El pasado 10 de diciembre de 2015, la Convergencia Mundial de las Luchas por la Tierra y el Agua organizó en París, Francia, la asamblea “Enfriemos el planeta: Comunidades más expuestas al frente de la lucha”, en el marco de las actividades paralelas a la Cumbre del Clima de la ONU que tiene lugar en la misma ciudad. En la asamblea participaron representantes de organizaciones ... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The Convergence and its members underline that this is not about alternatives; it is about real solutions. These real solutions to the climate crisis will not come from the current industrial model, but are anchored in local community practices – and are being developed and lived by communities every day the world over. The video features social movement representatives and allies talk... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The book unveils a new climate security agenda in which dystopian preparations by the powerful are already fuelling militarised security responses to the unfolding climate crisis. But it also puts forward and tells the stories of the inspiring alternatives that promise a just transition to a climate-changed world. Speakers at this event included: Ryvka Barnard, Senior Campaigns Officer for ... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The Pasterze is the fastest-dying glacier in the Alps. In 2013 it lost about 100 meters of its length. / Photo credit Bernd Thaller / FlickerMany have already called the ongoing 21st Conference of Parties or COP21 climate negotiations in Paris, which started in November 30 and is expected to close in December 11 as another grand exercise of discussions and promotion of false solutions to the... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Sergang Laut Fishermen / Photo credit Haryadi Be / Flickr... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Languages: English, French
Organisation: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Brussels Office, in cooperation with Social Action Nigeria, Berliner Energietisch, Transnational Institute
Contact: Marlis Gensler, marlis.gensler@rosalux.org
Jeremy Corbyn, Socialist and leader of the Pabour Party in the UK, announced in August 2015 that he will nationalise the six big energy suppliers.
"Labour would start buying up shares in the "big six" energy companies under a Jeremy Corbyn government until it owned a controlling stake, the party’s leftwing leadership contender has said. Corbyn, whose support has surged during the campaign and is now narrowly the second favourite to win, wants to nationalise British Gas, SSE, Eon, RWE Npower, Scottish Power and EDF, as well as the National Grid." (Financial Times, 7.8.2015).
We often use the term "Commons" to explain, that we aim at transforming our societal organization. But which realistic concepts do we have at hand to regain the control over our energy system? We need to ask the question of ownership: Shall the energy system pass into public ownership? Shall we fight for it on all levels, at the municipal, regional and national level?
Welcome: Dagmar Enkelmann, President, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Inputs:
Facilitation: Tadzio Müller, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Background information:
What we have to expect from Paris/COP21 and what we would really need - Dossier of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung on the climate summit (COP21) in Paris
Strategies of energy democracy. What ownership for a just energy transition? How combat energy poverty? Workshop in Brussels, 1-2 October 2015
Wege der Energiedemokratie. Emanzipatorische Energiewenden in Europa / von Conrad Kunze and Sören Becker. Ibidem : Brüssel, August 2015. Only available in German.
Energy democracy in Europe. A survey and outlook / by Conrad Kunze and Sören Becker. June, 2014
“Trade, investment, climate change and corporate power” This was the name of a convergence assembly that took place on Tuesday in Paris, in the framework of the “Climate Action Zone”, where activities parallel to the UN COP 21 on climate change are taking place. The assembly was organized by the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power, the Transnational Institut... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Van Harten’s recommendation to exclude any possibility to challenge climate related measures from any future multilateral agreement on climate change was recently taken over by the European Parliament in its resolution on the International Climate Agreement in Paris.
The history of how the military disappeared from any carbon accounting ledgers goes back to the UN climate talks in 1997 in Kyoto. Under pressure from military generals and foreign policy hawks opposed to any potential restrictions on US military power, the US negotiating team succeeded in securing exemptions for the military from any required reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Even though... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Public discussion organised by the Seattle to Brussels Network and its members Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe & Transnational Institute
A public discussion with:
The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a mechanism that allows foreign investors to sue governments in private tribunals for lost profits, when changes in laws and regulations of the host country affect their profits. While it is common for trade and investment agreements to include special rights for foreign investors, these have become very controversial. Past experiences have shown that investors have not hesitated to use these special privileges to challenge public interest policies, including environment and climate protection measures.
A few weeks ahead of the start of the international climate talks in Paris (COP 21), the outlook is pretty grim, with low expectations in terms of governments’ commitments (especially in developed countries) to address the challenge of climate change. In the context of the ongoing EU-US trade talks and other major trade agreements in the making (including the Transpacific Partnership), concerns have been raised that trade provisions such as ISDS could be used to undermine future environment protection initiatives and climate action even further.
Professor Gus van Harten, a world-renowned international investment law professor, will present the findings of his recent report "An ISDS carve-out to support action on climate change”. Van Harten’s recommendation to exclude any possibility to challenge climate related measures from any future multilateral agreement on climate change was recently taken over by the European Parliament in its resolution on the International Climate Agreement in Paris.
Refreshments will be served after the event.
RSVP by 10th November and further information at: natacha.cingotti@foeeurope.org
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