CAMBIO CLIM

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR
SYNDICALISTES
CLIMATE CHANGE
FOR UNIONISTS
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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• Climate change environment
  to economic and social problem
• How to address it as citizen, as activist,
  as unionists (this training focus on the last
  one)
• Why to bother as unionist
• It is going to affect us (it will affect us
  differently workers)
• We can use it as an opportunity to change

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• 1. Different effects as unionists
• Changes is production system Transition
  Changes in employment
• ? Effects on employment from climate-induced
  disruptions
• ? Effects on employment from the implementation
  of adaptation measures
• ? Effects on employment from the impacts due to
  mitigation efforts.
• Qualitative aspects of employment Justice,
  rights, social protection and training
• Effects of transition winner and losers,
  levels of unionization

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• 2. Opportunity to change. General.
• (who will take advantage of the opportunity?)
• Relation between society / nature the approach
  to a sustainable economy
• North / South relation (processes of
  Contraction and Convergence). Kyoto.
• Patterns of production and consumption (i.e.
  energy)
• Green jobs, green workplaces, and a decent and
  sustainable work

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• 3. Opportunity to change. Specific. Collaterals.
  Strengthening the movement
• Context. Regulations / rights / State
  planification / control
• Deregulations / market lasseiz
  faire / lack of control
• New unionism. Alliances with other social
  movements. Time for exchanging, mutual
  understanding, looking for synergies,

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• 4. Objective of climate change training session
• To understand climate change
• - What is its cause?
• - Which are the main consequences?
• - Which are the different strategies related
  mitigation / adaptation?
• - International governance of climate change.
• To understand the specific effects on employment
• To understand the possibilities for trade union
  action

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• 5. Climate change
• Human activity has modified the patterns of
  natural climate and we risk a catastrophe.
• Growth has damaged equilibrium, options to reduce
  impacts by sector.
• Adaptation to climate change. Protect most
  vulnerable. Link developing conditions and
  ability to adapt to climate change.
• Costs of action / costs of inaction.
• Steps that have been taken by the international
  community.

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• 6. Climate change and employment
• Effects on employment are unexplored by science
• Adaptation strategies to create jobs and economic
  diversification
• Mitigation strategies to reduce risks job
  creation, job destruction.

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS

• 7. Climate change and trade union action
• Theoretical approach what can unions bring to
  the debate.
• Union action example reducing emissions
• Union Global policies (decisions, resolutions,
  participation)
• Action at regional level
• Examples at national level
• Workplace level
• Unions training members

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CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO PARA SINDICALISTAS
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE POUR SYNDICALISTES

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR UNIONISTS
5. Why the climate is changing? Climate change
referred to changes observed since the early
1900. Natural causes. Human causes