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Thank you for supporting our Big Give Christmas Challenge!

By: Global Justice Now
Date: 6 December 2024
Campaigns: Climate, Trade

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters, we passed our initial goal of £35,000 to fund key work for a just transition away from fossil fuels. But we’re not […]

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A sign saying COP29 at the summit in Azerbaijan.

Targets and lies: Global summits are hiding the reality of the environmental crisis

By: Victor Anderson
Date: 5 December 2024
Campaigns: Climate

The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro set in motion two main processes responding to the global environmental crisis. Both began with treaties – on climate change and biodiversity […]

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If the UK is serious about climate action, it must end the UK-Colombia investment deal

By: Cleodie Rickard
Date: 14 November 2024
Campaigns: Climate, Trade

In October, the UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty quietly rolled over from its initial 10-year term. And with it, the dangers of a contentious mechanism at its core. The UK-Colombia treaty […]

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Sushovan Dhar

After Bangladesh’s uprising, we must seize the moment for real change

By: Sushovan Dhar
Date: 4 November 2024
Campaigns: General

Mass protests this summer sparked the resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, and a change of government. But this is only the beginning, says SUSHOVAN DHAR. This August, a month-long student […]

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Anita Bhadani

“The poorest are the most poisoned” – inside the fight for justice against Shell

By: Anita Bhadani
Date: 3 November 2024
Campaigns: Climate

Shell’s destructive legacy has left the Niger Delta one of the most polluted places on Earth. Today, affected communities continue to fight back for justice and compensation, writes ANITA BHADANI. […]

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The UK must stop fuelling Israel’s war on Gaza

By: Tim Bierley
Date: 2 November 2024
Campaigns: Palestine

One year into Israel’s assault on Gaza, a ceasefire seems further away than ever. From the arms trade to security ties, the UK must stop aiding and abetting, writes TIM […]

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The end of coal power in the UK proves the strength of people power – we can win a globally just transition

By: Liz Murray
Date: 30 September 2024
Campaigns: Climate

When the news came through on 7 October 2009 that plans for a new coal fired power plant at Kingsnorth in Kent had been shelved we knew we’d won something […]

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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. […]

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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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To end fossil fuels, we need to take on monopoly power

By: Daisy Pearson
Date: 6 August 2024
Campaigns: Climate

Monopoly power in our energy markets is a threat to democracy and our path to a green transition. Left unchecked, it will lead to climate catastrophe. We need global coordination […]

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