Global Climate Justice Movements Refuse to Be Overshadowed by Election of Climate Change Denier to U.S. Presidency

A coalition of global climate justice movements, gathered at COP22, issued a statement asserting that the election of Donald Trump must not derail global climate action. The signatories argue that Trump represents a broken economic system driven by corporate interests and fossil fuel lobbyists. They call for the end of all fossil fuel extraction, a transition to 100% renewable energy, and the fulfillment of climate finance and technology transfer commitments by rich nations. The document urges U.S. subnational governments to resist the federal administration's agenda and calls for a broad-based progressive movement to address intersecting injustices, including racism and sexism, alongside the climate crisis.

• The signatories identify Donald Trump as a representative of a flawed economic system characterized by the concentration of wealth and the influence of corporate lobbyists, which they argue has caused climate change.
• To address the global climate crisis, the movements demand the total cessation of coal, oil, and gas extraction and a shift to 100% renewable energy, specifically promoting decentralised energy systems owned by communities.
• The document calls for a just and equitable transition to a low carbon economy that protects marginalised people and those whose livelihoods depend on extractive industries.
• The coalition urges world leaders to provide climate finance and technology transfers, and specifically calls for wealthy countries to increase their short-term 2020 targets to support poorer nations.
• The statement advocates for the international community to apply political, legal, and economic pressure on the United States to ensure it meets its fair share of climate action and to neutralize the influence of the U.S. in pushing for weak emission targets.

APA

admin (2016). Global Climate Justice Movements Refuse to Be Overshadowed by Election of Climate Change Denier to U.S. Presidency. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/global-climate-justice-movements-refuse-to-be-overshadowed-by-election-of-climate-change-denier-to-u-s-presidency/

Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2016global, author = {admin}, title = {{Global Climate Justice Movements Refuse to Be Overshadowed by Election of Climate Change Denier to U.S. Presidency}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/global-climate-justice-movements-refuse-to-be-overshadowed-by-election-of-climate-change-denier-to-u-s-presidency/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }