Environment/Climate Change, South East European Energy Community
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.
EPSU contribution to the Communication towards sustainable water management in the European Union
EPSU contribution to the Communication towards sustainable water management in the European Union COM(2007) 128, 23 March 2007, adopted by the EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities, 20 April 2007
Joint declaration on study on employment effects of the opening of the electricity and gas markets
(December 2007) Eurelectric and the trade unions adopted a joint declaration on the study of the European Commission (and executed by EcoTec) on the employment effects of market opening. The
The Social Aspects of the European Energy Community (South East Europe) and the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding
EURELECTRIC / EPSU / EMCEF JOINT STATEMENT (December 2007) The European social partners for the electricity industry (Eurelectric for the employers and EPSU/EMCEF for the trade unions) welcome the signing
Restructuring in the Electricity Industry: A Toolkit for Socially Responsible Restructuring with a Best Practice Guide
December 2008 A report for EURELECTRIC, EPSU and EMCEF by David Tarren, Dr. Howard Potter, Dr. Sian Moore - Working Lives Research Institute for the full report: EN - BG