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DEMANDING CLIMATE JUSTICE

The Greener Jobs Alliance promotes skills training and job creation to grow low carbon sectors and green the whole economy.

Transition to a zero-carbon and resource-efficient economy drives sustainable economic recovery and job creation and makes existing jobs more secure. This requires a strategic national and local approach to deliver the skills needed and stimulate demand for clean energy and energy efficiency services.

The Greener Jobs Alliance liaises at a national and local level to build the broadest possible support for the policies, investment, partnerships and commitments needed to drive the transition to a low carbon economy because:

  • Employers will not ‘green’ their operations without a clear national policy and incentives,
  • Workers need job security which current policies don’t ensure
  • Education providers will not support the development of new training programmes unless they can see a local demand for the courses offered
  • Households and businesses will not be able to introduce low carbon options if there is a lack of skilled staff capable of doing the work
  • The Greener Jobs Alliance works with training bodies, colleges, universities, employers, local and national government, trade unions, housing associations, campaign and community groups – to build the policies, investment and partnerships needed to drive the transition to a zero-carbon economy.

Supporting organisations include: UNITE, PCS, NEU, UCU, SOSUK, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Haldane Society of Socialist lawyers…

Blog & Debate

Exposing the Great British Nuclear Fantasy

Exposing the Great British Nuclear Fantasy

Image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuclear_Power_Plant_Cattenom.jpgIn recent blog posts and newsletter items, we’ve dealt extensively with the energy transition, including the fallacy of Carbon Capture and Storage.   One aspect not covered thus far has been...

Labour and CCS: another response to the ‘dirty energytechno fix’

Labour and CCS: another response to the ‘dirty energytechno fix’

Our original compilation of responses to the ‘dirty energy technofix‘ article by Les Levidow and Simon Pirani included some comments from CACCTU Secretary, Ellen Robottom.  Ellen has been extensively involved in the campaign for a genuine (as opposed to green washed)...

Labour and CCS: responses to the ‘dirty energy technofix’ blog

Labour and CCS: responses to the ‘dirty energy technofix’ blog

Last month, GJA published a blog, The Labour government’s dirty energy technofix must be contested and replaced, written by Les Levidow and Simon Pirani and, given how high profile and controversial the government’s plans are proving (see, for example, this Guardian...

Letters from Baku

Letters from Baku

This blog covers the most urgent issue currently facing the Trade Union movement as regards the climate crisis.  We would encourage feedback, response articles and replies from every perspective to ensure we do justice to workers everywhere in this crucial debate. Use...

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