The climate crisis and its effect on vulnerable groups - Related links

European Commission

• Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757 - COM/2021/551 final
• Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1563 of 14 October 2020 on energy poverty, C/2020/9600 - OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35–41
• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A STRONG SOCIAL EUROPE FOR JUST TRANSITIONS - COM/2020/14 final
• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS European Climate Pact - COM/2020/788 final
• Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Social Climate Fund - COM/2021/568 final
• Publications Office of the European Union -Towards an inclusive energy transition in the European Union,Confronting energy poverty amidst a global crisis
• Energy Poverty Advisory Hub
• Joint Research Centre - JRC Publications Repository - Employment in the Energy Sector
• Covenant of Mayors - Europe - Cities on the frontline of the Energy Crisis

European Parliament

• European Parliament resolution of 19 May 2021 on the effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter (2020/2134(INI))
• Consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing EU's efforts to fight climate change

Eurofound

• Energy scenario: Employment implications of the Paris Climate Agreement

European Committee of the Regions

• Opinion Factsheet - Ecological transition - What balance between social acceptability and environmental imperatives from the point of view of cities and regions - CDR 104/2022
• Opinion Factsheet - Multilevel governance and cross-sectoral cooperation to fight energy poverty - CDR 5877/2018

International Labour Organization (ILO)

• IRENA and ILO work together for a just and inclusive transition to a sustainable energy future
• Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all

Others

• European Trade Union Institure (etui.) - Mapping eco-social policy mixes for a just transition in Europe
• European Trade Union Institure (etui.) - Why the EU’s patchy ‘just transition’ framework is not up to meeting its climate ambitions
• European Trade Union Institure (etui.) - A socially just transition through the European Green Deal?
• Policy Contribution (11/2022, Bruegel) - How can the European Union adapt to climate change while avoiding a new fault line?, Klaas Lenaerts, Simone Tagliapietra and Guntram Wolf
• Open Society Foundations - How Can the EU Deliver a Socially Just Green Deal?
• MedECC Network - Science-policy interface - 2019 - Risks associated to climate and environmental changes in the mediterranean region
• Jacques Delors Institute - Europe needs a political strategy to end energy poverty
• Right to energy coalition