After COP26: The Way Forward; Nick Dearden 8th December 2021 at RISC

Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice Now, shared with us his insightful perspective on COP26. He said, “In Paris, six years ago, too much of the environmental movement was still focussed on lifestyle changes. Today, the movement is clear: we can’t deal with climate change unless we rewrite the rules of the global economy, putting front and centre the needs and demands of those in the global south who are suffering most from climate change, even though they bear least responsibility for it. In Glasgow, like it or not, politicians are having to respond in kind.

Of course, that doesn’t mean the actions announced here are what we want or need. —-

But even the fact that politicians are having to pay lip service to climate justice means bigger change is now possible. —- The changes we’re calling for are transformational. It’s big. And it won’t happen overnight, as urgent as the situation might be. They require us to build power through our global movement. But I can see the change, and I’m so proud of the role we’re playing in bringing that about.”