig-Mummé. “These jobs will have to be done radically differently.”
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      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change will dramatically affect the work habits of outdoor labourers. The rising temperatures will make less tolerable work days. 
  • All of that will affect work in different sectors, in more ways than we can imagine
  • In Bangladesh, considered ground zero for climate change, millions of farmers on the coast have left their villages and moved to the capital city of Dhaka because rising sea levels have devoured farmland and monsoon rains, on which farmers depend, are unpredictable.
    • shawnaderksen
      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change has green jobs to offer however people are refusing to leave their current positions to take a new one in a field that has the potential to help. 
  • At the other end, global warming can wipe out jobs completely, she says
  • Some jobs, on the other hand, will become more important as the earth grows warmer.
  • mergency workers such as firefighters, police officers and paramedics face genuine dangers in a warming climate.
  • “As I see it, there is potential to create thousands and thousands of well-paying green jobs … there is transportation, retrofitting of homes, energy efficiency,” he says.
    • shawnaderksen
      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change has green jobs to offer however people are refusing to leave their current positions to take a new one in a field that has the potential to help. 
  • shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
     
    This article relates to the TED Talks video by James Hansen that we watched this week. The article describes the way in which environmentally unfriendly jobs such as work in the Alberta Oil Sands needs to be slowed down however so many people are employed there, they are unwilling to give it up. The article also states that climate change will dramatically affect outdoor employment such as construction jobs, postal jobs and landscaping. These workers will be forced to adapt to hotter working conditions which can in turn affect one's health. It is also important to note in the article that they give alternatives to work with the changing climates. Green jobs are readily available for people who are willing to make the career change. This is an interesting article and definitely worth the read!
michwilson

A discussion paper on climate change and its impact on work - 0 views

www.ilo.org/...wcms_122181.pdf

globalization climate change global warming work influence unit 1 international

shared by michwilson on 11 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • michwilson on 11 Dec 14
     
    I've included this discussion paper with an international flavour that shows the impact of climate change on various sectors across the globe. As stated in unit one, climate change will affect every part of our lives and have an impact on employment in many sectors. The aim of the paper is actually to create employment standards; the most important part is the first ten pages when it describes the potential impact on work. It will help provide a better understanding of the far reaching impact of climate change in the upcoming years and how we can best adapt ourselves.
sarahbunting

Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada (Seed Bank, Gene Bank) - 2 views

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  • dedicated to the health and vitality of the earth through the preservation and promotion of
  • heritage seeds.
  • in Canada.
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      sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
       
      Because of climate change, the places where we currently grow our food may not be viable anymore!  Also, we've talked about the need for decreased transportation of food.  Local food would help eliminate this problem.  
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      sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
       
      Because of climate change, the places where we currently grow our food may not be viable anymore!  Also, we've talked about the need for decreased transportation of food.  Local food would help eliminate this problem.  
  • we may no longer be able to take food for granted because of economic breakdown, environmental destruction and
  • local food security.
  • climate change.
  • ocal production and crop diversity.
  • grass roots preservation of our seed heritage.
    • sarahbunting
      sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
       
      Heritage Seeds are local or regional seeds 
  • sarahbunting on 04 Sep 14
     
    I'm not sure how this works, but here is the annotated link, it is easier to read if you can look at the acutal annotated website...perhaps I did something wrong. https://diigo.com/030tpr The Seed & Plant Sanctuary for Canada is a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of heritage seeds, and maintaining, evaluating and keeping records for all the edible, medicinal and useful crops that can be grown in Canada.
missjillian

Guess The Biggest Climate Villain - 1 views

www.huffingtonpost.ca/...onmental-impact_n_2527560.html

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  • missjillian on 08 Sep 14
     
    Canada's oilsands are midway down the pack of the world's climate change villains, according to a new Greenpeace report ranking potential carbon emissions from the globe's top energy developments. Climate enemies numbers 1 and 2 - by far - are expanding coal projects in Australia and China, the report says.
meganrowe

Perceptions of a Triple Bottom Line Approach to Doing Business among Generation Y Cana... - 2 views

www.wrbrpapers.com/...2.%20Colin.pdf

Generation Y Week 3 gender differences triple bottom line

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  • meganrowe on 16 Sep 14
     
    Lynda Gratton comments about the future work world of Generation Y- they are a generation that has respect for diversity and human differences, and have grown up educating themselves on climate change and sustainability. This article can build on Gratton's description of Gen Y, as it describes the results of a survey of the attitudes of 546 millenials towards work in their future. The survey results do indeed show that millenials are interested in a work life that supports sustainability and social responsibility, but it adds the differences between male and female Gen Y'ers. The studies find that females are significantly more interested in environmental protection and social responsibility than are most males (more typically interested in profit maximization). While I believe this article may be fairly controversial and polarizing, it's interesting to further study the attitudes of what is my own generation.
alliemacdonald

Climate Change: Cloud's Impact on IT Organizations and Impact. - 1 views

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  • alliemacdonald on 04 Nov 14
     
    Interesting article supported by Microsoft about the economic impact of cloud computing. I wanted to learn more about the Cloud following my review of "dropbox."
meganrowe

IDC: Offshoring IT keeps Canadian firms competitive - 0 views

www.itworldcanada.com/...46312

offshoring

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  • meganrowe on 02 Nov 14
     
    This article takes a very positive stance on Canada's current offshoring climate. Currently 50% of Canadian companies surveyed are outsourcing at least 10% of their work, creating an industry worth between $2.5 and $3 billion in Canada. But, according to the article, Canadian companies are offshoring not only because of cost efficiency and good productivity, but out of necessity. Apparently there are just not enough Canadians willing or able to fill all of the jobs that IT companies are offering. I have a hard time believing what this article says is true, since it is coming from the vice President of i-Gate Canada himself (one of the most successful outsourcing companies in Canada). I would like to see more research to support his words.
jscharrer

USA - footprint - 0 views

www.footprintnetwork.org/...united_states_of_america

footprint

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      jscharrer on 07 Sep 14
       
      I found this graph to be extremely alarming - the ecological footprint of the US surpassed its biocapacity decades ago, even before 'climate change' became a topic of discussion.  The difference between the biocapactiy of the US and its footprint continues to increase over the period shown - a clear indication that change needs to happen now.  
  • jscharrer on 07 Sep 14
     
    USA's footprint compared to biocapacity.
colinsarkany

Why do so many Canadian businesses fear cloud computing? - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

www.theglobeandmail.com/...article21355469

flatworld friedman technology cloud computing canadian businesses

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  • Many Canadian executives are confused about what cloud computing is, and are worried it’s not a safe way to store important company information, even as the technology promises competitive benefits for flexibility and cost cutting
  • only 10 per cent of the 476 Canadian executives polled said they were familiar with cloud computing, and of that sliver, only 45 per cent could correctly define cloud computing
  • cloud computing is “a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet,”
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  • Microsoft says that many businesses could save money by running programs in the cloud and they can make starting a technology business cheaper, since many services are pay-as-you-go.
  • Microsoft said that almost every business already uses one cloud-based service, whether it’s e-mail, a collaboration system or data storage
  • It’s a challenge of awareness.
  • Businesses have been bombarded with cautionary tales of data security breaches at companies such as Target, Home Depot and JPMorgan, and that’s contributing to a climate of uncertainty and trepidation around privacy.
  • cybersecurity is a real threat, there is a lot of unfounded fear in the market over the risks of cloud computing
  • revenues from commercial cloud services were up 128 per cent from the same time last year in its first quarter earnings on Oct. 23
  • colinsarkany on 10 Nov 14
     
    This is a short article from the Globe and Mail addressing the concerns of "Cloud Computing" in the business world, which is relevant as one of Friedman's flatteners. It also links to chapter three through the second topic in terms of horizontal business where you are able to do more yourself, the same principle is true with cloud computing - more can be done in-house with its use limiting the need for other tech/people.
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