Blog: ‘Blah blah blah’. But some progress at COP26

                                                                                                                      © Jess Hurd COP26 started in Glasgow on Sunday 31 October with the preliminary discussions clearing the way for the arrival of world leaders. Joe Biden and other G7 leaders flew in from their meeting in Italy and were met by fleets of limousines to ferry them to their fancy hotels. Unfortunately, many of the people most affected by climate change – the indigenous people of the Global South – are in Glasgow in much fewer numbers than at any previous COP, due to the UK government’s failure to make good on its promise to supply vaccines to all registered delegates and observers, and the restrictive visa regulations. This makes COP26 the most exclusive global climate change gathering ever. Also here in reduced numbers are the representatives of trade unions from across the globe. The UK TUC’s numbers were reduced, and so many delegates representing the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), including myself, were only given credentials to attend one week out of the two. So instead of joining the delegates at the first day’s proceedings, I attended in the city’s George Square, firstly for a demonstration against Indian Prime Minister Modi, organised by the Indian Workers Association, protesting the attacks on Indian farmers and the racist policies his government pursues, and then for a...
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