The Covid-19 pandemic has shown what happens when governments ignore scientific warnings. Terrible as that has been, the effects of climate change will be far worse. We need to act now. Humanity faces an environmental crisis and an economic crisis. Unemployment is rising at dizzying speed. We will need Green New Deals to put very […]
This declaration was written by unionist and climate justice activists, gathered in Lisbon in November 22nd-25th by the initiative of the Climate Jobs campaign in Portugal and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. The text was launched at the closing session of the 4th International Ecosocialist Encounters. The climate summit in Katowice won’t do. The workers must […]
Hoje (quinta-feira) às 19h00 no CES-Lisboa (Picoas Plaza), a campanha “Empregos para o Clima” vai apresentar o seu novo relatório que mostra que é possível combater a crise climática, a precariedade e desemprego ao mesmo tempo. A campanha “Empregos para o Clima” propõe a criação de 100 mil novos empregos no setor público (em energias […]
A campanha Empregos para o Clima está presente em 9 países do mundo, envolvendo movimentos sociais e sindicatos numa luta em defesa do clima e do emprego digno. Em Nova Iorque, sindicatos do sector das energias, dos transportes e da construção civil uniram-se para que juntos pudessem levar a campanha para a frente e conseguiram. […]
UN MILLION D’EMPLOIS POUR LE CLIMAT The last born of the climate jobs campaign family is known, and its name is Un million d’emplois pour le climat (One million Jobs for climate). The French Un million d’emplois pour le climat was launched on the 12th January 2017 by a consortium made up of trade-unions, social […]
It is possible! The campaign “Empregos para o Clima” defends massive creation of public sector jobs in key areas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We believe that the struggle for social justice and the fight against climate change are interconnected, thus our proposal addresses global warming, unemployment and labour precarity at the same time. In […]
É possível! A campanha Empregos para o Clima defende a criação massiva de novos postos de trabalho no setor público em setores-chave para reduzir as emissões de gases de efeito de estufa. Achamos que a luta pela justiça social e o combate às alterações climáticas estão interligadas, por isso a nossa proposta responde ao mesmo […]
Entre 24 de outubro e 6 de novembro, 17 iniciativas em 8 cidades portuguesas trouxeram à agenda pública as várias lutas pela justiça social e climática, numa quinzena da ação convocada pela campanha Empregos para o Clima. Unidade em diversidade Nestas duas semanas, tivemos a incrível oportunidade de demonstrar as nossas diversas formas de ação. […]
Two Weeks of Action: “Playing with out lives” 24 october – 6 november Workers’ organizations and environmentalist groups are converging to have a two weeks of common actions demanding social and environmentalist justice. As the responsibles for the economic crisis and the environmental crisis are the same, these social movements will unite under the umbrella […]
J. Mijin Cha and Lara Skinner write: “New York State can and should act now to protect New Yorkers from the worst impacts of climate change while also addressing growing economic inequality. An ambitious and audacious Climate Jobs agenda creates good, high-road jobs for communities across the state and drastically reduces greenhouse gas pollution. By […]