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Debate with trade unionists, local politicians and climate activists on the concept of "Just Transition" and the challenge of structural change after a phase-out of fossil fuels.
The EU needs to embark on an agenda of transformational change, one that puts the health and interests of the people and planet first, guided by the Paris climate deal. Low-carbon industry is an opportunity for a sustainable prosperity, industrial regions in the EU need to draw up long-term strategies for reducing emissions, with close involvement of trade unions and employers.
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Cornelia Ernst (MEP), Martin Schirdewan (RLS Brussels), Maxime Benatouil (Transform), Montserrat Mir Roca (European Trade Union Conferederation, tbc), Frank Bsirske (ver.di, United Services Trade Union, Germany, tbc), Torsten Pötzsch (Mayor of Weißwasser, Germany), Molly Walsh (Friends of the Earth Europe, Brussels), Marcin Bania (Head Specialist, Zabrze, Poland, tbc), Jose Luis Villares (Confederacion sindical de comisiones obreras CCOO, Spain), Corinne Morelle-Darleux (Regional Councillor, France, tbc), Chas Booth (Councillor, Scotland, tbc), Eva Bulling-Schröter (MdB, Germany, tbc), Jana Pinka (MdL, Saxony, Germany), Thomas Domres (MdL, Brandenburg, Germany, tbc), Claude Turmes (Group of the Greens, MEP, tbc), Maité Llanos(Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, Geneva), Walter Wendt-Kleinberg (Ruhr area, Germany).
Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Polish
Please register at: cornelia.ernst@ep.europa.eu
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Das kürzlich in Paris geschlossene Klimaschutzabkommen soll die Entkarbonisierung der Weltwirtschaft voranbringen, da sich alle Länder verpflichtet haben, bis zum Ende dieses Jahrhunderts CO2-neutral zu werden. Das Langfristziel für Europa ist klar: bis zum Jahr 2050 muss die CO2-Neutralität erreicht sein. Während diese ambitionierten Ziele bereits gesteckt wurden, muss die konkrete Strategie, um die CO2-arme Industrie in Europa zu verwirklichen, größtenteils erst noch ausgearbeitet werden. Dies gilt besonders für Regionen, die sich in hohem Maße auf kohleintensive Wirtschaftstätigkeiten stützen und oftmals in diesem Sektor wichtige Arbeitgeber sind.
Ziel der Konferenz ist ein Austausch zwischen politischen Entscheidungsträgern aus Regionen, die ganz aktuell in ihrer Region vor der Herausforderung des Kohleausstiegs stehen und Vertretern der Gewerkschaften sowie Politikern linker und grüner Parteien aus verschiedenen EU-Mitgliedstaaten.
Wir möchten das Konzept des „Just transition - gerechter Übergang“ und die Möglichkeiten und Hindernisse für seine Umsetzung diskutieren. Welche politischen Planungsprozesse müssen auf regionaler Ebene erfolgen? Wie kann die lokale Unterstützung in den Regionen für den Kohleausstieg sichergestellt werden? Welche Governance-Strukturen müssen existieren, um die Beteiligung von Arbeitnehmern zu sichern? Wie kann die EU die praktische Entwicklung bahnbrechender CO2-armer Technologien beschleunigen? Wie müssen und können Arbeitskräfte qualifiziert werden, die beim Übergang von Regionen zu einer CO2-armen Wirtschaft ein entscheidender Faktor sind?
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Cornelia Ernst (MEP), Martin Schirdewan (RLS Brüssel), Maxime Benatouil(Transform), Montserrat Mir Roca (Europäischer Gewerkschaftsbund, angefragt), Frank Bsirske (ver.di, angefragt), Torsten Pötzsch (Oberbürgermeister Weißwasser, Lausitz, Deutschland), Molly Walsh (Friends of the Earth Europe, Brüssel), Marcin Bania (Zabrze, Polen, angefragt), Jose Luis Villares (Gewerkschaft CCOO, Spanien), Corinne Morelle-Darleux (Landrätin, Frankreich, angefragt), Chas Booth (Stadtrat Edinburgh, Schottland, angefragt), Eva Bulling-Schröter (MdB, angefragt), Jana Pinka (MdL, Sachsen, Deutschland), Thomas Domres (MdL, Brandenburg, Deutschland), Claude Turmes (MEP, Fraktion Die Grünen, angefragt), Maité Llanos(Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, Genf), Walter Wendt-Kleinberg (Ruhrgebiet, Deutschland).
Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Spanisch, Polnisch, Französisch
Um sich anzumelden, schicken Sie bitte eine Mail an: cornelia.ernst@ep.europa.eu
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