At COP26:
Frontline Communities & Workers Delegation Demanded Real Climate Solutions, ‘No Net Zero’ and an End to Fossil-Fuels
This November, It Takes Roots sent a U.S. frontline delegation of over 60 people from communities most impacted by the climate crisis to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), the United Nations global climate change conference. They brought the voices and leadership of frontline communities and workers to the global stage, demanded world leaders commit to real solutions that advance climate justice, environmental justice, and a Just Transition off of fossil fuels in international climate negotiations. As representatives of more than 200 organizations and affiliates in over 50 states, provinces, territories and Native lands on Turtle Island (known as North America), this delegation demanded that the U.S. immediately stop fossil-fuel expansion, declare a climate emergency, and invest in community-driven climate solutions. It rejects the framework of “Net Zero,” a loophole promoted by fossil fuel corporations that leverages carbon trading and offsetting to allow continued fossil fuel extraction, production, and combustion.
Press Releases
Frontline leaders at COP26
Norman Rogers, 2nd vice president of United Steelworkers 675
Norman Rogers, 2nd vice president of United Steelworkers 675 “The opportunity to stand with and learn from others also facing the double-edged sword of working towards a sustainable climate without…
Andrea Mercado, Florida Rising
Andrea Mercado, Co-Executive Director, Florida Rising Andrea Cristina Mercado is the daughter of South American immigrants and the South Florida mother of two has been working on race, gender and…
Ananda Lee Tan (he/him), Just Transition Alliance
Ananda Lee Tan (he/him), Strategy Advisor, Just Transition Alliance Ananda Lee Tan has been organizing grassroots movements since 1986 - building coalitions, networks and alliances for land defence,…
Sharif Zakout, Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)
Sharif Zakout, Membership Coordinator & Organizer, Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) Sharif Zakout is a Bay Area born and raised organizer and artist. His family comes from the…
Alejandría M. Lyons, SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP)
Alejandría M. Lyons, Environmental Justice Organizer , SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) Alejandría M. Lyons is the Environmental Justice Organizer with the SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP)…
Sheila Babauta, Micronesian Climate Change Alliance
Sheila Babauta, Micronesian Climate Change Alliance Sheila Babauta is passionate about contributing to a brighter Marianas. At the age of 29, she gained the trust and confidence of her community and…
José Bravo, Just Transition Alliance
José Bravo (he/him), Executive Director, Just Transition Alliance José Bravo is a veteran environmental justice organizer and executive director of the Just Transition Alliance, where for more than…
Shantell Bingham, Climate Justice Alliance
“Our working class communities of color are on the frontlines of the climate crises. Going to COP26 in Glasgow is about demanding our solutions be front and center of negotiations.” - Shantell…
Ozawa Bineshi Albert, Climate Justice Alliance
Ozawa Bineshi Albert - Yuchi/Annishinaabe (she/her) Co-Executive Director, Climate Justice Alliance Bineshi is one of three women of color Co-Executive Directors of the Climate Justice Alliance. She…
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Colonization and US Militarization continue to have devastating impacts on Micronesia. Mina Flores-Cantrell of Micronesia Climate Change Alliance travelled thousands of miles to #COP27 as part of #ItTakesRoots frontline delegation to push back and fight for #ClimateJustice.