JTA’s Executive Director, José Bravo, and I [Fernando Tormos-Aponte] attended the UN Climate Bonn talks in June 2025 to continue advancing the fight for a just transition decision later this year at the UNFCCC COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.
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Labor Day Weekend Must Include Commemorating 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina
Labor Day weekend marked 20 years since Hurricane Katrina plowed through New Orleans and the Gulf South. As many of the most impacted people and communities powerfully testify, Hurricane Katrina must be remembered as much more than a Category 5 storm...
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Press Conference Co-organized and Facilitated by JTA: Justice-Aligned Groups Demand Just Transition, as Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations Fail Most-Harmed Communities
The following media advisory was issued on August 13, 2025, prior to the UNEP decision that INC-5.2 would not yield a Global Plastics Treaty agreement. As groups most affected by the injustices and harms from the full impact cycle of plastics, we are raising the alarm. The Global Plastics Treaty negotiations are failing us and...