Wildland firefighting is growing more intense and precarious, and there is increasing investment in proactive stewardship and resilience efforts. However, few spaces exist for frontline workers, practitioners, and youth to shape this transition. Indigenous-led FireGeneration Collaborative is working hard to transform this situation.
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Allies Spotlight: U.S. Climate Action Network and JTA Collaborations Renew Collective Just Transition Energies
International climate talks in April and June 2026 strengthened movement ties between JTA and U.S. Climate Action Network members. Learn about our collective efforts to advance a just transition!
New StoryMap Research Uses Movement-Informed Criteria to Evaluate Attempted Just Transitions
In collaboration with student researchers at the University of Montana, JTA is excited to announce a research-based resource for evaluating attempted just transitions throughout the globe.
Allies Spotlight: The Chisholm Legacy Project Centers Black Femme Leadership for Climate Justice and Just Transitions
The Chisholm Legacy Project powerfully demonstrates Black Liberation organizing in practice, showing how climate justice is deeply intertwined with other justice struggles.
JTA Members Make the News during First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
JTA Policy Lead Fernando Tormos-Aponte and Executive Director José T. Bravo were interviewed by Blu Radio and Canada Broadcasting Corporation, during the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia.
“At a Historic Conference, Frontline Groups Push for a Just Transition”: JTA Publishes New Article
As published in the North American Congress on Latin America, "Though the First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels is a historic achievement, movement organizers question if it will create needed pathways toward a just transition."
José T. Bravo Publishes Just Transition Op-Ed in Common Dreams: “Frontline Groups Have the Solutions to the Climate Crisis, Not Corporate Profiteers”
JTA's José T. Bravo discusses the harms of corporate polluters and false solutionists and the imperative of frontline-led just transition in his latest op-ed, published by Common Dreams!
Líderes Campesinas Members Learn Key Tools for Protecting Their Communities in JTA’s Training-of-Trainers Event
On January 28, 2026, JTA's executive director José Bravo, the leadership of Líderes Campesinas, and Valley Improvement Projects' Bianca Lopez convened in Oxnard, California, for a training-of-trainers event! This training centered on the Just Transition Alliance's "Just Markets" Spanish-language workbook, with a focus on toxic chemicals found in dollar store and other "low-cost" retailer products.
“I’m on Fire”: United Domestic Workers Members Reflect on JTA’s Just Markets Training in San Diego
On January 15, 2026, JTA and United Domestic Workers (UDW) members joined together for a training in San Diego about chemicals of concern, dollar stores, and systems change toward just transition. Find out what trainers and other participants had to say about this experience!
“We Want a Just Transition, Not Just a Transition”: JTA’s 2025 Year-in-Review Audio Highlights
From UN conference halls to the streets, JTA's 2025 year-in-review podcast episode amplifies audio highlights of the intersectional, interdependent, transborder, and multilingual advocacy of peoples and groups moving toward just transition in 2025. Don't miss these remotivating sound bites!









