Green4sureGreen4sure

Climate change, energy and Climate change, energy and employment :employment :

The Green energyplan for The Green energyplan for 20302030

Green4sureGreen4sure Who are Green4sure?Who are Green4sure?

• ABVAKABO FNV - Public services unionABVAKABO FNV - Public services union• FNV (federation of trade unions)FNV (federation of trade unions)• GreenpeaceGreenpeace• Milieudefensie (Friends Of the Earth)Milieudefensie (Friends Of the Earth)• Natuur & Milieu (society for Nature & Natuur & Milieu (society for Nature &

Environment)Environment)• World Wildlife Fund World Wildlife Fund

Green4sureGreen4sure Goals:Goals:

• show that energy supply and a 50% reduction show that energy supply and a 50% reduction of CO2-emission is possible, without new of CO2-emission is possible, without new nuclear plants in the Netherlands.nuclear plants in the Netherlands.

• Show how people and companies can and will Show how people and companies can and will change their behaviour.change their behaviour.

• show the effects of each and every means in show the effects of each and every means in the energyplan.the energyplan.

Green4sureGreen4sure Steps:Steps:

• researchresearch• working groupworking group• instrumentsinstruments• the green energy planthe green energy plan• communicationcommunication

Green4sureGreen4sure Research led by CE DelftResearch led by CE Delft

• sectoral analysis sectoral analysis • calculation of costs and benefitscalculation of costs and benefits• special issuesspecial issues• in-depth studies and in-depth studies and scenariosscenarios

Green4sureGreen4sure sectoral analysissectoral analysis

• households and serviceshouseholds and services• industryindustry• transporttransport• electricityelectricity

Green4sureGreen4sure Costs and benefitsCosts and benefits

• National effects on economyNational effects on economy• Effects on employmentEffects on employment• Effects on incomeEffects on income

Green4sureGreen4sure Special issuesSpecial issues

• stimulate renewablesstimulate renewables• CCSCCS• innovation strategyinnovation strategy• biomassbiomass

Green4sureGreen4sure In-depth studiesIn-depth studies

• competition in industriescompetition in industries• european strategieseuropean strategies• security of supplysecurity of supply• employment effectsemployment effects

Green4sureGreen4sure What to do?What to do?

• Increase efficiencyIncrease efficiency• Use of renewablesUse of renewables• Reduce volume Reduce volume

Green4sureGreen4sure How to achieve 50% reduction?How to achieve 50% reduction?

• government instrumentsgovernment instruments• freedom within limitsfreedom within limits• security of supplysecurity of supply• strengthen ‘clean’ industrystrengthen ‘clean’ industry

•Public support!Public support!

Green4sureGreen4sure InstrumentsInstruments

• Intensive usersIntensive users - 25 to 40% - 25 to 40% – (competitive sectors)(competitive sectors)

– industryindustry– generationgeneration

• extensive usersextensive users - 60 to 75% - 60 to 75% – (non-competitive sectors)(non-competitive sectors)

– householdshouseholds– personal transportpersonal transport– servicesservices

Green4sureGreen4sure

The green energy planThe green energy plan

‘‘Climate bill’Climate bill’ Progressive standardsProgressive standards Energy savings Energy savings ‘‘Pollutor Pays!’ principlePollutor Pays!’ principle

Green4sureGreen4sure Effects: households and servicesEffects: households and services

CO2-emissie

0,05,0

10,015,020,025,030,035,040,045,050,0

volumereductie

schone E

efficiency

Woningen - warmte

Woningen - elektriciteit

Diensten - warmte

Diensten - elektriciteit

What new jobs?What new jobs?

Energy savings companyEnergy savings company Combined Heat and Power Combined Heat and Power micro-generationmicro-generation off-shore wind poweroff-shore wind power R&DR&D

Union positionUnion position Sustainable economic, Sustainable economic,

environmental, environmental, and SOCIAL developmentand SOCIAL development

• EU-plans have a lack of social EU-plans have a lack of social dimensiondimension

• Energy is a key public serviceEnergy is a key public service• Social DialogueSocial Dialogue

Union positionUnion position Liberalisation does not lead to Liberalisation does not lead to

sustainable and secure energy sustainable and secure energy supply, butsupply, but• A sustainable and secure energy A sustainable and secure energy

supply is possible in a liberalised supply is possible in a liberalised energy market.energy market.

Governments must take the lead!Governments must take the lead!

Union positionUnion position Change in jobsChange in jobs

• less low-skilled jobsless low-skilled jobs• more high-skilled jobsmore high-skilled jobs

• invest in lifetime learninginvest in lifetime learning

Thanks!Thanks!

Jerry van den BergeJerry van den Berge

ABVAKABO FNV - Public services unionABVAKABO FNV - Public services union

The NetherlandsThe Netherlands

jvandenberge@abvakabo.nljvandenberge@abvakabo.nl