LO’s climate and energy strategy
Climate change will lead to major changes to our societies. LO-Denmark has prepared a climate & energy strategy because we wish to participate in and contribute to finding solutions to manage climate change for the benefit of society as a whole but also for the benefit of our members.
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COP15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen
In December 2009, Denmark hosted the COP15 (the 15th Conference of the parties). In this connection, and on behalf of more than 175 million organized workers worldwide, LO-Denmark's International Secretary, Marie-Louise Knuppert gave a speech to the UN Plenary. In her speech, she underlined the need to support the international trade union movement's demand for a just transition of the workforce to climate-friendlly production.
download the speech Disappointment with COP15 outcome
- The outcome of COP15 (the 15th Conference of the parties) was a disappointment and certain countries did everything in their power to stand in the way of progress. However, it is uplifting to see that the parties will work on for a just transition of the workforce to green production, says LO's International Secretary, Marie-Louise Knuppert.
- For the entire duration of the summit. we fought for agreement among the countries on a just transition to climate-friendly production. And, fortunately, we succeeded. The parties have agreed to continue to strive to safeguard the workers who lose their jobs on account of the transition to green production. So unless some countries actively work to remove the phrase "just transition" from the document, we trade unionists have a good point of departure when the countries meet for COP16 in Mexico.
COP16 must ensure a just transition of the workforce
- In the lead up to COP16, the Danish trade union movement and the international trade union movement will continue their work to emphasize the link between employment and climate change and make efforts to highlight the importance of this issue on the agenda even further. At COP15, many heads of state and government expressed their support for the international trade union movement's demand for "a just transition of the workforce". It is of vital importance to the workers around the world that such a just transition of employees is included in the outcome of COP16.
- Towards December 2010, the work to ensure green jobs should be reinforced so that it becomes clear that there are millions of potential good jobs in cleaner, new technology, in the refurbishment of buildings to become less energy-consuming and new possibilities for job creation in Africa by means of a transfer of technology, says International LO-Secretary, Marie-Louise Knuppert.