Environment/Climate Change, Energy
Responding to the challenge of climate change
Climate change, the largest single threat to current and future generations, is posing fundamental challenges for public services and public service workers. In recent years, we have seen extreme weather events, flooding and forest fires for example, leading to loss of life and widespread damage and destruction of buildings and infrastructure. Our members across many services have been part of the immediate and longer term response – in emergency and rescue services, energy and water, local and regional government. EPSU has been working hard to influence policies at global and European level aimed at decarbonising our economies and calling for a shift away from growth at all costs. It is essential that we achieve a more sustainable society is achieved through a just transition whereby no one is left behind.
This briefing, produced for EPSU's 2019 Congress, sets out the federation's recent activity on climate change and current priorities. EPSU has published research focusing on some of the key issues and policy developments including its position on the EU's Green Deal, the failure of energy liberalisation to address climate change and an analysis of action on climate change adaptation.
New research highlights major flaws in European Commission energy policy
Press Communication: Brussels 21 September (immediate release) New research highlights major flaws in European Commission energy policy “Price volatility will lead to ‘intolerable life' for consumers” (21 September, Brussels)
CAPGEMINI report on electricity shortages underlines EU energy policy faultlines
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) Press Communication: Brussels 13 October (immediate release) {{CAPGEMINI report on electricity shortages underlines EU energy policy faultlines {"Radical overhaul needed to reverse EU-wide
EPSU calls on European Council: Focus on real problems and reject Commission's forced ownership unbundling
Unions plan actions EPSU calls on European Council: Focus on real problems and reject Commission's forced ownership unbundling (19 January 2007) The European Commission published its energy package 10 January
Sztrájk in Hungarian energy: EPSU warns for disruption as Hungarian government shuns compromise
(8 February 2007): [action a success - read the preliminary agreement->art2728] (6 February 2007) Update: Hungarian strike in electricity a success. The two hour strike of EPSU affilaite VdSzSz and