Photo Credit: Veronica Wilson
Excerpts from an LNS Statement on the fires in Los Angeles:
The Labor Network for Sustainability mourns the catastrophic loss of life and homes in California.
The science is clear: Fossil fuels have driven the climate crisis and are fueling these fires.
The greenhouse gases humans continue to emit are fueling the climate crisis and making big fires more common in California. “Emissions from the world’s 88 largest fossil fuel companies are responsible for 37% of the cumulative area burned by forest fires in the western US and south-western Canada between 1986 and 2021.”
We need a system that protects us, NOT causes fatal disasters. The Labor Network for Sustainability is committed to building a world that takes the climate crisis seriously. We are part of movements that are pushing our governments to invest in the renewable energy transition necessary to mitigate further climate catastrophe. We are in solidarity with the labor movement that is fighting for fully funded services that can handle the disasters we can no longer prevent – thanks to decades of putting corporate profit over workers and our planet. We know this work needs to be well-trained and well-paid — not forced on the most vulnerable people in our society for little or no pay. We uplift those organizations racing to meet the immediate needs of destroyed communities, but we need more than distribution systems for aid.
Join LNS in building a society where the work we do nourishes and protects our planet and all who live on it.
For full statement: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/the-labor-network-for-sustainability-mourns-the-catastrophic-loss-of-life-and-homes-in-california/