Leaks. At the end of October, industry representatives uploaded the European Commission’s draft communication and an impact assessment of the political ideas defended for the Energy Strategy 2050. The leak caused a stir among the trade unions. In a joint release, the ETUC, the EMCEF (chemistry), the EPSU (services), the EMF (metalworkers) and the EFBWW (wood workers) express concern as to the lack of social considerations in these documents and feel pushed aside from the future strategy. “The Commission’s draft proposals currently do not address how decent jobs and employment will be maintained and developed, the significant question of skills and qualifications, nor the increasing threat of energy poverty. A reference in an impact assessment cannot be considered adequate. Moreover, the text makes no mention that the Roadmap once published will be considered in the relevant social dialogue bodies at inter-professional and sectoral level” the union organizations explain.
ualifications, nor the increasing threat of energy poverty. A reference in an impact assessment cannot be considered adequate. Moreover, the text makes no mention that the Roadmap once published will be considered in the relevant social dialogue bodies at inter-professional and sectoral level” the union organizations explain.
Consumers. While the EU committed to cut carbon emissions by 85% from the levels if 1990, the Commission’s draft gives several tracks to achieve this goal while securing t
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