Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2014/2238(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Green employment initiative - Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Green employment initiative - Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Reports (1)
REPORT on the Green Employment Initiative: Tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy PDF (235 KB) DOC (172 KB)
Amendments (42)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions 'Green action plan for SMEs and Green Employment Initiative',
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound reports on Industrial relations and sustainability: the role of social partners in the transition towards a green economy (2011), on Greening the European economy: Responses and initiatives by Member States and social partners (2009) and on Greening of industries in the EU: Anticipating and managing the effects on quantity and quality of jobs (2013),
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the objective of sustainable development is enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty; and the enforcement of this implies that environmental issues are treated at the same level of economic and social ones within the annual cycle of European policies;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU2020 strategy to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive economies recognises the pivotal role of a transition towards green and socially fair economies;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the five pillars of a 'Just transition' include: Consultation/Union Voice; investment in Green and Decent Jobs; Green Skills; Respect for labour & human rights; and Social protection for workers and communities on the frontline of the transition from high to low carbon;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the strong participation of workers in the transition is essential, with a view to increasing environmental consciousness, an understanding of the need for resource efficiency and to decrease our impact on the environment;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the potential for expansion in ‘green’ jobs is hampered by a skills deficiency caused by a number of factors, including a variability in curricula in relation to sustainability, identified shortcomings in particular sectors, the lack of students with the necessary STEM and IT skills, and gender concentration in some sectors rather than gender equality;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas certain sectors, such as energy efficiency building renovation, are site specific and cannot be off-shored or relocated;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas uncertainty and a lack of coherence in policy direction and an absence of clear goals hinders investment, skills development, R&D and thus frustrates the development of employment opportunities;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas a greater societal awareness of the importance of the need for a green economy would enhance employment possibilities;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas clear, fixed, mid- to long-term targets can be important drivers of change, and whereas EU regulation also has an important role to play in this regard; whereas targeted investment, including in the development of supply chains within the EU, leading to job creation should stem from, and be consistent with, a clear policy framework;.
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the public sector and local and regional authorities can play a pivotal role in facilitating the transitions to a green economy and creating inclusive labour markets;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Integrated Guidelines are a key aspect of the coordination of Member States' economic and employment policies and form the basis of country specific recommendations, and whereas they should underpin the Europe 2020 objectives notably the employment target including by promoting quality job creation including through green employment;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that a transition towards sustainable societies and economies, including sustainable patterns of consumption and production, generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green jobs in virtually all sectors and across the entire value chain: from research to production, distribution and servicing, and in new green high-tech sectors such as renewable energies as well as in traditional industries like manufacturing and construction, or in agriculture and fisheries, or in service sectors such as tourism, catering, transport and education;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the green transition bears significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, incluin small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) which cannot be relocated, and in areas which cannot be offshored, and in sectors hit by the crisis such as the building ins sectors hit by the crisis; notes that there is strong evidence that the green transition will, on balance, have a positive impact on employment, reflecting the fact that sustainable economic activities like saving energy or farming organically are more labour-intensive then the activities they replace;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that an agreed definition of 'green jobs', based on that of the ILO and the International Conference of Statisticians, should be adopted;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to commit to a ‘j"Just tTransition rRoadmap’" thato combines ambitious environmental goals with strong social requirements, including the promotion of decent work with adequate social protection and wage levels, healthy and safe working conditions, and training and skills programmes, and thegovernment-led investments in education, training and skills programmes, respect for human and labour rights and strengthening of worker information, consultation and participation rights regardingto matters concerning sustainable development as well as of effective workforce representation, and strong and efficient social security protection systems for workers and communities affected by change;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that anticipating change in employment needs proactive transformation management and that long- term planning is essential for ensuring an effective transition and stable employment; calls on the Commission, Members States, regional and local governments and social partners to assume their responsibility and to tackle this challenge collectively;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the role of social partners in the transition to green jobs has been gradually increasing in recent years, but recalls that more needs to be done to build a lasting and sustainable social dialogue that can help to meet the challenges posed by the move to a competitive, low carbon and resource efficient economy;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights the importance of national governments in promoting sectorial social dialogue, especially in newly emerging green industries and also ensuring the inclusion of SMEs;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that some regions are facing more challenges than others; calls on local and regional governments and on social partners collectively to implement roadmaps supporting communities and workers affected by change; due to the geographic concentration of energy-, resource-intensive and polluting industries, or of higher levels of poverty or unemployment; calls on local and regional governments and on social partners collectively to implement just transition roadmaps for a socially fair, green transition of their local and regional economies , supporting communities and workers affected by change; reducing insecurity due to job displacement and ensuring that demands for new job skills are met.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that local authorities can play a key role in promoting job growth in the green economy, and more decent and inclusive jobs by: - green investment, - leveraging the power of public procurement, including the use of social and environmental clauses in public procurement, - creating partnerships, including with training institutions, to improve the job- skills match on the local labour market, - supporting both green SMEs and greening of SMEs, - setting up green inclusive employment programmes that ensure that vulnerable groups will also capitalise on green growth;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of workers’' participation in these changes; calls for the involvement of trade union ‘'green representatives’' working with employers on increasing sustainability at their workplaces; calls on Member States to provide targeted support for joint worker- employer initiatives for greening industries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that pilot projects in support of certain of these objectives should be developed;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for targeted action by public authorities and services to bridge the skills gap; calls on the Member States to train staff in employment authorities and services to mainstream skills for green employment across labour market policies and to develop the means of assessing the impact of such training;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt ambitious and integrated regulatory, fiscal and financial frameworks to guarantee sustainable investment and encourage innovation, including moving towards environmental taxes and charges as instruments to promote shared environmental responsibility, thereby fully unlocking the employment potential of these changes; highlights that policies should be developed in a framework of long-term horizons that includes binding targets where necessary as well as indicators to measure progress towards their achievement; suggests that Member States that have environmental taxes could share their experiences more widely;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that coordination across the Commission and across relevant Ministries at national level is important to create a comprehensive, whole-of - government, framework for change, capable of devoting the required attention to the distributional effects of the transition;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need for consistent policies that promote renewable energy production and energy efficiency with a view to triggering local development and creating local jobs. In that respect welcomes the Commission's inclusion of decent jobs in the EU negotiating mandate for the COP 21 Paris talks, building on the CANCUN agreement of 2010 and subsequent initiatives;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Supports EU commitments to pushing a just global transition to an inclusive green economy in collaboration with other international partners;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to fully respect and implement the new provisions of the revised EU legislation on public procurement, and to introduce proactively introduce environmental and social criteria in their public procurement policies in order to create sustainable jobswhich requires clarifying remaining legal uncertainties related to use of the social and environmental clauses in public procurement; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce capacity building for local authorities in using these clauses to create social added value and environmental improvement;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to support the contribution of public services to the just transition towards a sustainable economy, notably by proactively ensuring that services such as communications, energy, transport, waste and water management are delivered in a sustainable way;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to make the greening of EU economies one of the priorities of the Annual Growth Survey 2016 and use the EU Semester and the review of the Europe 2020 strategy and revision of the new set of integrated guidelines to support green job creation; calls on the Commission to issue country- specific recommendations that contribute to higher employment and smaller ecological footprints, including a shift from labour to environmental taxation and the phasing out of counterproductive subsidies by 2020;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to renew its commitment to the Europe 2020 strategy and to issue its mid-term review without delay and latest by 2015; calls on the Commission to introduce quality employment and resource efficiency as lead goals; calls on the Commission to propose more ambitious social and environmental targets for 2030 and 2050; and targets in both the review of the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester in the framework of the scoreboard for macroeconomic imbalances;; calls on the Commission to propose more ambitious social and environmental targets for 2030 and 2050; Stresses that an accurate, methodologically grounded and shared monitoring of green jobs could also help Member States in assessing the effectiveness of their environmental and labour policies, and strengthen the tools developed at European level to track progress and monitor the Employment Guidelines under Europe 2020.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to consider innovation as the cornerstone of Europe's industry and to develop active strategies to ensure social transitions are well managed and benefits are spread across in all of Europe; calls on the Commission and Member States to support the emergence of new supply chains and industry networks in resource efficiency, goods and services through a sustainable industrial policy and market transformation incentives;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Highlights that here is a need for applying the right mix of supply and demand-side interventions, which comes from combining job creation with matching active labour market policies, specific to the needs of different local labour markets; (As first para after the subtitle "Investing in sustainable job creation")
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote quality investments geared towards generating societal benefits, in the framework of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, quality investments geared towards generating societal benefits such as sustainable quality jobs, quality education and innovation to promote the green transition and to fight energy poverty; calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus investment in areas with positive labour market impact with the aim of creating decent jobs and fighting unemployment; stresses that the projects finances shall contribute to the EU 2020 strategy in a measurable way.
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recommends that climate, renewable energy and energy efficiency targets should be considered investment targets and that 'just transition' proposals should be included in the Climate Fund;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Warns against supporting activities that carry adverse environmental and social impacts as they undermine the policy coherence necessary to maximise the employment potential of green jobs;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Recommends that quality investment in key public services such as communications, energy, transport, waste and water management are targeted in order to support sustainable public- procurement procedures and the mainstreaming of green skills;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the possibilities under the legal framework for the European Structural and Investment Funds and other sources of EU funding to promote sustainable projects that foster green employment; and to make EU funding and financial instruments as easily accessible as possible for local authorities, with clear, straightforward rules and reachable minimum funding thresholds;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the objectives of the Green Action Plan for SMEs and the SMEs- oriented actions, it proposesncluding the establishment of a European Resource Efficiency Excellence centre advising and assisting SMEs seeking to improve their resource efficiency performance, supporting green entrepreneurship, exploiting opportunities for greener value chains and facilitating market access for green SMEs. Considers that awareness raising activities and technical assistance are key for SMEs to actively participate in the circular economy;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out that a greener value chain, which involves re-manufacturing, repair, maintenance, recycling and eco- design, can provide considerable business opportunities for many SMEs;