Workers who live in energy-inefficient buildings are more exposed to cold spells, heatwaves and other impacts of climate change. According to the EU Commission, energy poverty, defined as a situation in which people are unable to keep their home adequately warm, is a major challenge in Member States... Lire plus

Climate change is often seen through the lens of intergenerational equity. In other words, in the fight against climate change, there should be a relationship of obligations between generations: one generation should not pass on costs to another for the benefits and pleasures it is now enjoying... Lire plus

The current period of soaring gas prices and uncertainty of energy supply pleads more than ever for the transition to much more renewable sources of energy less subject to geopolitical tensions and irregular prices. Meanwhile, maintaining public support for an energy transition will only be achieved... Lire plus

Background Climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are mutually dependent: climate change poses a risk to economic development, and on the other hand, a successful low-carbon transition depends on social, economic, and environmental development. Objectives This training will... Lire plus

Background Following a first training organised during the previous work programme and entitled "Trade unions and the recovery plans," this training will question the social and environmental dimensions of the recovery plans. In Italy, for example, CGIL is invited in May to meet the government on... Lire plus

At the end of February, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a report entitled 'Climate Change 2022: impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities'. This report provides 'strong scientific proof of the close interconnection between climate change, environmental... Lire plus

EU Member States are fraught with spatially distributed socioeconomic inequalities. For example, let’s think about the north-south divide in Italy, the east-west cleavage in Germany, or the polarisation between EU urbanised growth centres and their peripheral areas. The EU’s transition agenda to a... Lire plus

Description The pandemic has shown how important occupational health and safety is for protecting workers’ health, and for creating safe, healthy working environments, and promoting a safety culture in the workplace. This training course will offer participants the opportunity to analyse and develop... Lire plus