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Tax polluters, deliver a just transition and stand in global solidarity say Welsh campaigners ahead of Cop31
WELSH campaigners have called on the government to tax polluters, deliver a just energy transition and stand in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of climate breakdown. Ahead of the Cop31 t
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Ahead of the Cop31 talks in Turkey, Global Climate Justice Group Cymru is calling on Welsh rural resilience and sustainability minister Llyr Gruffydd to lobby Westminster to be a “globally responsible nation.”
The coalition urged the Welsh government to press Westminster to implement windfall taxes on oil and gas profits and extreme wealth to raise dedicated climate funds, and to push for global taxation mechanisms forcing fossil fuel giants to compensate communities for irreversible climate disruption.
Oxfam Cymru head Bethan Sayed said: “A family in Neath dealing with a flooded home has contributed a fraction of a per cent to global emissions, yet they are paying more for climate breakdown than the oil giants making record billions.
“At Cop31, Welsh ministers must press Westminster to tax fossil fuel profits for climate repairs, while using devolved powers here to insulate homes, protect workers, and build community energy.
“Global solidarity shouldn’t be just rhetorical. Cymru must stand in global solidarity by demanding rich polluters deliver grant-based climate finance and loss and damage funding for nations on the front line of the climate crisis.
“Climate finance is a matter of justice, not charity.”
Friends of the Earth Cymru interim director Jenny Lloyd said: “From wildfires and flooding in Wales to deforestation and food and water scarcity around the world, the people suffering the worst impacts of climate breakdown are overwhelmingly those who have done least to cause it.
“At Cop31, Welsh leaders must champion climate justice and demand that those most responsible for the crisis pay their fair share.”
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