COP 15 in Copenhagen

The UNFCCC 15th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change was the biggest ever. More than 45,000 people applied to attend COP15, and even more went to Copenhagen to participate in parallel activities. It was fundamental for the international trade union movement to show its commitment to achieving a fair, ambitious and binding outcome and to raising the profile of the labour movement’s demands for a “Just Transition” when these decisions were taken.
More than 400 trade unionists attended the Conference.
Nevertheless, the Copenhagen summit has left the fight against climate change in a difficult situation. The wounds are deep and have left us with little time to think of strategies and regain strength after the defeat.
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COP Side Event: Financing Climate Change

How much funding is lacking? Who should pay? Using what mechanisms? Toward what type of activities and sectors should investment made and how? There are some of the questions which will be covered during this seminar which will be held on Wednesday, December 16 in the World of Work Pavilion at 18:00 – 19:30.
The following trade union as well as civil society organizations will take part and present their positions on this issue: ITUC, ETUC; COSATU - South Africa, GEFONT and NTUC – Nepal, CCOO – Spain, Oxfam, Climate Justice and Sustainlabour.
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COP Side Event: Women Workers and Green Jobs

Where does equality remain in the promotion of green jobs? If green employment represents the jobs of the future, they must also be jobs for women. Is this variable integrated into current proposals? The Sustainlabour Foundation and the ITUC have opened a debate as part of the first reflection on this issue in the form of a draft report entitled ¨Women Workers and Green Jobs: Employment, Equity and Equality¨ to be presented Wednesday, December 16 in the World of Work Pavilion at 15:00 – 16:00.
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Preparations for Copenhangen – the trade union WoW pavilion

During the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Danish trade union LO-Denmark will open the doors to its building for the World of Work (WoW) Pavilion from December 14 – 16, 2009. During three days the pavilion will host various trade union activities.
Among the activities set to take place, Sustainlabour will participate in the organization of two events on Wednesday, December 16. In addition, as part of the joint UNEP/Sustainlabour programme on Labour and Environment, Sustainlabour will provide assistance to the trade union delegation and facilitate the participation unionists in the negotiation processes.
Finally the premier of a video, produced jointly by Sustainlabour and the ITUC, about Trade Unions and Climate Change will be held at the closing of the WoW Pavilion in the Worker´s Museum on December 16, from 20:00 to 22:00.

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Climate change talks in Barcelona

Held from 2-6 November 2009, the Barcelona Climate Change meeting represents the final round of negotiations before the Conference in Copenhagen. The talks which will be attended by over 4,000 delegates and international observers will aim to draw up a text for an agreement at COP15 and will cover themes such as Adaptation, Mitigation, Financing, and Technology Transfer.
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