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Labour International for a Green new deal Wins Big at the Labour Conference

On 26th September 2021, Labour’s Conference overwhelmingly passed a composite Green New Deal motion rooted in internationalist solidarity and a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of climate struggles across the globe. Thanks to the Global Climate Justice motion that originated within Labour International for a Green New Deal, Conference committed Labour to support: debt relief…

It’s power, stupid!

It’s about power, and how it is exercised. That is the conclusion of a team of experts who set themselves the task of answering the key question: “After three decades, why haven’t we bent the emissions curve?” Lead researchers Kevin Anderson, from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester, and Isak Stoddard,…

Climate Justice and a Green New Deal NOW! : a view from the grassroots

On Sunday 26th September 2021, the Labour Party Conference in Brighton overwhelmingly passed a comprehensive composite motion providing an ambitious blueprint for a Green New Deal programme rooted in internationalist solidarity. Translating the will of Conference into concrete policy within the next manifesto will be an uphill struggle, as the leadership’s repeated refusal to back…

Pressure grows on Labour leadership to make strong climate justice commitments

Just days after the decision to block the Labour for a Green New Deal Motion from going to Conference was overturned, and as delegates gather in Brighton for the 2021 Labour Party Conference, alliances are building to pass both that motion, and the Climate Justice motion. In a strongly worded article by MP for Norwich…

German Climate Activists put their lives on the line

Seven young Germans have been on hunger strike since August 30th. They believe the negligence of political leaders towards the climate emergency is a crime of historic proportions and they are making their action to put the spotlight on those currently contesting the German elections. See the full story below, as reported by DW.com, a…

Labour should make the case for rapid decarbonisation by 2030.

Decarbonising by 2030 is necessary, possible and would benefit workers! By investing just under 2 percent of GDP a year, the UK could achieve a 77 percent drop in carbon emissions by 2030. The net benefit would be £800 billion, and 850,000 new jobs would be created in the process. Energy prices would fall, and…

We must keep global temperature rises below 1.5°C.

According to the IPCC, limiting warming to 1.5°C will mean: 420 million fewer people frequently exposed to extreme heat waves61 million less people in urban areas exposed to severe droughtBetween 184 and 270 million fewer people exposed to water scarcitySea level rise 10cm lower than at 2 degrees of warmingReduced risk of hitting natural tipping…

The communities hit hardest by climate change contributed least to the problem.

Climate breakdown is happening because rich countries build their wealth by exploiting people and ecosystems. That wealth leaves them better able to adapt, whilst countries in the global south face the brunt of climate-related disasters. According to Oxfam, thecarbon emissions of the richest 1% are more than double the emissions of the poorest half of…