Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’
Energy transition and human rights in the Global South
The lack of a human rights and energy policy feeds the growing conflict in the territories. It will be hard to end all forms of violence associated with our reliance on fossil fuels at any cost until we decide to retrace our steps by focusing on a just transition.
Read MoreFrom Snow Angels to a Humanitarian Emergency
If States like Texas with ample means to tackle climate change fail to do so, the world as a whole fails given that the planet loses momentum in the collective effort to become more resilient against this phenomenon.
Read MoreClimate Change Research Coordinator, International Area
The Climate Change Research Coordinator will work with the International Research Team in developing Climate Change research and will also contribute to coordinate the work on Business and Human Rights (BHR) at the international level.
Read MoreLosing Ground: The Sixth Extinction and Development
The changes we have triggered on Earth shatter the distance and sense of remoteness that have governed our relationship with other species and the environment. This is a call to once again recognize our profound interdependence with our environment and protect it—if not for nature’s sake, then for our own.
Read MoreTwo fights in one: feminism and environmentalism
Only in as much as we coordinate the efforts will we be able to erradicate gender inequality and encounter a solution to the ecological crisis that we are experiencing.
Read MoreThe Colombian government has failed to fulfill the Supreme Court’s landmark order to protect the Amazon
One year ago, the Colombian Supreme Court declared the Colombian Amazon a subject of rights, ordering the government to take measures to preserve it by curbing deforestation. However, the government has not taken sufficient action; meanwhile, threats to the rainforest continue to grow.
Read MoreJoin our Petition in Change.org: We want zero deforestation in the Amazon
We, the 25 children and youth who won the first case in Latin America involving climate change and future generations, met with experts and civil society organizations in Colombia to ask our Congress, #LetsChangeTheGoal on deforestation that President Iván Duque proposed in the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2022.
Read More25 Voices Against Deforestation
From 17 cities around Colombia, these boys, girls, and young adults between the ages of 7 and 26 were the impetus for the First Lawsuit on Climate Change and the Future Generations of Latin America.
Read MoreEight key points of the first Latin American lawsuit on the rights of future generations and climate change
Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon (the most biodiverse region in the world) violates the right of colombian children and youth to enjoy a healthy environment. Given that all ecosystems are interconnected, deforestation in the Amazon not only affects those living in the region, but also elsewhere in Colombia.
Read MoreColombian Youth File the First Climate Change Lawsuit in Latin America
25 young people are demanding the government halts deforestation.
Read MoreInternational order is threatened
The
first days of the new U.S. government have produced commotion around the world.
What if we turn cities into centers to mitigate climate change?
Faced with the challenge of urbanization, the United Nations has convened Habitat III, where political leaders will meet in October in Ecuador to negotiate and promote commitments under the so-called New Urban Agenda.
Read MoreA Human Rights Based Approach to Climate Change in Latin America
We cannot forget to humanize climate change and remember that those who have contributed to the least to the problem are and will continue to be the most affected.
Read MoreA New Climate for Climate Change
Never before have governments committed to proposing and publishing precise goals regarding emission reductions.
Read MoreCow Farts, Climate Change, and Questions of Equity
Beef and cattle milk production alone account for over sixty percent of these agriculture-related emissions.
Read MoreHow Fracking and the Shale Gas Revolution Undermine Green Energy Development
The global South should avoid being drawn away from green clean energy sources by the false promises of natural gas and fracking.
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