National Conference for
Trade Unionists and Climate Activists
“Confronting the Climate
Crisis”, London, 8th June 2013
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The Trade Union Group of Campaign against Climate Change is
holding a major national conference on climate change at London Metropolitan
University on 8th June. The conference has been called in response to
the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events around the world and aims
to bring together trade unionists and climate campaigners to develop common
strategies to press for more urgent action to limit global warming and
promote climate jobs.
The morning session will begin with a briefing by one
of Britain’s leading climate scientists, Professor Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director
of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Other confirmed
speakers include:
Joan
Walley MP, Chair, the House of
Commons Environmental Audit Committee
Dr
Michel Tsadados, Centre for Polar Observation and
Modelling (pc)
Manuel
Cortez, General Secretary, TSSA
Andreas
Ytterstadt, Chair, Union of Concerned
Scientists, Norway
Chris
Baugh, Assistant General Secretary, PCS
Dr
Lara Skinner, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, USA
Graham
Petersen, National UCU Environment Co-ordinator
and Co-ordinator, Greener Jobs Alliance
Jonathan
Stevenson, Fuel Poverty Action
Many
local and international environmental campaigners and trade unionists
Conference sessions and workshops will
cover topics including: "Climate Change: The Threat to
Food and Agriculture", "Weird Weather: Is this the New
Normal?",”Uniting Trade Unions with Community Campaigns" and
"Changing the Government's Climate Policy". There is a final
"Question Time" plenum on "Countering Austerity and the Fight
for Climate Jobs".
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