Internazionale socialista: A global call for a sustainable world society

Socialist International ‘A global call for a sustainable world society – before it’s too late’ Despite the efforts of the United Nations and many governments, international organizations and civil society movements against climate change, recent data prove that if we don’t intensify our action it will be too late. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), at its most recent meeting, stated that there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people. Urgent and unprecedented changes are needed to reach the target, which is affordable and feasible. On the eve of the forthcoming COP24, which opens at the beginning of December, we, leaders of the largest global progressive political family, the Socialist International, are launching an appeal to increase multilateral cooperation on this crucial challenge for humankind, and to deploy more intensive action at all levels. The Socialist International has for years been active in identifying the multi-faceted dimension of the fight against climate change. Through the work of its 'Commission for a Sustainable World Society' the SI has also outlined needed policies, such as a global tax on CO2 (and other greenhouse gases). We are committed and active in bringing about a revolution in thinking, policies and lifestyles, to address these new challenges. Creating a new paradigm in how we act, how we produce, and how we consume. This mind-shift requires the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to become part of our basic education curriculum, professional training and R&D, as well as our policy decisions. It is crucial the SDGs be implemented if we are to fight poverty and illiteracy, secure peace, protect human rights, manage population movements, and guarantee just, sustainable societies for generations to come. Key to the success of this sea-change is social justice, equality and a healthy, cohesive, participative society which respects the dignity of all. We deplore conservative and populist circles around the world who systematically undermine the efforts to combat climate change. Their motives coincide with the powerful oil and gas industries that vehemently lobby against any regulation that might undercut their profits while protecting the environment. We call on all to oppose conscious efforts to distort scientific facts and minimize the catastrophic risks of global warming. 2 The Sustainable Development Goals are a cornerstone for a wider Global Social Contract. A Social Contract that can unite our planet’s governments and peoples at a time of heightened discord, through common goals that promote responsible cooperation and regulation. The social impacts of Climate change are associated with a great number of risks, amongst them, financial risks which need to be assessed in future investment. Social partners, civil society and citizens need to rise to the challenge of social responsibility, integrating the efforts for low carbon societies into their daily lives. We call on social partners and civil society to unite in our common efforts to implement the SDGs. We are committed to be front runners in the fight for a more humane, sustainable planet! 30 November 2018 Signatories (In alphabetical order) H.E. Mahmoud Abbas President of Palestine, Chairman of Fatah Hon. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Ghana Araz Alizade Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, SDPA Isabel Allende Vice-President of the SI, Senator, Socialist Party, PS, Chile Johnson Asiedu Nketiah Vice-President of the SI, National Democratic Congress, NDC, Ghana Almazbek Atambaev Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan, SDPK Colette Avital Vice-President of the SI, Meretz, Israel Luis Ayala Secretary General of the Socialist International Omar Barboza President of the National Assembly, President of A New Era, UNT, Venezuela Sükhbaatar Batbold Vice-President of the SI, former Prime Minister of Mongolia, Mongolian People’s Party, MPP Mustafa Barghouti Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, PNI Mohamed Bazoum President of the Party for Democracy and Socialism of Niger, PNDS-Tarayya Mustafa Ben Jaafar Honorary President of the SI, Ettakatol, Tunisia Victor Benoit President of the Social Democrat Assembly for the Progress of Haiti, Rasanbleman, Vice-President of the SI Davor Bernardić President of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Croatia 3 Rubén Berríos President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, PIP, Puerto Rico, Honorary President of the SI Jorge Bom Jesus President of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party, MLSTP/PSD Yury Buzdugan Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine, SDPU Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Honorary President of the SI, Mexico Carlos César President of the Socialist Party, PS, Portugal, Vice-President of the SI Ousainou Darboe Leader of the United Democratic Party, UDP, Vice-President of The Gambia Ahmed Ould Daddah President of the Assembly of Democratic Forces, RFD, Mauritania, Vice- President of the SI Sher Bahadur Deuba President of the Nepali Congress Party, former Prime Minister of Nepal Elio Di Rupo President of the Socialist Party, PS, Belgium, Vice-President of the SI, former Prime Minister Ousmane Tanor Dieng First Secretary of the Socialist Party, PS, Senegal, Vice-President of the SI Samuel Doria Medina President of the National Unity Party, Bolivia Mohamed Hadj Djilani First Secretary of the Socialist Forces Front, FFS, Algeria Colum Eastwood Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, SDLP, Northern Ireland Álvaro Elizalde President of the Socialist Party, PS, Chile Turfan Erhürman Leader of the Republican Turkish Party, CTP, Cyprus Andres Esono Ondo Secretary General of the Convergence for Social Democracy, CPDS, Equatorial Guinea Elsa Espinoza Vice-President of the SI, Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Mexico Khelil Ezzaouia President of ETTAKATOL, Tunisia Olivier Faure First Secretary of the Socialist Party, PS, France Robert Fico Leader of the Social Democracy Party, SMER, Former Prime Minister of Slovakia Rafael Filizzola Leader of the Progressive Democratic Party, PDP, Paraguay Mizuho Fukushima Vice-President of the SI, Social Democratic Party, SDP, Japan Fofi Gennimata President of the Movement for Change, Greece Gerardo Giovagnoli Secretary of the Party of Socialists and Democrats, PSD, San Marino Pedro Miguel González Secretary General of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, PRD, Panama 4 Ouafa Hajji President of the Socialist International Women Tarja Halonen Honorary President of the SI, Former President of Finland Eero Heinäluoma Vice-President of the SI, Finnish Social Democratic Party, SDP, Finland Janira Hopffer Almada Leader of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, PAICV, Vice-President of the SI Brendan Howlin Leader of the Labour Party, Ireland Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana Vice-President of the SI, SWAPO Party, Namibia Bernal Jiménez Vice-President of the SI, National Liberation Party, PLN, Costa Rica Walid Jumblatt Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, PSP, Lebanon H.E. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré President of Burkina Faso, Leader of the People’s Movement for Progress, MPP Chantal Kambiwa Vice-President of the SI, Social Democratic Front, SDF, Cameroon H.E. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta President of Mali Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh Prime Minister of Mongolia, Chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party, MPP Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Leader of the Republican People’s Party, CHP, Turkey Albin Kurti Leader of the Movement for Self-Determination, Vetëvendosje, Kosovo Driss Lachguar First Secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP Morocco Ricardo Lagos Former President of Chile, former Special United Nations Envoy on Climate Change, Chair of the SI Commission for a Sustainable World Society Rasim Ljajić Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Serbia, SDPS Pia Locatelli Vice-President of the SI, Italian Socialist Party, PSI, Italy Pere López Leader of the Social Democratic Party, PS, Andorra Carlos Lupi President of the Democratic Labour Party, PDT, Brazil, Vice-President of the SI Ahmed Majdalani Leader of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, Palestine Carlos Maldonado President of the Radical Party, PR, Chile Hrant Markarian Chairman of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, ARF, Armenia Shazia Marri Vice-President of the SI, Pakistan People’s Party, PPP Seiji Mataichi President of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Japan 5 Julião Mateus Paulo Vice-President of the SI, MPLA, Angola Mustafa Mauludi Secretary General of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran Attila Mesterhazy Vice-President of the SI, Hungarian Socialist Party, MSzP, Hungary Rafael Michelini President of New Space, PNE, Uruguay, Vice-President of the SI Heraldo Muñoz President of the Party for Democracy, PPD, Chile Mario Nalpatian Vice-President of the SI, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, ARF, Armenia Riccardo Nencini Secretary General of the Italian Socialist Party, PSI, Italy Nermin Nikšić President of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina Julia Ojiambo Leader of the Labour Party of Kenya Cemal Özyiğit Leader of the Social Democracy Party, TDP, Cyprus George Papandreou President of the Socialist International, former Prime Minister of Greece Peter Phillips Leader of the People’s National Party, PNP, Jamaica Vlad Plahotniuc Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova, Vice-President of the SI Henry Ramos Secretary General of the Democratic Action Party, Venezuela, SI Vice-President Antti Rinne Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Finland Jesús Rodríguez Vice-President of the SI, Radical Civic Union, UCR, Argentina Pedro Sánchez President of the Spanish Government, Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, PSOE, Spain, Vice-President of the SI Tiémoko Sangaré President of African Party for Solidarity and Justice, Adema-PASJ, Mali Nabeel Shaath Vice-President of the SI, Fatah, Palestine Jan J. Sithole President of the Swazi Democratic Party, SWADEPA, Swaziland Mikalai Statkevich Leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada), BSDP, Belarus Sandra Torres Leader of the National Unity for Hope, UNE, Guatemala, Vice-President of the SI Bokary Treta President of the Assembly for Mali, RPM, Vice-President of the SI Zharmakhan Tuyakbay Chairman of the Nationwide Social Democratic Party, OSDP, Kazakhstan Miguel Vargas President of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, PRD, Dominican Republic, Vice- President of the SI Faysal Ali Warabe Leader of the Justice and Welfare Party, Somaliland 6 Svetlina Yolcheva President of the Bulgarian Social Democrats, PBSD, Bulgaria Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Chair of the People’s Pakistan Party, PPP Martin Ziguélé President of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People, MPLC, Central African Republic _______________