Taking the power back: How CoPower is creating energy democracy
We interview Godfrey Moase from CoPower, a cooperative electricity provider that directs a portion of its funds to community projects.
We interview Godfrey Moase from CoPower, a cooperative electricity provider that directs a portion of its funds to community projects.
Our movement, as the biggest nationally organised force for change, has opportunities to collaborate with other unions in our region, with and across industries, to plan for and campaign for a future with less dependence on fossil fuels.
Not only is the transition to a clean-energy economy a major opportunity to create new jobs, but it also presents workers with a new opportunity to form cooperative workplaces, secure stronger rights for working people, and build sustainable industries.Here’s a list of five actions you can take to help win a just transition!
Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA partner union in the Phillipines, SENTRO, is expanding its campaign for energy democracy to Masbate Island, where a pilot model of renewable energy cooperatives is being rolled out.
Around the world, students and workers have united in the largest protest for climate action in history. Our partner unions joined them to demand a just transition into a sustainable future.