WORKERS must be at the forefront of any shift in energy policy both at home and abroad, campaigners said today as governments discussed moves to end fossil fuel usage at Cop26 in Glasgow.
Talks at the UN climate summit today focused on the future of energy policy and pledges to reduce the reliance on coal, oil and gas to tackle the climate emergency.
Delegates from more than 20 countries, including the US, Canada, Mali and Costa Rica, launched a joint statement committing to end direct public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by 2023 and prioritise clean energy finance.
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
Climate justice and workers’ rights movements are uniting to make the rich pay for our transition to a green economy, writes assistant general secretary of PCS JOHN MOLONEY, ahead of a major demonstration on September 20


