As part of New York Climate Week 2024, this event will explore how a Universal Basic Income can aid a Just Transition
As part of NYC Climate Week 2024, Equal Right, in collaboration with the Cap and Share Climate Alliance (CASCA), invites you to join us for an evening of discussion on the role Universal Basic Income (UBI) can play in aiding a Just Transition.
2024 is a critical year for climate finance, as Parties look to agree a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. But far less is being said about how this money should be spent. Yes, we know mitigation, adaptation and possibly loss and damage will be high on the priority list, but what does this mean in practice?
This event contends that a universal cash payment, or UBI, must be central to any vision for a just transition and climate justice.
It will feature contributions from leading experts on basic income, climate finance and climate advocacy, and aims to provoke a conversation around the relationship between UBI and climate, asking questions like:
How can UBI support industry transitions for workers and vulnerable communities?
How can we fund a global basic income while mitigating the climate crisis?
What role can UBI play as a form of compensation or reparations for climate debt, loss and damage?
How can a UBI support adaptation & conservation initiatives?
Can UBI address economic inequality between the Global North and Global South?
Our speakers at this event are:
Conrad Shaw, The UBI Guy
Prof. Rashid Sumalia, University of British Colombia
Mike Sandler, FEASTA
Prof. Michael A Lewis, Hunter College
Dr. Patrick Brown, Equal Right
Zainab Bie, Equal Right
Join us on the 24th of September at 6pm EST to discuss these questions and more!
The event will be hosted at the Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College. A hybrid option is also available via Zoom. There will be free pizza and drinks available for those who arrive early! (from 5.30pm)
About the hosts:
Equal Right is a global justice campaign based in the UK and working globally to research, advocate and implement policies which can achieve climate and economic justice without borders. To find out more, visit equalright.org, or check out our paper on 'Climate Justice Without Borders' here.
Equal Right and FEASTA are founding members of CASCA, the Cap and Share Climate Alliance, a global movement of organisations dedicated to campaigning for the implementation of 'Cap and Share'.