Trade unions and climate change: The jobs versus environment dilemma

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1215-1223

  Räthzel, Nora ^a   Uzzell, David ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental degradation; Jobs versus environment; Social movement unionism; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; JOB SEARCH; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; TRADE UNION;

EID: 80052885075     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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