Berlin – A civil society coalition today presented its recommendations for a socially just and environmentally sustainable mobility transition.
The DGB, IG Metall, ver.di, SoVD, VdK, AWO, BUND, VCD, the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), and NABU collectively represent many millions of people, signaling that large segments of the population see an urgent need for action in the area of mobility policy. Accordingly, the “Socially Responsible Mobility Transition” coalition is calling on the federal government to take more decisive action: It is possible to protect the climate and tangibly improve the quality of life for millions of citizens at the same time.
The transportation sector’s contribution to climate protection is long overdue. At the same time, the transformation of the mobility system offers an opportunity to meet the diverse needs of everyone in the country: whether people in urban or rural areas, workers with high or low incomes, young or old, healthy or with physical limitations. It also concerns the workers in the mobility industry.
The Alliance for a Socially Equitable Mobility Transition was founded to constructively support a society-wide dialogue on the direction of transportation policy and to counteract further social division on this issue. Through its work, the Alliance aims to defuse the ongoing disputes over the future of mobility. The Alliance’s proposals are intended to help develop a shared vision of the future of mobility and to derive concrete steps for action from that vision. This paper does not claim to be exhaustive but rather serves as a starting point for debate. The goal is to further develop these ideas in the coming months through public dialogue with local residents and Alliance partners.
The alliance’s work is funded and supported by the Mercator Foundation and the European Climate Foundation.
Below are quotes from the participating organizations for your reporting:
Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall:
“There is no question that we need a mobility transition; how it will be implemented remains to be negotiated. Anyone who wants to shape the mobility transition in a socially responsible way must also take into account the interests of hundreds of thousands of people in the automotive and supplier industries as they navigate this transition. Only through effective mediation between ecological and social perspectives on mobility can this massive societal project succeed. To this end, IG Metall, together with many partners, has launched the ‘Alliance for a Socially Responsible Mobility Transition.’ IG Metall is very pleased to find support within this framework for its call for comprehensive industrial, regional, labor market, and continuing education policies to accompany the transformation. The union’s guiding principle of “decent work” for the entire mobility sector and the recognition of the enormous investment needs are also part of this integrated approach to the mobility transition.”
To the joint press release
To the brochure
Further information and press photos of Jörg Hofmann
