This JTA article, published by the North American Congress on Latin America, discusses the imperative of creating a just transition mechanism at COP30 and calls for rejecting false solutions, including the so-called Tropical Forest Forever Facility.
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“What we are struggling for is the right thing to do”: JTA’s José Bravo Speaks at “Frontline Movement Exchange” during New York City Climate Week
During New York City Climate Week 2025, JTA’s Nona Chai and José T. Bravo participated in many conversations and events dedicated to building movement momentum and people power toward just transition and climate justice.
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Allies Spotlight: The MAR and MAB Connect a Transborder Movement Fighting Extractivism and False Solutions
In this Allies Spotlight, we feature the Movimiento de Afectados por Represas (MAR) and the Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (MAB). The Spanish and Portuguese names translate in English to the Movement of People Affected by Dams...
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The Struggle for a Just Transition away from Plastics Continues
The 6th round of global plastic treaty talks, held in Geneva, made it clear that achieving a strong treaty to address the plastic pollution crisis is facing significant obstacles from petrostates and industries. Our fight must continue to make a just transition possible...
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The Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations, by Design, Result in Continued Harms to Indigenous Peoples, Waste Pickers and Trade Unions, Youth, and Affected Communities, but We Have Solutions
The negotiations in Geneva made achieving an inclusive just transition impossible.
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Earth Day to May Day, and Beyond
We are calling for a “Summer of Struggle” across the USA, solidarity against the storm surge of right-wing cruelty, chaos, and destruction.
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Now is Not the Time for Despair
Battles are starting to play out in courts, but these cannot be the only sites of resistance. A broader, more inclusive defence of science is needed.
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The Burning Truth: How We Can Learn from the Environmental Justice Principles
The first principle of EJ "affirms the sacredness of Mother Earth, ecological unity and the interdependence of all species, and the right to be free from ecological destruction."
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Rising Up from the Muck
José Bravo, Executive Director of JTA, has a special message to all of our allies in labor and environmental justice movements.
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A Time to Build
It is time to double up on efforts to build the forces needed to fight back, to build what we want, not just play defense.