Off-the-charts, extreme weather events in the summer of 2023 have shocked the climate scientists’ community. While some experts report that their climate models predicted these developments, others believe that the climate crisis is undergoing a dramatic acceleration. Read the Guardian article ‘Off... Find out more

While climate change is posing unprecedented challenges to existing socio-economic models in Europe and beyond, the crisis of welfare systems based on growth, consumption and redistribution calls for in-depth rethinking of the role of labour law and industrial relations institutions in current and... Find out more

The ETUC and EPSU on cutting the number of firefighters while wildfires rage across Europe At a time when several Member States are struggling to control unprecedented wildfires, a joint statement by the ETUC and EPSU quotes Eurostat figures showing that many Member States were reducing the number... Find out more

It is one year now since the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law. This newsletter has already covered its main features and pointed to the shockwaves this piece of US legislation has sent across Europe. It was a wake-up call for the EU to adopt a consistent and effective zero carbon... Find out more

Published as far back as 1972, the Club of Rome’s ‘ Limits to Growth ’ report already pointed to the fact that infinite economic growth is not possible on a planet with finite resources. This has not prevented ‘growthism’ from remaining the status quo and a mantra for politicians. The past few years... Find out more

More than 40 world leaders attended a two-day summit in Paris, discussing how to overhaul the global financial architecture and address the needs of the Global South to tackle poverty and help fighting the climate emergency. The Summit for a New Global Financing Pact officially aimed to build ‘ a... Find out more

On 15 June, the EU’s Climate Advisory Board presented its recommendations for EU climate targets by 2040 . The report recommends a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 90% from 1990 levels. Read the press coverage by Deutsche Welle . In a new report, the European Court of Auditors... Find out more

A year ago, the EU Commission proposed a new regulation to help restore natural ecosystems and better tackle biodiversity loss. This Nature Restoration Law is a direct policy response to extreme weather events resulting from the climate crisis. It is also a crucial element of the EU’s Biodiversity... Find out more

“The ecological transition must be fair, or it will not succeed” says Wifredo Miró Baiges, the coordinator of a new area called “Climate Action and Just Ecological Transition” at UGT (“ Unión General de Trabajadores”) one of the main trade union confederations in Spain. ETUI’s education officer... Find out more

Many pension funds in core countries are advocating socially responsible investments (SRIs) to meet sustainability goals. Billions in workers’ contributions to the pension system are currently invested to advance social and environmental sustainability. From the US to Japan, the UK to Australia, and... Find out more