European Transport Workers’ Federation

EU climate policies and stategies for a sustainable economy

The challenges for the transport sector

Sabine Trier, European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF)

ETUI, 29 March 2011, Bruxelles

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NEW TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER (28 March 2011)

Estimated transport growth (2005 reference):

• freight transport + 40% (2030) + 80 % (2050)

• Passenger transport + 34% (2030) + 51% (2050)

•Transport consumes about 1/3 of final energy demand

•96% of transport energy needs is depending on oil; price for oil will double between 2005 and 2050

•Congestion cost: 1% of GDP per year

•Transport generates almost one quarter of CO2 emissions

Share of transport CO2 emissions by mode

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2006 EU 27

road

navigation

aviation

rail

71,3

48%

private cars

21%

trucks

2%

busses 15,3 12,80,7

European Transport Workers’ Federation

NEW TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER (28 March 2011)

EU objectives:

•by 2030: Reduction of transport GHG emissions by 20% related to 2008 emissions (still +8% in relation to 1990 emissions)

•by 2050: Reduction of GHG emissions by 60 % (1990 basis)

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ETF activities

•2005 Congress decided to develop activities on sustainable transport

•2006 – 2008 TRUST project TRade Union Vision on Sustainable Transport

•May 2009: Congress resolution Trade union strategy for sustainable transport

Drivers of transport- complex picuture -

Freight transport• Just in time / zero

stock production (logistics)

• Internal Market• Globalisation • Delocalisation

Passenger transport• Individual life styles• Urban sprawl• Underfinancing of

public transport • Tourism

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TRANSPORT MUST BE:

•CHEAP • FAST • UNDISTURBED LOGISTIC CHAINS (e.g free from trade union activities and actions)

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CHEAP transport results in un-sustainable transport

ENVIRONMENTALLY•No internalisation of external costs•Un-reasonable transport•Focus on road infrastructure

SOCIALLY•Dramatic down turn in labour costs•Worsening of working conditions•Outsourcing, sub-contracting, (faked) self-employment•Off-shoring of work contracts

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SETTING THE PRICE RIGHT

ETF is in favour of internalisation of external costs

BUTAn environmentally AND socially sustainable transport system requires also a fair price for labourOtherwise higher transport prices will be compensated by lower labour costs and have no effect

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Sustainable transport policy measures must:

•avoid (un-reasonable) transport

•promote modal shift

•reduce emissions by technical innovation

•move towards sustainable e-mobility

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Some trade union priorities:

•Promoting public transport (+ sustainable urban planning)•Investment in sustainable transport infrastructure (including regional rail infrastructure; proper territorial planning)

•Setting the price right: polluter/user pay principle + transport SOCIAL policy

•Investment in research and new technologies for clean and intelligent transport systems (attention to social dimension)

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Employment: potential « winners » and « loosers »

Winners Railways, public transport, inland waterways and short sea shipping

LoosersRoad freight transport and civil aviation

Just transitionAccompanying social measuresSocial dialogue

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SOCIAL COOPERATION

•Social NGOs: public transport and social inclusion

•Passenger organisations: promoting quality public transport

•Enviromental NGOs: promoting sustainable transport modes and model shift; awareness raising for the social « price » of transport

•Employers’ organisation: joint interests in more eco-friendly modes; social dialogue for just transistion

•Politiciants and authorities at all levels: eg promoting public transport