Global Justice Nottingham

Global Justice Now’s annual National gathering was held in Nottingham at the Contemporary on 1st June. An inspiring event with some great speakers on “The ecological crisis of capitalism and our alternatives”.

Will you join us in Nottingham’s Trinity Square (by the Victoria Centre) in just FIVE days time to demand climate justice from world leaders at COP28?

You are warmly invited to come together with climate & community groups, cost of living campaigners, and trade unions to demand action on climate change and the cost of living crisis globally on December 9 11am -1pm.

There will be a host of inspirational speakers, a burning ballroom! (Don’t know what that is? Neither did we, but XR Nottingham filled us in…) and Veggies vegan catering.

Find out more about our ten demands for #COP28 here:

https://climatejustice.uk/our-demands/

Join on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/15RY5ReJJ 

And find out more about the Global Day of Action: https://climatejustice.uk/9-december-day-of-action-for-climate-justice/

 

Next week, join Global Justice Nottingham on zoom to discuss where we go next for climate and debt justice after COP27.

The COP27 climate talks, held in Egypt last November, saw a series of important announcements around climate compensation and finance.

But there was little progress on ending fossil fuel production, or on cancelling the colonial debts that prevent much of the global south from investing in climate action.

We will be joined by Daniel Willis from Global Justice Now and Tess Wolfenden from Debt Justice, to hear what the talks mean in the long term, and how we fight together for climate justice in 2023.

What next after COP27: loss and damage, debt and climate justice

• When: Wednesday 25 January, 5:15pm
• Where: contact globaljusticenottingham@gmail.com for the zoom link

Daniel was on the ground in Egypt to follow the talks in November and will feed back from COP27. He will also update us on what is happening with the loss and damage fund and the campaign to make polluters pay.

Tess will be discussing how debt featured on the agenda at COP27, and the links between debt justice, colonialism and climate justice.

On 10th December we participated in the Notts Climate Justice Coalition vigil held to support COP15 on biodiversity, with nature and justice at stake

On Thursday 22 September, Notts campaigners will be standing in front of the huge pile of coal at Ratcliffe on Soar power station demanding “Make polluters pay for climate damages”.

This is part of a National Day of Action calling on the big polluters in the rich world to compensate people in vulnerable countries for the effects of climate change.

It is organised by the Make Polluters Pay coalition – of organisations such as Global Justice Now, Christian Aid, Society of Friends (Quakers) Stamp Out Poverty, Oxfam and the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition.

Just five energy companies (Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP, Shell and Total) made £50 billion profit between April and June this year due to high energy prices. Because these companies have collectively contributed more than 10% of global historic carbon emissions, we believe some of those profits should go towards an international loss and damage fund to compensate countries facing climate disasters.

We protest to show our solidarity with countries facing huge financial strain because of climate change. Developed countries, including the UK, are responsible for 80 per cent of historic carbon emissions, and we can see from the recent terrible floods in Pakistan that it is poorer countries that suffer the most. We want the government to take heed of the national action today and to support a loss and damage fund at COP27, the next United Nations climate change conference. The polluters need to pay

We’ll be there from 11am to 1pm, this Thursday 22nd September – come and join us!

Location details:

Location of Loss and Damage Day of Action on Thursday 22 September, 11am-1pm:

Directions from East Midlands Parkway Station:

Turn left out of the station and follow the road left onto the A453. Walk around 1 mile along the footpath/cycletrack by the A453 to where the pile of coal is at the East end of the power station site.

For disabled access, turn off the A453 at the turning for Thrumpton and turn left along the cycle track for about 250 yards.

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Map ref: 508298

Google maps:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/52%C2%B051’51.1%22N+1%C2%B014’44.8%22W/

 

 

 

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Hear from Global Justice Now trade campaigner Jean Blaylock about the dangers that corporate courts pose for the climate and what we can do about them. Thursday 5th May, 7.30pm, zoom Fossil fuel companies are using secret tribunals to sue governments for over $18bn over climate policy. Two governments have already admitted fear of these tribunals has limited their climate action and that’s probably the tip of the iceberg. These tribunals, or ‘corporate courts’, are written into trade deals. One of these deals, the Energy Charter Treaty, is being used by several of the fossil fuel companies. The call for the UK to exit the Energy Charter Treaty and stop signing new trade deals with corporate courts is growing. Register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-corporate-courts-are-blocking-climate-action-and-how-we-can-stop-them-tickets-318953918757  for joining details.