Profit-driven approaches to implementing renewable energy are not working. Renewable energy must be considered a public good, developed and delivered as a public service for the benefit of all. This panel features trade union leaders from the global South and North who are working together in the initiave Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED). They are committed to reclaiming and restructuring the energy system through its radical reform and by extending community and municipal-level control. The panelist will share the latest news from regional campaigns for energy democracy and discuss alternatives to market-driven approaches to financing the needed energy transition.

NOVEMBER 151:00 - 2:30 pmBab Ighli, Green ZoneRoom Ziz

Energy Democracy: A Trade Union Approach to the Climate Crisis

TUED is a global community of unions in partnership with:

Speakers:Josua Mata SENTRO, Philippines

Ashim Roy New Trade Union Initiative, India

Valter BittencourtTrade Union Confederation of the Americas

Lance McCallumElectrical Trades Union of Australia

Eliza CarboniNew York State Nurses Association

Ron RousseauCanadian Union of Postal Workers

RepresentativeUnifor, Canada

Stefanie Ehmsen (Facilitator)Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office