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  • Territory

    My last day at the apartment in the Nazare neighbourhood was the COP “rest day”- the venue is closed and we all rest- except the unions who hold a strategy day…..but not until 2pm! So I had a local wander.… Continue reading

  • Climate Justice Now!

    The day of the big COP march for climate justice brought together climate and social justice groups from all over the Amazon, Brazil and the entire world. What an amazing atmosphere! In the massive crowds (CUT Brasil, the Brazil TUC,… Continue reading

  • The forest COP

    The trees in Belem are iconic and it’s not hard to remember this was rainforest. Some of the trunks look like they’ve stood since the beginning of time. The mangos line every street as well as the riverfront. There are… Continue reading

  • BAM!!

    After breakfasting on acai jelly and successfully avoiding the falling mangos on the pavement (which the locals told us they take out car insurance against) to get to the bus, we arrived for a day of Just Transition themes, and… Continue reading

  • COP 4 KIDZ

    Hello Kids! Would you like to know a little bit more about “COP”? If so, read on! “COP” stands for “Conference of Parties”. But it’s not a party at all! It is a huge meeting of the people who run… Continue reading

  • Collapsing COP

    After last night’s BBC headline about human rights organisations sending an open letter questioning the continued existence of, and corruption of, COP, it looked this morning as though it had actually collapsed! Well, Baku is known as “the windy city”,… Continue reading

  • Action not words

    Actions were the order of the day in Baku; anti-war, pro-finance, pro-just transition, anti-nuclear (although I also spotted a pro-nuclear protest…but there were very few in attendance at this one). Having started the day with a cold shower thanks to… Continue reading

  • Trillions not billions

    Today was “finance day” at COP and with the link between climate and military funding we wore white to demand peace (I don’t think many people noticed the massive brown mark on my pale dress caused by a big spillage… Continue reading

  • If you want to go far, go together!

    Today had a theme of union solidarity and just transition through workers’ rights…well, that’s what we’re here for so why not? I passed the usual women workers on my way to the shuttle bus stop, sweeping the roads with their… Continue reading

  • Off to COP28!

    Next week I’m off to COP 28 to help my fellow trades union delegates from around the world put the case for a Just Transition to Net Zero. We represent over 200 million workers the world over and we demand… Continue reading