ITUC<\/a> said failure in this year\u2019s negotiations should not be an option.<\/p>\n\u00a0Speaking as government representatives left Barcelona\u2019s final preparatory negotiation before the December Copenhagen climate change conference, ITUC stressed the need for an ambitious, fair and legally-binding agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeaders of the world meeting in Copenhagen must not accept failure as an option,\u201d said Guy Ryder, ITUC general secretary. \u201cSuccess will be measured by the legal status of its outcome, emissions reductions and financial commitments from developed countries established as a basis for future negotiations, as well as the actions to be taken by developing countries to achieve low-carbon development. A just and fair result will be a critical benchmark for success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryder reiterated the union call for commitments on lessening social injustice as well as pollution. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe welcome the renewed support of several governments to the concept of Just Transition, which is present in the negotiating text,\u201d he said. \u201cThe labour movement at all levels will maintain its pressure to ensure that the Copenhagen outcome is fair for the planet and fair for working people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call on the governments of the world to assume their responsibilities, ignore short-sighted positions and turn the political momentum gained around climate change into obtaining an ambitious and just outcome in Copenhagen,\u201d Ryder added.<\/p>\n
Unions are calling for a climate change deal that creates new jobs in green industries, makes existing industries greener and protects workers whose jobs could be lost in the transition process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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