Climate and Environment
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Facing up to the Failure of Carbon Markets: TUED Working Paper #6
Carbon Markets After Paris: Trading in Trouble By Sean Sweeney, Coordinator of Trade Unions for Energy Democracy The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and the “intended nationally determined contributions” submitted to the UNFCCC enshrines carbon markets and emissions trading schemes (ETSs) as a key mechanism for reducing emissions. But are carbon markets effective? Since the early…
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Prof. Sean Sweeney Speaks at Climate Conference in Oslo
On February 19th, Murphy Prof. Sean Sweeney spoke to a mixed group of 650 participants from labor, faith and climate communities at Broen til framtiden — translated as “Bridge to the Future.” Representing Trade Unions for Economic Democracy, Sweeney was the closing speaker. You can watch his remarks below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHdViYgNAb8&feature=youtu.be&t=22343
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Two Major Unions Join Call for Global Moratorium on Fracking
The International Union of Food Workers and the Tunisian national center, the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT), have joined the Trade Union Call for A Global Moratorium on Fracking. The statement sends a strong message calling for “a global moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas, coal seam gas, and shale oil,” stating that…
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COP21: Dispatch #3 – A Bad Deal & A Call to Action
From Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, 12/11/15: The Paris climate summit (Cop 21) is nearly over, and the deal that’s presently on the table falls short in terms of commitments on emissions, financing, human rights, and just transition. The core concerns of unions and social movements remain in the preamble to the Paris Agreement and not…
