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 Energy Community consultation on the regional social strategy
(30 January 2013) The Energy Community issued a [consultation paper following the Social Forum in October last year->art9021]. The consultation paper request comments of the social partners and governments. For
Electricity social partners agree joint framework of actions on competencies and training – addressing youth unemployment and climate change
(15 March 2013) The European electricity sector is at an unprecedented cross-roads facing key challenges to meet Europe’s energy and climate objectives for 2020 and beyond. This transition towards a
Electricity social partners adopt texts on training, youth unemployment and Energy Community social strategy
(15 March 2013) Employers and trade unions in the electricity sector adopted three positions in the electricity social dialogue committee which took place on 15 March 2013, Brussels. Jan Ruden
Energy Community considers the social strategy: regional social dialogue and other elements missing says EPSU
(25 April 2013) The social strategy outline to accompany the regional energy strategy was presented (see below) at the 6th Social Forum. It followed the [consultation which took place earlier
Skills, CSR, employment, South East European energy community discussed in electricity social dialogue
(27 May 2013) Agreement was reached to continue exploring the establishment of a [sector skill council in the electricity sector->art8856] which can respond to developments on the labour market, new
Regional social dialogue in energy sector a priority say EPSU unions
(16 September 2013) The energy unions of the energy community disagree with the recommendations of their government representatives on the social strategy for the Energy Community. These government representatives argue
Promoting social dialogue in Energy Community crucial say EU social partners
(23 September 2013) The trade unions agreed with the employers represented by [Eurelectric->http://www.eurelectric.org/about-us/our-members/] to establish a working group to promote the social dialogue in the countries of the Energy Community
IPCC confirms science on global warming. Unions, environmental and development organisations: ACT NOW
The ITUC, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, WWF, ActionAid, Oxfam and ChristianAid demand action of governments to address global warming and climate change following the new report of the intergovernmental