What If All U.S. Coal Workers Were Retrained to Work in Solar?
AUGUST 08, 2016
HBR.org _The global economy is in a massive transition from a fossil-fuel-based energy system to one using sophisticated renewable energy technologies. For tens of thousands of fossil fuel workers, though, the energy industry outlook is not promising. For coal industry workers, the future looks particularly bleak. However, research I conducted with Edward Louie of Oregon State University offers hope for a better future based on retraining workers. Our study (published in the journal Energy Economics) quantified the costs and benefits of retraining coal workers for employment in the rapidly expanding solar photovoltaic industry—and it explores different ways to pay for this retraining. Tiếp tục đọc “What If All U.S. Coal Workers Were Retrained to Work in Solar?”
What’s Up in Coal Country: Alternative-Energy Jobs
NYtimes_From the mountain hollows of Appalachia to the vast open plains of Wyoming, the coal industry long offered the promise of a six-figure income without a four-year college degree, transforming sleepy farm towns into thriving commercial centers.
But today, as King Coal is being dethroned — by cheap natural gas, declining demand for electricity, and even green energy — what’s a former miner to do?
Nowhere has that question had more urgency than in Wyoming and West Virginia, two very different states whose economies lean heavily on fuel extraction. With energy prices falling or stagnant, both have lost population and had middling economic growth in recent years. In national rankings of economic vitality, you can find them near the bottom of the pile. Tiếp tục đọc “What’s Up in Coal Country: Alternative-Energy Jobs”
Bản tin: Đào tạo nghề trong lĩnh vực Nước thải
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Chịu trách nhiệm nôi dung và thiết kế Bùi Thị Minh Châu – Cố vấn kỹ thuật GIZ
Nhằm đảm bảo công tác giáo dục nghề nghiệp thực sự đáp ứng được nhu cầu của doanh nghiệp, việc hợp tác chặt chẽ với khối doanh nghiệp trong đào tạo nghề là yếu tố mang tính quyết định. Hội Cấp thoát nước Việt Nam (Hội CTNVN) và Chương trình TVET cùng nhau hướng đến mục tiêu phát triển Hội CTNVN thành đại diện các doanh nghiệp trong ngành thoát nước và xử lý nước thải, đóng vai trò trung tâm trong công tác đào tạo nghề “Kỹ thuật viên thoát nước và xử lý nước thải”. Ngày 25.10.2017, tại Hà Nội, ông Cao Lại Quang, Chủ tịch Hội CTNVN và TS. Horst Sommer, Giám đốc Chương trình TVET đã ký kết hợp tác Phát triển nguồn nhân lực giữa Hội CTNVN và Chương trình TVET. Trong khuôn khổ mối quan hệ hợp tác này, Chương trình TVET sẽ hỗ trợ Hội CTNVN thực hiện các chức năng sau: Tiếp tục đọc “Bản tin: Đào tạo nghề trong lĩnh vực Nước thải”
Mu Cang Chai among world’s 19 most beautiful mountains
Last update 00:42 | 18/12/2017
Mu Cang Chai, a rural town in the northern province of Yen Bai lined with mesmerizing terraced rice fields, has been named one of the 19 most picturesque peaks on earth by US travel site Insider.
Also on the list are Japan’s Mount Fuji, Peru’s Rainbow Mountain, Iceland’s Kirkjufell Mountain, which was used to shoot “Game of Thrones”, the world’s longest continental mountain range, the Andes in Bolivia, Europe’s largest mountain chain, the Alps, and the active volcano Mount Rainier in Washington State in the US. Tiếp tục đọc “Mu Cang Chai among world’s 19 most beautiful mountains”
Bai choi enters UNESCO’s heritage list
Last update 16:09 | 17/12/2017
Bai choi, a folk music genre practiced in central Vietnam, has been officially recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The recognition was made at the 12th session of the UNESCO Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Jeju, the Republic of Korea, on December 7, 2017.
This recognition is of great importance to Vietnam, reflecting the country’s rich and diverse culture and its commitment to protecting traditional values. Tiếp tục đọc “Bai choi enters UNESCO’s heritage list”
Vietnam seeks solutions for problems caused by rapid urbanization
Last update 16:02 | 17/12/2017
Vietnam is facing numerous challenges caused by rapid urbanization, leaving burdens on its technical and social infrastructure and leading to many severe consequences. In this context, finding solutions for sustainable urban development is one of Vietnam’s current top priorities.
Vietnam is struggling with many challenges caused by its rapid urbanization, which is among the fastest in the region.
There are a total of 800 urban areas across Vietnam with a current urbanization percentage of around 37%. This figure is expected to increase by 50% by 2025. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam seeks solutions for problems caused by rapid urbanization”
Most workers in manufacturing in danger of being eliminated
Last update 08:00 | 17/12/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Seventy-four percent of workers in the manufacturing & processing industry in Vietnam are expected to lose their jobs because of the impact of the fourth industrial revolution, the highest level among ASEAN countries, according to a report from the Central Economics Committee.
The average productivity was $3,360 in 2015
The report pointed out that 74 percent of workers in the manufacturing & processing industry are expected to be replaced by robots. The figure is higher than the 54 percent of the Philippines, 58 percent of Thailand and 67 percent of Indonesia.
“Vietnam’s manufacturing and processing industry has low performance, and workers in the industry do not undergo intensive training. They mostly do assembling or simple work which can be replaced by machines,” the report said. Tiếp tục đọc “Most workers in manufacturing in danger of being eliminated”
Ancient Chuong pagoda
Last update 23:26 | 17/12/2017
Chuong (Bell) pagoda in Nhan Duc village, Hung Yen province, guards a number of precious historical relics. It is part of the Pho Hien Special National Relic Site.
Built in the 15th century, Chuong pagoda has been upgraded twice, in 1702 and in 1711.
Tour guide Nguyen Thu Lien explains why the pagoda is often called Golden Bell Pagoda: “Legends say that in a huge flood thousands of years ago, a wood plank drifted to the region carrying a golden bell. Nhan Duc residents tried to bring the bell ashore but it wouldn’t move. When the monks of the pagoda came, they managed to bring the bell to the pagoda.” Tiếp tục đọc “Ancient Chuong pagoda”
Hà Nội – blooming yellow with canola flowers
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Young people in Hanoi have been flocking to gardens on the outskirts of the city to witness the beauty of blooming canola flowers.
A canola field is filled with its signature yellow blooms in a Hanoi suburb. Photo: Tuoi Tre Tiếp tục đọc “Hà Nội – blooming yellow with canola flowers”
Productivity key to escaping mid-income trap
vietnamnews Update: December, 14/2017 – 08:00
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| Workers produce mechanical accessories and parts at the Hirota Precision Viet Nam Co.,Ltd in Đồng Nai Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam |
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has to focus on increasing labour productivity and overall productivity growth to avoid the risk of being stuck in the middle income trap, experts said at the Vietnam Development Forum (VDF) 2017 yesterday.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said that there were signs of slowdown in productivity growth, a key driver of sustainable development, and this has to be reversed with innovation, creativity and technological applications. Tiếp tục đọc “Productivity key to escaping mid-income trap”
Nation zeroes in on hunger elimination
vietnamnews Update: December, 14/2017 – 09:13
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| Dũng speaks at the first meeting of the National Steering Committee for the ten year (2016-2025) Zero Hunger Action Programme in Hà Nội yesterday. — Photo toquoc.vn |
HÀ NỘI — Poverty alleviation and hunger eradication has been a consistent priority for Viet Nam and the country is committed to achieving these goals in co-operation with the international community, Deputy PM Trịnh Đình Dũng said in Hà Nội yesterday.
Dũng was speaking at the first meeting of the National Steering Committee for the ten year (2016-2025) Zero Hunger Action Programme. Tiếp tục đọc “Nation zeroes in on hunger elimination”
ADB lifts growth prospect of VN to 6.7%
vietnamnews Update: December, 13/2017 – 18:00
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| Việt Nam’s growth prospect is predicted to be 6.7 per cent in both 2017 and 2018. — Photo bantuyengiao.vn |
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised Việt Nam’s growth prospect upward to 6.7 per cent in both 2017 and 2018 compared with earlier forecasts of 6.3 and 6.5 per cent, respectively.
This is part of ADB’s forecast on economic expansion of developing Asia, which showed the GDP of the first three quarters of 2017 in Việt Nam grew by 6.4 per cent, up from 5.9 per cent in the same period of 2016. Tiếp tục đọc “ADB lifts growth prospect of VN to 6.7%”
58 newly-discovered caves in Quảng Bình
vietnamnews Update: December, 14/2017 – 09:00
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| A cave located in the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park. — Photo chinhphu.vn |
Viet Nam News QUẢNG BÌNH — Authorities of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in central Quảng Bình Province on Tuesday announced the discovery of 58 new caves in its territory.
Lê Thanh Tịnh, the park’s director was quoted by local newspapers as saying the newly-discovered caves are in buffer zone of the park in the province’s mountainous Minh Hóa District. Tiếp tục đọc “58 newly-discovered caves in Quảng Bình”
Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta before Christmas, killing nine
Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding up to 56, officials said, in the latest attack claimed by Islamic State in the country.
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QUETTA, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD: Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding up to 56, officials said, in the latest attack claimed by Islamic State in the country.
Police guards stationed at the church entrance and on its roof killed one of the bombers but the second attacker detonated his explosives-filled vest outside its prayer hall just after Sunday services began in Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province, said Sarfraz Bugti, the provincial home minister. Tiếp tục đọc “Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta before Christmas, killing nine”
