climate
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Fall Undergraduate Class: Labor and the Climate Crisis
This course is open to interested students, labor and climate activists with at least a High School Diploma or GED. Students can email david.unger@cuny.edu or call 212-642-2011 for more information about registration and fees. Taught by Lara Skinner, Ph.D. URB451 Special Topics in Urban Studies – Labor and the Climate Crisis Wednesdays 6:15 – 9:35 pm @…
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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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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…
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Trade Unions and Climate Change: A Conversation with Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn
On December 7th, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, Global Climate Jobs Campaign, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York and the Global Labour Institute Network presented an important discussion between Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn about trade unions and climate change. Naomi Klein, supported by UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, called for mass civil disobedience to break the ban…
