The discussion involved data analysis and insight into the impact of debt on Global South countries amidst a pandemic and a climate emergency from Iolanda, as well as powerful insight into the direct and detrimental impact of debt on Zambia from Eugene. Marilyn Croser followed these powerful words by discussing the actions Jubilee Scotland are taking in our campaign to Cancel Unjust Debt.
190 organisations, including Jubilee Scotland, have released a joint statement calling on world leaders to tackle the interrelated climate and debt crises that are blighting the lives of people in the poorest countries.
the Glasgow Climate Dialogues provided a platform for Global South experts to engage with key actors in Scotland ahead of COP 26. Jubilee Scotland played a key role in organising the dialogues, which were held in recognition of the disproportionate impact of climate change on the Global South and the need for Global South voices and priorities to be central to the summit.
Want to learn more about climate and debt? Jubilee Scotland’s free webinar will explore the links between climate change and debt, including how these dual crises are affecting people in Scotland’s international development partner countries.
The Climate Debt emergency is being recognised more and more on the lead up to COP26 this November. Discussions at the 2021 UN General Assembly were encouraging. There are a growing number of countries making public calls for reform of the international financial architecture (including a debt workout mechanism and debt restructuring), debt cancellation and […]
Ahead of the UN climate conference (COP26) taking place in Glasgow later this year, Jubilee Scotland stands by Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC) and allies; Afrodad, APMDD, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Global Justice Now, and Latindadd, in outlining the steps global decision-makers must take on debt if we are to address the climate crisis.
Zambia’s debt payments to private banks will render Scotland’s aid funding to the country “virtually insignificant”, campaigners warn, as they prepare to protest outside debt-holding banks in Edinburgh… read more here.
Ahead of COP 26, we are calling on the Scottish Government to speak up on the issue of climate debt, and to push other governments and private lenders to agree a green recovery plan. Read our briefing for MSPs here.
Scotland will host a series of high-profile talks with representatives of the Global South in the run-up to the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow. The Glasgow Climate Dialogues will give policymakers and civil society members in Scotland the chance to hear directly from people living in some of the countries that are severely impacted […]
After implementing an application process for COP26 delegates to apply for Covid-19 vaccinations, one could have been misled into believing that the UK government would do anything to achieve the “most inclusive [COP] ever” – a bold statement amidst a pandemic to begin with, and an even bolder one now as we find ourselves in September and past the threshold of potential ‘full’ vaccinations for delegates.
Group of charities welcome Scottish Government’s publication of climate plans ‒ but urge stronger, faster action overall. Today, 23/07/2021, the Scottish Government has published a snapshot of its existing climate policy in an indicative Nationally Determined Contribution (iNDC), ahead of the UN climate conference COP26 due this November in Glasgow. Scotland is not a party […]