cop21
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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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COP21: Dispatch #2 – Unions and Allies Stage Sit-In
From Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, 12/9/15, 1700 hrs, Central European Time: Unions and allies are staging a sit-in at COP 21 following the release of the DRAFT PARIS OUTCOME Short video of the action — Watch this space! Trade unions and social movement allies have been pushing hard to have their concerns reflected in the…
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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…
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COP21: Dispatch #1
From Murphy Prof. Sean Sweeney, 12/5/15: I am here at COP 21 in Paris, where the first week of the two-week UN climate change conference has just concluded. Unions are fighting for a reference in the final agreement to “a just transition of the workforce” and are getting support from Argentina, Canada and one or…
