A team of researchers from universities across the nation have been surveying green jobs literature and have determined that special interest groups are promoting the idea of green jobs and have embedded what researchers call dubious assumptions and techniques within their analyses.
The push for a green economy is supposed to improve environmjental quality, reduce unemployment and spur economic growth all at the same time. Researchers looked into the promises and came up with seven myths related to green jobs.
Everyone understands what a “green job is”
- Creating green jobs will boost productive employment
- Green jobs forecasts are reliable
- Green jobs promote employment growth
- The world economy can be remade by reducing trade and relying on local production and reduced consumption without dramatically decreasing our standard of living
- Government mandates are a substitute for free markets
- Wishing for technological progress is sufficient
SEE MORE ON THE STUDY HERE: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1357440 & http://ssrn.com/abstract=1358423