HOW TO MAXIMISE THE SOCIAL BENEFITS OF CLIMATE ACTION A CAMPAIGN OF THE EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR A JUST TRANSITION

For the Alliance, and, particularly, organisations participating in this campaign, climate action boosts air quality, improves the quality of housing and will avoid the worst damage on health, people and prosperity from climate change. Faced with today’s fossil-fueled energy price crisis, energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy investments, in particular, can provide a lifeline to a more stable, healthy and resilient future. But to maximise the full social benefits, climate action must be implemented methodically, be targeted and be accompanied by measures that help to share the upfront costs equitably.

To achieve this, the Alliance proposes the following 7 recommendations :

1. When designing climate policies, identify who may be adversely affected and what social benefits may arise
2. Climate policies must be implemented in a timely and methodical manner so that people can get prepared and benefit
3. Lowest-income households must receive temporary financial support to cope with high energy prices while ensuring they are not locked into fossil fuel
4. Ensure fair and inclusive access to training programmes and education for sustainability
5. Address the digital and territorial divide and provide alternative options to access support
6. Investments flows for socially just climate action must be additional to existing social support programme
7. Promote social dialogue for a just transition and broader civic participation in the social transformation

We invite you to read the full briefing and to follow our campaign on social networks with the following hashtags: : #JustTransition #eusocialforum  #climatepolicies #MaximiseSocialBenefits  #energytransition  #ClimateAction

The Alliance for a Just Transition was launched on 28 September 2021 with the strong conviction that acting for climate and social justice are inseparable. With 25 founding members, the Alliance is counting, today, 32 members, and has, during this past year, the opportunity to hold various reflexions and discussions.  The Alliance gathers, in a unique way, networks and movements working on social, environmental, climate and political issues.

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The 7 recommendations are endorsed by  :

SOLIDAR, CAN Europe, EAPN, WWF, EQUINOX, SocialPlatform, LLLPlatform,iedrich Ebert Stiftung, POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ