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Hi John,

COP27 climate march in Edinburgh

On Saturday we joined tens of thousands of people around the world for a global day of action to demand climate justice.

At the COP27 conference venue in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, social movements defied government restrictions to protest. In the UK, many thousands of us took to the streets in solidarity. There were over 40 demonstrations around the country, with the largest gatherings attracting 10,000 people in Edinburgh and a similar number in London. Groups from all parts of the movement came out to show their support for climate justice – from anti-racism activists to trade unions, human rights campaigners to health workers.

A massive thank you to every single one of you who was able to take part.

What’s happening in Egypt

We've been mobilising on the streets here in Britain, lobbying the negotiations and informing the media from Egypt. And as a Global Justice Now supporter, I thought you’d like to hear this update from our climate campaigner, Daniel Willis:

For our delegation on the ground in Egypt, COP27 so far has been inspiring and infuriating in equal measure.

Lower income countries want to see substantial progress on climate finance in the talks, including an agreement to establish a funding facility for loss and damage compensation – money for countries facing the brunt of climate impacts from the big polluters who have caused the problem. That’s been the focus of our campaigning in the run-up to this summit.

Several rich countries have signalled some support by making small financial commitments already, but these are nowhere near the scale of what is required (as our research showed last week), and the US is pushing to delay firm commitments on climate finance until at least 2024. So, while welcome, this small progress should not be used by rich countries to continue dragging their feet.

At the same time, a proposal to expand the role of carbon markets and offsets has been met with criticism from the countries across the global south.

More positively, there have been a host of powerful and creative protests held by the international climate justice movement throughout the week, calling for reparations, loss and damage, the freedom of political prisoners and to kick the big polluters out of COP. On Saturday, climate justice movements marched through the COP venue, as demonstrations outside the venue were prohibited by Egyptian security.

There is still little clarity on what the final outcome of COP27 might be, but the movements on the ground in Sharm will not stop calling for justice.

A global movement

As we look to build on Saturday's mobilisation, we know that marching doesn’t change the world by itself. But it’s very far from being all we do. Every day, and alongside people all over the world, we're campaigning tirelessly for change. We're organising and mobilising, researching and lobbying, in partnership with allies in the global south. We're exposing the injustices of our global economic system, and working to envision and realise alternatives.

Will you join as a member of Global Justice Now today to help push our climate justice campaign forward beyond COP27?

Yes, I'll join

Our activists taking action in London

We rely on donations from individuals like you, they give us the independence to be as critical as we need to tackle serious global injustice. To expose corporate polluters for their role in the climate emergency and to highlight government shortcomings and the need for change.

Thank you for considering joining Global Justice Now as a member.

In solidarity,
Daisy Pearson
Global Justice Now