Climate Social Plan – an interesting framework, but unfortunately lacking in key areas Joint statement by the CSL, OGBL, LCGB and Mouvement Ecologique regarding Luxembourg’s Social Climate Plan (PSC)

The ecological transition and social justice are inseparable: they are two sides of the same coin.

More than ever, the current geopolitical context, marked in particular by the wars in Ukraine and Iran, highlights the major geostrategic and economic risks to which our societies are exposed due to their unsustainable dependence on fossil fuel imports.

Furthermore, the current crisis also reveals the significant social dimension of this issue: as is often the case, it is the most vulnerable households that bear the brunt of the shocks caused by rising fossil fuel prices — a reality that holds true at both the global and national levels.

It is clear that the socio-ecological transition is the major challenge of our time and that phasing out fossil fuels, improving energy efficiency, developing renewable energy, and establishing a sustainable socio-economic model are essential prerequisites for ensuring a viable future for present and future generations.

Luxembourg’s Social Climate Plan (PSC), which is being developed as part of the introduction of the new European Emissions Trading System for fuels (ETS 2), is in principle a key strategy for shaping this ecological transition in a fair manner. With this in mind, the CSL, the OGBL, the LCGB and the Mouvement Ecologique (Méco) have already expressed their views in depth, prior to the drafting of the PSC, through a joint position paper.[1]

The CSL, OGBL, LCGB and Méco present here their analysis of the PSC, as adopted by the Government Council on 27 March 2026:

You can find the full analysis in the downloads.

[1] https://www.csl.lu/app/uploads/2025/06/position-commune-plan-social-pour-le-climat.pdf

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