Reacting to the new text on Just Transition, which came out on Tuesday morning after negotiations that went until after 1 am last night, Teresa Anderson, the Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid, said:
“We are getting closer to a climate agreement that leaves no one behind. The text has unprecedented language on the needs of marginalized groups, who are most at risk of being forgotten and accidentally harmed by climate plans.
It’s progress, but fragile. Without a mechanism to make sure that people really are included and supported, it’s all just words.
Canada and the UK, in particular, are talking a big, empty game on just transition, insisting on just sticking on underwhelming approaches such as guidance and continued dialogues. But to make sure that climate action addresses and doesn’t exacerbate inequality, the world needs coordinated action through a proper mechanism.”
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