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Putting workers at the heart of a just transition
While it’s becoming harder for world leaders to deny the climate emergency, it’s still possible for them to deny the role capitalism has played in causing it, writes MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP
WARNING: A projection at the Grangemouth Oil Refinery in Falkirk

THE world’s leaders have descended on Glasgow, for what many agree are the most important climate talks in history.  

While our Westminster and Scottish governments attempt to greenwash their records, and delegations of negotiators rub shoulders with the world’s most polluting companies, many are looking to the grassroots activists outside the conference for real leadership.

It’s clear that a transition is inevitable. The relentless efforts of environmental scientists, community campaigners and indigenous peoples have made climate denialism a fringe view. The question now is what action will be taken to ensure the transition is a just one.

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