2023: Building solidarity and power with people on the frontlines of the debt crisis
As 2023 draws to a close, I want to say a big thank you for your support and to celebrate five highlights of what we have achieved together this year…
COP28 sweeps debt under the carpet
The UN climate summit, COP28, has just taken place against the backdrop of the hottest year ever recorded in human history. World leaders and ministers have spent a fortnight in…
COP28 outcomes for debt justice: a legacy of deepening debt crisis
The curtains were drawn on COP28 yesterday as negotiations came to an end a day later than expected. Despite some progress on acknowledging the need to transition away from fossil…
We told the government to End Energy Debt!
Yesterday we took the voices of over 18,000 Debt Justice supporters to the heart of the UK government with a demand to end energy debt. The cost of living crisis,…
COP28 leaves a legacy of deepening debt crisis
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 Reacting to the outcome of COP28, Tess Woolfenden, Senior Policy Officer at Debt Justice, said: “Rich countries have…
Zambia’s (almost) debt deal
The Zambian debt crisis has had a huge impact on people right across the country. The ensuing cuts in spending on healthcare and education have been intensely felt by communities…
Reaction to new taskforce to boost sustainability-linked sovereign financing for nature and climate at COP28
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 The Joint Declaration and Task Force on Credit Enhancement for Sustainability-Linked Sovereign Financing was announced today at COP28…
Reaction to UK Climate Resilient Debt Clauses and investment announcement at COP28
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 The UK has announced today on climate finance day at COP28 that it has reached an agreement to…
Reaction to operationalisation of Loss & Damage Fund at COP28
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 The Loss and Damage Fund governing arrangements were adopted today on the first day of COP28. Heidi Chow,…
Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Picketty, Vanessa Nakate, and leading experts call for debt cancellation at COP28
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 More than 550 economists, development and climate experts including leading economists Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Picketty, Jayati Ghosh, Ann…
