Under capitalism, envisioning a shift away from fossil fuels is more difficult by the day.
‘The green transition is a myth’: Adam Hanieh on the ongoing centrality of oil to capitalism
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Global South
COP 29 failed humanity
In the feature of this issue, we focus on climate change and the just transition.
Just transition requires social dialogue and protection
Trade unions in the mining sector are in a unique position when it comes to the just transition.
Africa can use Global North’s unilateral departures from trade agreements to support low carbon industrialisation
Africa is among regions contributing least to global warming, but among those most affected by it.
Technological unemployment is here to stay
The debate about whether or not robots are stealing human jobs is a perennial one.
UN treaty to curb corporate impunity delayed
There is a growing push for a legally binding international framework that holds corporations accountable for human rights violations.
FINANCING PUBLIC ENERGY PATHWAYS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION AND CLIMATE PROTECTION
WE NEED TO DEVELOP a perspective and strategy for financing a public pathway to an energy transition; it must be capable of addressing energy poverty and climate protection. The current neoliberal approach to climate finance is based on loans, whether at...
THE PUBLIC PATHWAY TO A JUST TRANSITION
TEN YEARS AGO, IN JUNE 2012, AT the Rio+20 global climate talks in Rio de Janeiro, trade unions attending the meeting raised the critical need for an alternative narrative to the “green growth” model of addressing climate change. Those discussions were the beginning...
TAKING BACK THE JUST TRANSITION
The latest edition of Amandla is out! Issue 85/86 of Amandla magazine has a special feature on the Just Transition. Highlights of some of the articles: According to Andile Zulu, AIDC Energy Democracy Officer, South Africa’s climate finance deals, and its current...