Motion
- Motion title
- Just transition
- Session
- 2018-2019
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 25 May 2019
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 47
- Motion text
Whilst recognising right of energy unions to defend their members pay and conditions during a just transition to a low carbon economy, Congress regards this as an issue which is of legitimate concern to all parts of the labour movement. Trade unions must help a just transition; shifting energy production, transport, housing and agriculture onto a sustainable basis; with workers and communities most directly affected re-skilled. Congress instructs the executive to approach other education unions and interested parties to:
1. lobby government to carry out their obligations under the Paris Agreement and sustainable development goals in educating the public and students about climate change and the measures needed to deal with it
2. press for every FHE institution to be zero carbon by 2030
3. make just transition key in our discussions about the National Education Service; and
4. support the call for a just transition conference open to all unions.
- Proposing body
- London retired members
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Recruitment, organising and campaigning committee (ROCC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2019/C/05-25/141/47