Finding common ground for a just energy transition: Labour and employer perspectives

Findingcommongroundforajustenergytransition Labourandemployerperspectives ©IRENA2023 Unlessotherwisestated,materialinthispublicationmaybefreelyused,shared,copied,reproduced,printedand/orstored,providedthatappropriateacknowledgementisgivenoftheauthor(s)asthesourceandIRENAasthecopyrightholder.Materialinthispublicationattributedtothirdpartiesmaybesubjecttoseparatetermsofuseandrestrictions,andappropriatepermissionsfromthesethirdpartiesmayneedtobesecuredbeforeanyuseofsuchmaterial. ISBN:978-92-9260-536-0 Citation:IRENACoalitionforAction(2023),Findingcommongroundforajustenergytransition:Labourandemployerperspectives,InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency,AbuDhabi. AbouttheCoalition TheIRENACoalitionforActionbringstogetherleadingrenewableenergyplayersfromaroundtheworldwiththecommongoalofadvancingtheuptakeofrenewableenergy.TheCoalitionfacilitatesglobaldialoguebetweenthepublicandprivatesectorstodevelopactionstoincreasetheshareofrenewablesintheglobalenergymixandacceleratetheenergytransition. Aboutthispaper ThisbriefwasdevelopedjointlybymembersoftheCoalition’sWorkingGrouponSustainableEnergyJobs.Itbuildsonexchangesanddiscussionsamonglabourunionsandemployersthattookplaceduringaseriesofwebinarsonajusttransition.ThispaperisalsoinformedbyperspectivesfrommorethanadozentradeunionscoveringAsia-Pacific,Africa,Europe,theMiddleEast,andtheAmericasthatwereinterviewedundertheChathamHouserule. Acknowledgements Contributingauthors:GiedreViskantaite(IRENA),andKellyRigg(IRENAconsultant)undertheguidanceofRabiaFerroukhi(Director,IRENAKnowledge,PolicyandFinanceCentre).Beneficialinput,supportandreviewswereprovidedbyCeliaGarcía-Baños,DialaHawila,PaulKomor,DivyamNagpal,BishalParajuli,IlinaRadoslavovaStefanova,FaranRana,MirjamReiner,MichaelRennerandGondiaSokhnaSeck(IRENA). Casestudiesandadditionalreviewswereprovidedby:NilsAskær-Hune(Ørsted),IbtissemHammi(EnelGreenPower),ReshmiLadwa(GWEC),MartaMartinezSanchez(Iberdrola),AndreaRealRuiz(Acciona),andEstherWanza(RaynowEnergy). Valuablereviewsandinputswerealsoprovidedby:IreneGiner-Reichl(GWNET),MoustaphaKamalGueye,MarekHarsdorff,andCamilaPereiraRegoMeireles(ILO),NamizMusafer(IntegratedDevelopmentAssociationKandy),RobertMarinkovic(IOE),BertdeWel(ITUC)andHannibalTesfahunegn(PowerforAll). TheIRENACoalitionforActionwouldalsoliketoexpressitsgratitudetoallthelabourunionandemployerrepresentativeswhoparticipatedintheeventsanddiscussionsthatinformedthisbrief. ThisreportwaseditedbyJustinFrench-BrooksanddesignedbyRichardKubicz. Disclaimer Thispublicationandthematerialhereinareprovided“asis”.AllreasonableprecautionshavebeentakenbyIRENAandtheIRENACoalitionforActiontoverifythereliabilityofthematerialinthispublication.However,neitherIRENA,theIRENACoalitionforAction,noranyofitsofficials,agents,dataorotherthird-partycontentprovidersprovidesawarrantyofanykind,eitherexpressedorimplied,andtheyacceptnoresponsibilityorliabilityforanyconsequenceofuseofthepublicationormaterialherein. TheinformationcontainedhereindoesnotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsofallMembersofIRENAorMembersoftheCoalition.Mentionsofspecificcompanies,projectsorproductsdonotimplyanyendorsementorrecommendation.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialhereindonotimplytheexpressionofanyopiniononthepartofIRENAortheIRENACoalitionforActionconcerningthelegalstatusofanyregion,country,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationoffrontiersorboundaries. AllimagesinthisreportweregeneratedusingMidjourneyAI-©WeDoDesign.fr Contents 01 02 03 04 Figures04 Boxes04 Abbreviations05 EXECUTIVESUMMARY06 INTRODUCTION08 SECTION1:ANENERGYTRANSITIONTHATWORKS FORPEOPLEANDTHEPLANET10 1.1Implicationsofthetransitionfortheworldofwork11 1.2Avoidingmisalignmentsbetweenjobslostandjobsgained12 1.3Ajusttransitionforworkersandcommunities13 1.4Newdevelopmentmodelscompatiblewithclimate, ecologicalandsocialsustainability23 SECTION2:CREATINGDECENTJOBS24 2.1Ensuringdecentjobsmeansthatallvoicesmustbeheard: Socialdialogueandparticipation26 2.2Workingwithdignityandfairness: Fundamentalhumanandlabourrights28 SECTION3:BUILDINGTHEWORKFORCEOFTHEFUTURE30 3.1Skills,education,andtraining31 3.2Workforcediversity34 SECTION4:MOBILISINGFINANCEFORAJUSTENERGYTRANSITION42 RECOMMENDATIONS47 REFERENCES50 Figures FIGURE1:Evolutionofglobalrenewableenergyemploymentbytechnology2012-202111FIGURE2:Jobmisalignments12FIGURE3:Globalprogresstowardsuniversalenergyaccess18FIGURE4:Holisticpolicyframeworks22FIGURE5:Women’sshareintheenergyworkforce34FIGURE6:Sourcesoffunds,intermediaries,instrumentsandpolicies45 Boxes BOX1:ILOjusttransitionguidelines14BOX2:Spaindevelopsjusttransitionagreementsforaffectedregions16BOX3:TheBeyondOilandGasAlliance20BOX4:ØrstedandNABTUpartnership26BOX5:Acciona’ssocialinitiatives27BOX6:Enel“StatutodellaPersona”28BOX7:Skills2Power–buildingskillsintelligenceintheelectricitysector32BOX8:WomeninWind-globalleadershipprogrammeandempoweringthefemaleworkforce35BOX9:SchoolofElectriciansforwomen37BOX10:TheEnergyTransitionEducationNetwork39BOX11:IberdrolaandUNICEFallia