Reports & External Links
GLOBE has authored and compiled a series of reports and resources relevant to BC's green economy. Download the free reports and files in .pdf and follow the links below to useful websites and green job boards.
GLOBE Reports & Resources
Reports:
- West Coast Clean Economy: Opportunities for Investment & Accelerated Job Creation (Mar. 2012)
- British Columbia's Green Economy: Securing the Workforce of Tomorrow (Sept. 2010)
- Careers for a Sustainable Future: A Reference Guide to Green Jobs in BC (Sept. 2010)
- Skilled, Qualified & Sustainable: A Reference Guide to Green Education & Training in BC (Sept. 2010)
- Regional Green Focus Group Summary Report (June 2010)
- Green Employer Survey Summary Report (Mar. 2010)
- British Columbia's Green Economy: Building a Strong Low-Carbon Future (Feb. 2010)
- The Endless Energy Project: A Blueprint for Complete Energy Self-Sufficiency in BC (Jan. 2007)
Resources:
- West Coast Clean Economy Report Methodology (Mar. 2012)
- West Coast Clean Economy Report - 4 Page Summary (Mar. 2012)
- BC Green Jobs: a 2-page handout for high school students (Oct. 2010)
- BC Green Economy Project Methodology (Sept. 2010)
- BC Green Programs: a list of BC public post-secondary programs relevant to the green economy (Aug. 2010)
Other Relevant Reports & Resources
Reports:
- Making the Case for Carbon Focus & Green Jobs in BC's Forest Industry (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Aug. 2011)
- Cleantech Report Card for British Columbia (KPMG - June 2011)
- Fair & Effective Carbon Pricing: Lessons from BC (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Feb. 2011)
- Climate Change Adaptation and the Low Carbon Economy in BC (Adaptation to Climate Change Team - 2010)
- Defining the Green Economy (ECO Canada - 2010)
- Climate Justice, Green Jobs and Sustainable Production in BC (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Sept. 2010)
- Cleantech Access to Venture Capital in BC: Analysis & Recommendations (Pacific Institute of Climate Solutions - Sept. 2010)
- Clean Energy for a Green Economy: An Introduction for Rural BC Communities (Community Energy Association - May. 2010)
- The 2010 SDTC Cleantech Growth & Go-to-Market Report: British Columbia (Sustainable Development Technology Canada - 2010)
- Canadian Environmental Sector Trends (ECO Canada - 2010)
- Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment (ECO Canada - 2010)
- Green Building in British Columbia (Light House Sustainable Buidling Centre - 2007/8)
Resources:
- Vancouver Economic Commission Green Economy Page
- Vancouver Greenest City 2020 Action Plan
- VRCA - Excellence in Sustainable Construction Program
External Links
- Aboriginal Environmental Training Programs (BEAHR)
- Adaptation to Climate Change Team
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
- BC Bioenergy Network
- BC Climate Action Secretariat
- BC Construction Association
- BC Environment Industry Association
- BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council
- BC First Nations Forestry Council
- BC Hydro - Power Smart
- BC Innovation Council
- BC Ministry of Environment
- BC Sustainable Energy Association
- BC Technology Industry Association
- BC Work Futures
- Business Council of BC
- Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at UBC
- Clean Energy Classrooms
- Clean Power BC (formerly IPPBC)
- Community Energy Association
- Council of Forest Industries
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada
- Forest Innovation Investment
- GeoExchange BC
- GLOBE Foundation
- Industry Training Authority (ITA) BC
- LifeSciences BC
- Light House Sustainable Building Centre
- Mining Association of BC
- Naturally Wood
- Ocean Renewable Energy Group
- Pacific Carbon Trust
- Pacific Insitute for Climate Solutions (PICS)
- Pembina Institute
- SDTC Cleantech Company Searchable Database
- SolarBC
- TradesTrainingBC
- Union of BC Municipalities
- VanAsep Training Society
- Vancouver Regional Consturction Association (VRCA)
- Vancouver Economic Development Commission
- WorkBC









