The ETUC is a member of CEN/TC 467 ‘Climate change’, which was set up in early 2021 to address standardization in the field of mitigation and adaptation to climate change, including related social and economic aspects. It aims to develop frameworks, requirements and guidance to support EU policies on climate change, in the perspective of a full implementation of the EU Green Deal.
The ETUC submitted to its WG 1 ‘Mitigation’ contributions on a preliminary Working Draft addressing ‘Industrial decarbonisation - requirements and guidelines for Sectoral Transition Plans (STP)’. Most of the comments received were discussed at the online meeting on 20 April, where the ETUC recommended to include in the draft standard a normative reference to the International Labour Organization’s (2015) guideline for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies for all, as well as a reference to the Paris Agreement regarding Just Transition.
Also, and very importantly, the ETUC requested two additions: the first one, a requirement foreseeing the participation of workers and their organisations in the establishment of industrial STPs; and the second, a note whereby it should be considered, when establishing the STPs, that the participation of the workers and their organisations may be regulated in labour laws, collective agreements and/or tri-party agreements.
