| Warming World Work Research Receives Funding | 31 March 10 |
 Carla Lipsig-Mummé, professor of Work and Labor Studies at the University of York, has received $1 million for six years of climate labour research from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The money will fund an international project studying the challenge climate change presents to Canadian employment and workplaces.Lipsig-Mummé and her research team will be examining 7 employment sectors looking at policy, training and employment, and workplace solutions to help businesses in a low emission economy. She will be identifying how institutions and busineses can adapt and contribute to the efforts to contain global warming, and how these institutions will be required to change because of climate change. "We need to know more about the chain of processes that comprise work, employment and training in key Canadian industries and professions and how their decision-makers understand and respond to the challenge that global warming poses to these processes," said Lipsig-Mummé. York University's Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability will lead the study that involves 23 researchers, 20 partners and 10 universities from 3 different countries. View February 5, 2010 York University press releaseView February 1, 2010 The Star press release Sources: The Star.com, National Union of Public and General Employee's |
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