Conference notes
- The urgent need to tackle the climate crisis has only increased since 2019 conference
- The Green New Deal policy passed in 2019 was the most progressive climate policy adopted by Labour
- The pandemic presents an crucial opportunity to reorganise society to tackle the crises of climate and capitalism through a socialist Green New Deal
Conference believes
- Whilst “green” rhetoric is adopted across the political spectrum, only a socialist Green New Deal can transform society at the required speed to minimise further climate damage, mitigate already locked in climate breakdown, and guarantee a just transition for workers
- The cost of decarbonisation must be borne by the wealthiest, not the poorest.
- Workers are best placed to decarbonise their industries, not bosses. Workplace democracy is vital to achieving a rapid transition to a zero-carbon economy that creates millions of new well-paid jobs
Conference calls on the Labour Party to:
• Work with the affiliated trade unions to roll out a mass program of Green New Deal political education
• Support workers in carbon-intensive industries to take action to decarbonise their workplaces
• Campaign on the policies agreed at the 2019 conference, as well as committing to:
• Abolishing all public subsidies for fossil fuels
• Taking the aviation sector into public control, a moratorium on airport expansion, dramatically reducing domestic and international flights, retraining aviation workers for an expanded network of free, green public transport
• Democratic public ownership of banking and finance, providing resources and economic leverage for the transition
Briefing for activists 