Climate justice at COP26
The United Nations climate talks (also known as the Conference of Parties or COP) that were scheduled to have taken place in Glasgow in 2020 will now take place 1-12 November 2021.
Global Justice Now activists and staff will be attending the protests and counter summit and to help ensure that the voices of those most affected by the climate emergency are heard at the summit, and demand urgent action.
In Glasgow
Youth climate strike
Friday 5 November, assemble 11am at Kelvingrove Park.
Join us at Global Justice Now’s activist space, all day at 72 Berkeley Street, Glasgow G3 7DS
Global Day for Climate Justice
Saturday 6 November, assemble 12 noon, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow
Global Justice Now and our allies from Attac France and other Attac chapters will form a Global Economic Justice Bloc on the march. Meet at the Park Gate entrance to Kelvingrove Park (see it on Google maps)
People’s Summit for Climate Justice
Sunday 7 – Wednesday 10 November, in Glasgow and online Find out more
As well as being an important space to protest the lack of government action on climate change, and call fossil fuel corporations to account, the UN climate summit in Glasgow is an opportunity to meet fellow activists, take action and learn from each other, join us if you can and sign up to our email list below to find out more about our plans.
Read more about our plans and help available for activists
Protests are planned in lots of places around the UK on Saturday 6 November, which is the middle weekend of the COP negotiations.
in London
Saturday 6 November, assemble 12 noon, Bank of England, Threadneedle Street.
Join the Global Justice Now contingent, meeting at Bucklersbury, off Queen Victoria Street (see map)
Elsewhere
check COP26 coalition website for details of 20+ demonstrations around the UK
Why we need to mobilise for COP26
In an economy which puts corporate profit above the interests of ordinary people, just 100 giant global companies are responsible for 71% of all carbon emissions. Since 1965, a mere 20 fossil fuel corporations contribute more than 1/3 of global emissions. Not only have they failed to make the shift towards a zero carbon economy, they’ve spent a lot of time and money persuading governments not to legislate for this either. They are also preventing governments from implementing laws and policies that will protect the environment by suing them in corporate courts to protect their profits.
Governments themselves are also undermining action on climate change by negotiating free trade and investment deals that threaten environmental regulations and give fossil fuel companies more power than ever. Many are also given large amounts of public money to fossil fuel projects across the global south. It’s vital that we expose this, and demand a just approach to decarbonisation – at the COP and beyond.
