Heunicke to Provide Emergency Aid to 20 Fjords

The Minister of Environment names 20 fjords that need to have their water environment improved by 2027. The method is correct, but the timeline is unrealistic, says a professor.

The climate crisis and inequality are intertwined. Those already living in poverty and climate-vulnerable countries in the global south bear the unjust burden of climate change. Seven times more people die from floods in more unequal societies than in countries with robust resources and more equitable societies. Therefore, it is crucial to address both the inequality crisis and the climate crisis simultaneously.

The ultra rich are creating a climate crisis: Wealthiest 1% Emit as Much CO2 as Two-Thirds of the Global Population!

A new report from Oxam Ibis based on SEI research, exposes the vast climate impact gap, with key findings highlighting the disproportionate emissions from the top 1%. In Denmark, this elite group emits as much as 1 million individuals in the lowest income brackets. The report underscores the intertwined issues of climate crisis and inequality, urging responsible actions and compensation from the affluent to address these pressing challenges.

FH: The EU’s fight for clean energy must not lead to increased social dumping!

On Tuesday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) adopted a committee opinion on the Commission’s proposal for a regulation on net zero industry. The purpose of the proposal is to streamline zero-emission technologies across the EU, to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness and resilience, while at the same time ensuring a transition to clean energy. In FH, we find it crucial that the proposal is linked to a greater degree with the social dimension

The climate crisis and inequality are intertwined. Those already living in poverty and climate-vulnerable countries in the global south bear the unjust burden of climate change. Seven times more people die from floods in more unequal societies than in countries with robust resources and more equitable societies. Therefore, it is crucial to address both the inequality crisis and the climate crisis simultaneously.

From hazardous migration to sustainable employment: Garbage collectors contribute to green just transition in Sierra Leone

The Secretariat for Developing Countries has teamed up with Sierra Leone’s main organization, SLLC, on a new project that will contribute to a green and fair transition and at the same time organize workers from the informal economy in the country’s waste sector. Here you can meet Ibrahim Kabba, who after a failed migration adventure has now returned to Freetown and become part of the new project.

FH demands social principles in EU’s green transition

The green transition must never become a burden for lower social classes in society and the workers within the industries affected – this should be a no-brainer. Still, in the European Commission’s recent draft ‘Net-Zero Industry Act’ we do not see the usual social ambitions for a just green transition.

The Green Transition requires skilled labour!

A successful green transition will not work without a workforce with the right skills. Therefore, we must upskill and retrain the workforce so that it is able to make our world greener.