Hi John,
The climate summit COP28 presented a real opportunity to begin to end the fossil fuel era. But that opportunity crumbled before our eyes as our political leaders yet again danced to the tune of CEOs and shareholders.
The final text of COP28 made a call for a transition away from fossil fuels, but it was undermined by loopholes, dangerous distractions and huge funding holes. In short, countries agreed ‘we must reduce the use of coal, oil and gas, but we’re not going to agree who or how’.
Every small step forward in tackling the climate crisis is hard-fought. In the year ahead we will be fighting to close the loopholes, ignore the distractions, and plug those funding holes. We still need a global exit plan from fossil fuels and a permanent polluters’ tax to fund a significant loss and damage contribution for climate-vulnerable communities.
And John, I’m asking you to get involved.
Because when leaders fail, we need to step up. At Global Justice Now we are already picking up the pieces and building upon the work being done by our allies in the global movement fighting for their communities.
We are determined to build a mass movement for a global exit plan from fossil fuels and to do this we need as many people as possible to support our work. Campaigning for structural change takes a huge amount of time and resources, so if you are able to, please join us as a member today.
Our campaigns are powered by passionate individuals like you and the more regular support we have, the greater our reach and impact.
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