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Hassel, A., Weil, K. Social partners in the green transition of the EU. Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, 92(4), 15-34. https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.2023.334383
Hassel, Anke and Weil, Kilian "Social partners in the green transition of the EU" Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 92.4, 2023, 15-34. https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.2023.334383
Hassel, Anke/Weil, Kilian (2023): Social partners in the green transition of the EU, in: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, vol. 92, iss. 4, 15-34, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.2023.334383
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Social partners in the green transition of the EU

Hassel, Anke | Weil, Kilian

Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 92 (2023), Iss. 4 : pp. 15–34

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Anke Hassel, Hertie School

  • Anke Hassel ist Professorin für Public Policy an der Hertie School. Von 2016 bis 2019 war sie wissenschaftliche Direktorin des WSI der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung. Anke Hassel hat umfangreiche internationale Erfahrung und wissenschaftliche Expertise in den Bereichen Arbeitsmarkt, Sozialpartnerschaft, Mitbestimmung und der vergleichenden politischen Ökonomie entwickelter Industrienationen. Sie war Sachverständige der Enquetekommission Wachstum, Wohlstand, Lebensqualität des deutschen Bundestags (2012 – 13); der Expertenkommission Arbeit der Zukunft der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (2015 – 17) und Vorsitzende der Expertengruppe Workers’ Voice and Good Corporate Governance in transnationalen Companies in Europe (2015 – 2018). Sie ist zudem seit Januar 2019 Mitglied des Hightech-Forums der Bundesregierung. Ihre jüngsten Veröffentlichungen erschienen in Oxford University Press (Growth & Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies, 2021; How to do Public Policy, 2022).
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Kilian Weil, Hertie School

  • Kilian Weil ist Doktorand im Bereich Governance mit Interesse an der ökologischen Transformation von Arbeitsmärkten, industriellen Beziehungen und politischer Ökonomie. Seine empirische Forschung konzentriert sich darauf, die Faktoren zu identifizieren, die die Umstrukturierung von Arbeitsplätzen, die Polarisierung der Beschäftigung und Lohnstrukturen beeinflussen, und er untersucht, wie nationale Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen als Vermittler für diese Trends dienen. Vor der Hertie School, arbeitete er bei DG CONNECT im Bereich KI-Politik, beim Robert Koch-Institut im Bereich öffentliche Gesundheit und bei der OECD im Bereich results-based management. Er erhielt einen Bachelor in Soziologie und Politikwissenschaft von der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und einen Master of Arts in Soziologie von der Freien Universität Berlin.
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Abstract

Zusammenfassung: Der Beitrag untersucht die Rolle der Sozialpartnerschaft zur Reduzierung von Treibhausgasemissionen in Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union. Einerseits können die Sozialpartner dazu beitragen den Übergang zu niedrigeren Emissionen zu erleichtern, indem sie mit den betroffenen Arbeitnehmern über die Kosten und den Nutzen von Maßnahmen zur Verringerung des Klimawandels verhandeln. Andererseits ist die Sozialpartnerschaft in Sektoren mit hohen Emissionen stärker ausgeprägt. Das könnte dazu führen, dass Sozialpartner versuchen, die Geschwindigkeit zur Reduzierung emissionsintensiver Produktionsprozesse zu verringern. Wir verwenden Daten aus der europäischen Verdienststrukturerhebung, Structure of Earnings Survey, um die Beziehung zwischen Tarifbindung, gewerkschaftlicher Organisation, Löhnen und Industrieemissionen in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten zu untersuchen. Wir finden, dass Sektoren mit hohen Emissionen höhere Gewinne, Löhne und geringere Lohnungleichheit aufweisen. Berufe mit hohen Emissionen sind hingegen nicht besser bezahlt. Gleichzeitig gibt es deutliche Unterschiede zwischen den Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union. Abschließend erörtern wir, wie die Sozialpartnerschaft mit dem Dilemma umgeht, in den stark fossilen Industrien verwurzelt zu sein und gleichzeitig den Wandel zu verhandeln.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Transformation als Herausforderung 1
Anke Hassel und Kilian Weil: 1
1 Introduction: Transition and decarbonization of European economies 2
2 Social partners and the green transition 3
3 Identifying high emitting sectors and jobs 4
4 Fossil fuel-based sectors are more profitable, better paid and more equitable 8
5 Brown jobs are not better jobs than others but benefit from collective bargaining 9
6 Just transition and regional inequality: the example of coal mining closures and transformation councils in Germany and other EU member states 11
6.1 Coal mine closures in Germany 11
6.2 Regional networks for industry and networks for transformation 13
6.3 Other examples for social partner engagement for decarbonization 14
7 Conclusion 15
References 16

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