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The Emperor’s New Nukes
Adapted from an original image by The Digital Artist https://pixabay.com/users/thedigitalartist-202249/The deal done during President Trump’s state visit to the UK for a “golden age of nuclear” is a policy standing on ice as thin as that in the Arctic in mid-summer....
Chinese Whispers
By Paul Atkin The unilateral abandonment of responsibility for the future of humanity represented by Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, attempted sabotage of the US energy transition and international interventions to build a denialist international...
Kill your speed to save the climate: responding to the car’s role in the climate crisis
Image: Parked Cars by Image by Thomas from PixabayProducing 27% of the UK’s carbon emissions, the transport sector has a huge contribution to make in achieving our Net Zero and 1.5o targets. Here Daniel Scharf presents the case for how our approach to the private...
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’
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
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
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...
Labour’s Climate Strategy – strengths and weaknesses
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...
Peace and Planet: inextricably linked
Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on UnsplashThis 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...
The Labour government’s dirty energy technofix must be contested and replaced
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...
Insorgiamo – We rise up
GKN Workers The Greener Jobs Alliance was part of the UK group that attended the ex-GKN Workers Assembly on 12 and 13 October in Florence, Italy. The delegation of 29 people from a range of union and solidarity organisations was co-ordinated by Reel News. In the...
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