It is becoming increasingly clear that oil and coal have no future and the era of combustion vehicles is slowly coming to an end. This is already a huge challenge but decarbonizing energy intensive industries (steel, chemicals, cement, ceramics and other basic materials) is even more complicated. A... Find out more

To download the presentations click next to the titles in the agenda. Road transport is responsible for 19% of the GHG emissions of the EU, and, unlike in other sectors, its emissions have not decreased since 1990. The automotive industry represents one of Europe’s key competences and provides jobs... Find out more

In the wake of the Fit for 55 packages, it is not just ‘energy poverty’ but also ‘transport poverty’ that has been gaining increasing attention. Higher fuel prices have hit low-income people hard, especially as they are often locked into fossil fuel-based mobility patterns. More than a hundred... Find out more

As part of four webinars organized across the world to provide insights from the field of environmental labour studies to discuss questions of just transition, this ETUI event will focus on the context and main challenges of a just transition to a zero-carbon economy in the EU. Taking a broad-based... Find out more

Aix-Marseille University and the ETUI are glad to announce the forthcoming International Symposium "The Labour-Environment Nexus: Legal Perspectives and Beyond", to be held in Aix-en-Provence (France) next 6-7 October 2022. The symposium aims at promoting an international discussion about the labour... Find out more

We are at a historical juncture, dominated by the climate and health crisis, when policy decisions need to be made for the decades to come. Soon after the announcement of the visionary European Green Deal (EGD) with its net-zero emissions commitment for 2050 and the corresponding higher climate... Find out more

In June 2021 an Independent Expert Panel agreed on a definition of “ecocide” as “unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts”. If this definition is adopted... Find out more

Recordings & presentations: Current and future changes in climate and weather extremes - J.P. van Ypersele, Climatologist, Former IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) presentation Environmental, social and economic impacts of climate change in Europe - Hans-Martin Füssel, Expert -... Find out more

ETUI Monthly forum Speakers: Hélène Landemore, Full Professor of Political Science, Yale University and Roman Krznaric, public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society Comments: Ludovic Voet, ETUC Confederal secretary Moderator: Willy De Backer, sustainability consultant... Find out more

The shorter working week has always been at the heart of the labour movement. The eight-hour movement extended beyond borders and ensured that today we enjoy things like the weekend and the eight-hour day. After decades in the political wilderness, the shorter working week is fast becoming one of... Find out more