Jobs for the Climate! On 22nd of November, unionists and climate justice activists from ten countries and five continents gathered closely before the 4th International Ecosocialist Encounters in the “Lisbon Just Transition Gathering” to share experiences of their fights and to discuss possible convergence points between labor and ecological movements. […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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 […]
We have less than a decade to launch a rapid and just energy transition. In order to win, we need the workers and the workers’ organizations fighting for climate and social justice at the same time. And this requires better dialogue and stronger alliances between climate justice groups and workers’ […]
On November 24th, unionists and climate justice activists from various countries will gather in Lisbon to discuss how we can win a just transition away from fossil fuels and towards sustainable and clean energy sources. As part of the 4th International Ecosocialist Encounters (23-25 November), where hundreds of activists will […]
Until fairly recently, Renewable Energy was widely seen as being the welcome future that couldn’t come soon enough. Most dramatically, this changed, in March 2017, when a coal truckers’ demonstration caused peak-hour traffic mayhem in Pretoria. The cause of the mayhem was the truckers’ hostility to the Government’s intention of […]
Этот текст не связан ни с климатологией, ни с энергетическим переходом в принципе. Но для начала важно прояснить три момента: Нам срочно необходим энергетический переход. Время для принятия решений заканчивается, и у нас осталось несколько лет, чтобы кардинально изменить наши энергетические системы. В настоящее время не происходит никакого энергетического перехода […]
This text is not about climate science nor about energy transition in general. But to start with, it is important to clarify three points: We urgently need an energy transition. The window of action is closing We have few years left to fundamentally change our energy systems. There is no […]
Este texto não é sobre ciência climática nem é sobre transição energética em geral. Mas antes de começar, é preciso esclarecer três pontos: Precisamos de uma transição energética urgentemente. A janela de ação está a fechar-se, e restam-nos poucos anos para mudar o sistema energético de uma forma profunda. Não […]