Category: Environment
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Wall Street Can’t Fix the Environment – and Neither Can Bay Street
On December 16, 2019, a few dozen members of Canada’s business, academic and government elite met in Toronto at the invitation of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). They were … Keep reading »
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The Climate Crisis and the Crisis of Stranded Fossil Fuel Assets
The world’s oil, gas, and coal companies would incur what the Financial Times (FT) recently described as “breathtaking” losses if they’re not allowed to extract and burn their enormous reserves. … Keep reading »
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Climate Activists Can’t Afford to Ignore Labour
A Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Why In the early morning hours of June 21, 2019, a catastrophic explosion tore through the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) oil refinery in the southwest … Keep reading »
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South Africa: Climate Justice Charter
The Co-operative and Policy Alternative Centre, together with the South African and Food Sovereignty Campaign, and other civil society organisations have engaged in a process to develop a Climate Justice Charter for South Africa. Keep reading »
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The Two Souls of Veganism
Veganuary 2020 in the UK is set to be the biggest ever. Last year over 250,000 people pledged to go vegan in January; this year the numbers are greater still. … Keep reading »
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The Limits of Capitalism
At this point in human history, the limits of capitalism and the limits of our species’ life on Earth have converged. We have never been here before, and we cannot … Keep reading »
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Bernie’s Green New Deal Stands Out, and Now Labor Must Step Up
Bernie’s Green New Deal is the real deal. It is very different from the Green New Deal proposals of other leading Democratic presidential hopefuls. First, Bernie’s Green New Deal is … Keep reading »
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Ways Out of the Growth Trap
Trade Unions, Climate Crisis and the “Ecology of Work” As the remarkable success of “Fridays for Future” and “Extinction Rebellion” shows, the climate crisis is pushing onto the agenda ever more … Keep reading »
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COP-Out: The Military and Climate Change/Justice
The world situation is much worse than generally acknowledged. This December, the coinciding meetings of NATO and of the climate change Conference of the Parties (COP25) were barely reported, much … Keep reading »
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How the Rich Plan to Rule a Burning Planet
The climate crisis isn’t a future we must fight to avoid. It’s an already unfolding reality. It’s the intensification of extreme weather – cyclones, storms and floods, droughts and deadly … Keep reading »
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Green Jobs Oshawa and a Just Transition
One year ago, GM announced the closure of the Oshawa Assembly Plant. Workers in the community faced the crushing reality that their livelihood was being stolen. At a time of … Keep reading »
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Trade Unions and Climate Change
The Need for a Programmatic Shift Climate change is a trade union issue. That is what we increasingly, and rightly, have been told by international trade union leaders over the last … Keep reading »