Description: Climate Justice Coalition (CJC) is a South African coalition of trade unions, civil society, grassroots, and community-based organisations.
As a coalition, we aim to advance the struggle for climate justice using a combination of movement building, education, sustained organising, campaigning, advocacy and litigation. As a national coalition, we meet via Zoom to connect across the country, but we also organise workshops, in-person meetings, protests and more.
Our coalition is working to transform the largest climate polluter on the continent – South Africa’s national utility, Eskom. Our #GreenNewEskom campaign is demanding a rapid and just transition to a more socially owned renewable energy powered economy, providing clean, safe & affordable energy for all, with no worker and community left behind in the transition. Get involved & demand a Green New Eskom at: GreenNewEskom.org
Connected to our Green New Eskom campaign, we are pushing for change at the biggest obstacle to a just climate, energy and mining future – the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy under Minister Gwede Mantashe. We are taking a stand against their harmful, polluting, & corrupt agenda. In September 2021, thousands of us mobilised at DMRE offices across the country under the banner of #UprootTheDMRE. The call continues. For more details and to get involved,visit: UprootTheDMRE.org.