"The task now is to ensure that the firefighters who will be called upon to deal with them have the numbers, equipment, training and resources they need to keep communities safe."
Tag: Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is already a workplace issue – Red Weekly Column
"If this crisis is to be resolved and its already severe impacts minimised, there must be a transition planned with and for workers. Trade unionists cannot afford to sit this one out."
Richard Burgon MP: Bold Climate Action Can Show Whose Side Labour Is On
Richard Burgon says climate action can be at the centre of Labour's programme to renew Britain.
Save ourselves from the climate crisis or prepare for war… it’s either or – Greener Jobs Alliance
The militarist tunnel vision evident in the EU budget is also a risk in UK spending priorities – where the immediate threat of climate breakdown is played down to prioritise war.
Tax giant polluting companies and the super-rich – Greenpeace
"We need the UK to show leadership at this critical time."
The climate crisis: a working class & union issue #TUC25
The climate crisis is “Happening here and now and affecting every one of us.” Niamh Iliff reports from a vital fringe at the TUC.
Trade union action – a vital part of the global climate struggle
As the debate on an important climate motion at TUC Congress approaches, Sam Mason writes on why climate action is essential for the trade union movement.
Climate Collapse Is Here, and Capitalism Is Fuelling It – The Red Weekly Column
In our Red Weekly Column, Fraser McGuire writes on corporate drivers of the climate crisis, and building a unified response to the threat of climate breakdown.
Invest in People, Peace & Planet – Not Weapons & War
Sam Mason looks at how governments are rolling back even the most modest progress on climate action whilst ramping up militarism.
For a Peaceful and Social Security Policy in Europe – Walter Baier, European Left
Walter Baier, President of the Party of the European Left, on the growing challenges of militarisation and war, the rising far-right, and the climate crisis.