Blogs
Resisting Green Imperialism, Fighting for a Socially Just Transition
When: 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, November 30, 2024
Where: Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town Hall Approach Rd, Tottenham Green, London, London, N15 4RX GB
Campaigns: Climate, Trade
London Mining Network is hosting an in-person event exploring how to stop the much-needed shift to renewable energy from fuelling green imperialism. Hear from communities and campaigners on the frontlines […]
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The UN’s new set of principles on critical minerals fudges the issue of trade
By: Cleodie Rickard
Date: 17 September 2024
Campaigns: Trade
This year, the UN Secretary-General convened a panel on critical energy transition minerals to address issues relating to equity, transparency, investment, sustainability and human rights in critical mineral supply chains. […]
Read moreInternational trade “too important to ignore”, campaigners say following UN critical minerals report
Date: 12 September 2024
Campaigns: Trade
Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals report, Cleodie Rickard, trade campaign manager at Global Justice Now said: While it is welcome that equity is finally […]
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Why we need an OPEC for critical mineral producing countries
By: Nick Dearden
Date: 21 August 2024
Campaigns: Trade
Ketakandriana Rafitoson, Executive Director of Publish What You Pay and Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice Now, comment on the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals meeting in […]
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Decolonise to decarbonise – why climate justice means transforming the global economy
By: Fadhel Kaboub
Date: 27 July 2024
Campaigns: Climate, Debt, Trade
To have a just transition to a fossil fuel-free economy, we must end the systemic extraction of wealth from the global south, writes FADHEL KABOUB. The Reverend Dr Martin Luther […]
Read moreWill the green transition be globally just, or a neocolonial resource grab? Trade rules are key
By: Cleodie Rickard
Date: 22 May 2024
Campaigns: Trade
A serious overhaul of how we run the economy and live our lives is needed to tackle the climate crisis – and there are signs that decision makers are recognising, […]
Read moreResisting green colonialism for a just transition: Trade and the scramble for critical minerals
Type: Campaign briefings
Date: 15 May 2024
Campaigns: Trade
A serious overhaul of how we run the economy and live our lives is needed to tackle the climate crisis – and there are signs that decision makers are recognising […]
Read moreCampaigners condemn ongoing UK-Israel trade talks amid Rafah onslaught
Date: 7 May 2024
Campaigns: Trade
Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now said: As Israel intensifies its onslaught on Rafah – now the world’s largest camp for displaced people – Britain’s response is to keep […]
Read moreBrighton Book talk: Pharmanomics
When: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, April 15, 2024
Where: Community Base,
113 Queens Road,
Brighton,
BN1 3XG View on map
Campaigns: General, Pharma, Trade
Hosted by Brighthink with the support of Global Justice Now. ‘Big Pharma!’ has been the constant refrain of many online, tin-hat wearing conspiracy theorists for decades now, as they claim […]
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The Energy Charter Treaty: how we won!
By: James O'Nions
Date: 1 March 2024
Campaigns: Climate, Trade
On 22 February, the UK government announced it had started the process of withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). For us it was the culmination of a three-year campaign, […]
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