The Climate Justice Coalition
A coalition of South African trade unions, civil society, grassroots, and community-based organisations.
If we are to overcome the power of polluters and politicians blocking action on climate justice, it is going to take all of us fighting together. That is why the Climate Justice Coalition (CJC) is coming together to build a deeper, stronger, and more powerful movement.
Together we are working on advancing a transformative climate justice agenda, which works to tackle the inequality, poverty and unemployment that pervades South Africa. We are advocating for a vision of climate justice which advances environmental, energy, gender, racial, immigrant, climate, and economic justice together.
MEMBERS
Our young coalition has a diverse array of members working on a variety of social, labour, health, environmental, energy, education, gender, human rights, and climate justice issues.
- 350 Africa.org (secretary)
- African Climate Alliance
- African Climate Reality Project
- Amnesty International SA
- Centre for Applied Legal Studies
- Centre for Environmental Rights
- Climates.Africa
- Extinction Rebellion South Africa
- General Industries Workers Unions of South Africa
- Global Catholic Climate Movement
- GroundWork
- Institute for Economic Justice
- International Rivers
- Keep Left
- Lawyers for Human Rights
- Makause Community Development Forum
- Mining Affected Communities United in Action
- Public Health Association of South Africa
- Project 90 by 2030
- Right 2 Know
- Section 27
- South African Faith Communities Environmental Initiative
- South African Federation of Trade Unions
- Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee
- WWF South Africa
- WoMiN
TAKE ACTION
#GreenNewEskom
Our coalition is working to transform the largest climate polluter on the continent – South Africa’s national utility, Eskom. Our #GreenNewEskom campaign is demanding a rapid and just transition to a more socially owned renewable energy powered economy, providing clean, safe & affordable energy for all, with no worker and community left behind in the transition. Get involved & demand a Green New Eskom at: GreenNewEskom.org.
#JustRecovery from Covid19
Our coalition is demanding a just recovery from the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need a recovery that puts people and planet first, not corporate profits and polluters. We have released a report envisioning a just and transformative recovery. We also hosted a national art competition encouraging people to envision a just recovery for South Africa. For more information visit: JustRecovery.co.za.
Just Us and the Climate Podcast
The Climate Justice Coalition is developing popular education programs on climate justice. As part of those efforts, we host a multi-lingual podcast called Just Us and the Climate – bringing climate change back down to earth. The podcast aims to show how climate change is not only a crisis, but an opportunity to build a better, more just world. It is freely available online, is open access and free for use at: JustUsAndTheClimate.org.
JOIN THE COALITION
Organisations that would like to join the coalition can email alex.lenferna@350.org or fill out this form with their details.