Dear John,

Last month, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) was a disappointment. While the Glasgow Climate Pact calls on countries to “phase-down unabated coal” and “phase-out inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels”, it’s obvious that allowing the fossil fuel industry the have the largest delegation at these climate negotiations is why they continue to fall short of what needs to happen: the complete phase out of all polluting infrastructure and fossil fuel subsidies, and reinvestment of that money into a Just Transition for communities and workers. 

For nearly a decade, Climate Justice Alliance has been holding a pivotal role in bringing the voices of people most impacted by the climate crisis to these conferences and demanding strong international agreements that protect and benefit precious biodiversity and natural systems of Mother Earth, as well as those communities who have faced the brunt of climate change and its causes.