Just Transition Alliance Podcast

From UN conference halls to the streets, this episode amplifies audio highlights of the intersectional, interdependent, transborder, and multilingual advocacy of peoples and groups moving toward just transition in 2025. Listen to sound bites from INC-5.2 in Geneva, Switzerland, where Global Plastics Treaty negotiations took place. We also share audio from Bonn, Germany, during the intersessional leading up to COP30, and from Belém, Brazil, during the IV International Meeting of People Affected by Dams and the Climate Crisis, the Peoples’ Summit opening plenary of the Just, Popular, and Inclusive Transition axis, the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, and the UN Climate Summit. Don't miss the origin story of 'just transition'; testimony demonstrating the inseparability of decolonization, demilitarization, and climate justice; analysis on the creation of the Just Transition Mechanism within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and more! The episode concludes with JTA Executive Director José T. Bravo in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, where JTA joined with Taproot Earth and other groups during the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The voices featured in this year-in-review episode are many. Listen to Aakaluk Blatchford, Tom Goldtooth, and Chief Ninawa Huni Kui, with the Indigenous Environmental Network, Francisco Kelvim Nobre da Silva, of the Movimiento de Afectados por Represas/Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens, Rachitaa Gupta, with the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice, and JTA's José T. Bravo, Nona Chai, Fernando Tormos-Aponte, and Lara Aumann. Thank you to the many aligned peoples and groups we move alongside toward just transition!  The inspiration for this episode's quoted title comes from JTA Policy Lead Fernando Tormos-Aponte, who expressed, "We want a just transition, not just a transition," during a decolonization and demilitarization side-event panel at COP30.Audio clips from Lara Aumann, Aakaluk Blatchford, Tori Cress, Mónica Flores Hernández, Dylan Kava, Tyler Norman, Fernando Tormos-Aponte, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and World Animal ProtectionPodcast edited and produced by Catalina de OnísFollow JTA on Social Media! Instagram (@jtalliance) Facebook Bluesky Visit the JTA website! Learn about the Podcast's Musical Sounds! Artist: Xica Sonica Album: 13 Rabbit - Ancestral Pulse / Future Memory

In this episode, JTA board member Alejandría Lyons discusses coalitional organizing against false solutions and the neoliberal Blackstone corporate takeover of TXNM, the parent company of New Mexico's largest utility provider. The interview also highlights the importance of movement mentors and elders (see Alejandría and JTA's José Bravo in this episode's featured photo!), building coalitional people power, food sovereignty, and more. This episode acknowledges the important work of the NM No False Solutions coalition, Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA), Los Jardines Institute, Pueblo Action Alliance, Labor Network for Sustainability, and Hoodwinked in the Hothouse. To learn more about the proposed Blackstone takeover, follow @nofalsesolutions on social media and the websites linked above!Follow JTA on Social Media! Instagram (@jtalliance) Facebook Bluesky Visit the JTA website! Learn about the Podcast's Musical Sounds! Artist: Xica Sonica Album: 13 Rabbit - Ancestral Pulse / Future Memory

United Steelworkers (USW) Local 675 Field Director, First Vice President, and former Secretary-Treasurer David Campbell talks about the upcoming California refinery closures and the challenges of phasing in and phasing out industries. He highlights the crucial, indispensable role of frontline workers in co-creating and implementing transition plans and recounts some past experiences that show pathways toward just transition. The interview concludes with David reflecting on the importance of humor, fun, and play in organizing and making community among workers. Don't miss David's smart insights, based on years of labor movement building! This Episode Mentions: The Pollin Report and California Labor for Climate JobsNote: This interview was recorded in May 2025, when David Campbell held the position of USW Local 675 secretary-treasurer.Follow JTA on Social Media! Instagram (@jtalliance) Facebook Bluesky Visit the JTA website! Learn about the Podcast's Musical Sounds! Artist: Xica Sonica Album: 13 Rabbit - Ancestral Pulse / Future Memory

This introduction to the Just Transition Alliance Podcast previews movement topics and intersectional justice struggles that center frontline workers and fenceline communities united for justice. The episode highlights upcoming conversations to inform ongoing organizing efforts for co-creating frontline-led approaches toward just transition. Stay tuned for future interviews and other content! Follow JTA on Social Media! Instagram (@jtalliance) Facebook Bluesky Visit the JTA website! Learn about the Podcast's Musical Sounds! Artist: Xica Sonica Album: 13 Rabbit - Ancestral Pulse / Future Memory