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The DGB at COP 15: acute practical examples of resource efficiency

On 15 Held in December der DGB im Rahmen des IGB-Pavillions " Welt der Arbeit " sein erstes side-event: Jürgen Hoffmann vom DGB-Bildungswerk präsentierte das Projekt BMU/DGB/BW „ Ressourceneffizienz am Arbeitsplatz “. Er erläuterte Hintergrund und Praxisbeispiele aus Deutschland vor einem engagiert mitdiskutierenden Publikum. Leider hatten die Vertreter des IGB wegen parallel stattfindender Veranstaltungen den Weg nicht zu uns gefunden.

Deutsche Gewerkschafter auf der COP 15. Vorne v. l.: Ralf Bartels (IGBCE), Holger Bartels (IGBAU), Dietmar Hexel, Heike Kauls, Horst Heuter. Hintere Reihe v.l.: Lisa Bauch (IG BAU), Angelika Thomas (IG Metall), Jürgen Hoffmann. Foto: Horst Heuter

On Wednesday Dietmar Hexel spoke in the second DGB-side event before high-profile and well studded audience to the central issue of climate change for sustainable energy supply. That federal Environment Minister Röttgen short notice and his Parliamentary Secretary rich because of the demonstrations in Copenhagen could not go to the Danish Trade Union House, the event did not diminish.

Photo: Horst Heuter

Dietmar Hexel answered numerous questions from the audience. These covered a wide range of topics, from energy, technical requirements - such as cogeneration, combined heat and CCS - To the participation in Board and operation. In addition, a new term growth beyond a sustainable energy supply was discussed.

showed great interest in the Bavarian Minister of State for Environment, Melanie Huml, chairman of BUND Professor Hubert Weiger and Professor Felix Ekardt from the University of Rostock. The General Secretary of the ITUC, Guy Ryder, stressed in his speech the importance of social dialogue between government and trade unions.

ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder has been a guest speaker at the DGB-side event. Photo: Horst Heuter

With German-English simultaneous translation were so many international representatives in the audience. This followed with interest the opportunities arising from participation in the workplace, especially for a sustainable energy policy.