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British soldiers on their way to Afghanistan
by Bethany Rielly in Glasgow
CAMPAIGNERS condemned military “greenwashing” at the Cop26 climate summit today, and demanded an end to the silence surrounding the defence industry’s role in climate chaos.
Armies are major emitters of greenhouse gases — the US military is the single largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels in the world — but they are exempt from compulsory carbon reporting rules and reduction targets.
Addressing an event at the People’s Summit counter-conference in Glasgow, Iraq war veteran Ramon Mejia condemned talk of “greening” militaries at the UN event.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA