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Climate news in review, March 2024. It’s been an eventful month in the fight for climate justice. At Not Just Celsius, we want to provide a brief review of key news events at the intersection of climate action and legal justice. Legal action is an increasingly important tool in the fight for climate justice, and this news selection is just a starting point for discussion. Feel free to share more of the climate justice stories that have inspired you this month! Check out more Climate News on our Instagram!
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What will it take to end extractivism? 🚨 Originating from the Spanish-speaking Latin American context as 'extractavismo,' the word itself is rooted in indigenous people’s desperate need to resist colonialism, imperialism and the centralisation of power. As extractivist practices continue to worsen inequalities, deplete natural resources, and generate advanced wealth for corporations, the need to protect land and community has grown more and more urgent. And there are now legal ways to offer climate protection 👉 Strong legal frameworks can counter corporate power and illegal land dispossession, whilst supporting indigenous resistance. As you read this, the International Court of Justice is in the process of defining how governments and corporations should regulate extractivist practices. This case could be pivotal in the fight for climate justice. Learn more about this unique legal case and its potential impact on Instagram @not.just.celsius. Follow and support those that started it all: @pisfcc & @wy4cj
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Thanks for sharing! What's the price of the green transition and its impact on local communities and biodiversity? Extractivism needs to be framed legally, do you have a link to the court case?
NOT JUST CELSIUS
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Climate news in review, February 2024. It’s been an eventful month in the fight for climate justice. At Not Just Celsius, we want to provide a brief review of key news events at the intersection of climate action and legal justice. Legal action is an increasingly important tool in the fight for climate justice, and this news selection is just a starting point for discussion. Feel free to share more of the climate justice stories that have inspired you this month! Check out more Climate News from 2023 and 2024 on our Instagram
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Credit for updating us with these news.
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This is great! Thanks for this update
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Another great legal landmark also happened in New Zealand! You can read about it here: https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/9cae8010-f374-46cc-9551-6b4286de9d66
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Women are taking the lead in driving climate solutions. 🌿 It is essential that women have access to equal rights, to education, to resources, to information, to equal pay and much much more. Highlighting everyone’s role - including men’s - in promoting gender equality and challenging patriarchal structures must also be part of climate action. Climate policy needs to continue to recognise and integrate gender dimensions in order to become more effective. Women are a smaller part of the problem and a bigger part of the climate solution! Feel free to share your favourite inspirational people and organisations on the intersection of women’s rights, gender justice and climate justice in the comments! 💫
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It is high time we empower women in order to promote Gender justice.
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Women voice matters and must be put on the table, their interests too must be considered to bring them at pur to solve climate change issues.
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Gender justice is important because it promotes equality and respect for all people and it is essential for Building a just and equitable society
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On January 26th, we wen to the EU Parliament in Brussels to deliver our petition to Commissioner Hoekstra’s office at the EU commission! 🤝 We are urging the EU to use the law to hold big polluters accountable and protect future generations from the impacts of climate change. Over 75,000 people are calling on the EU to champion a progressive “Advisory Opinion” at the International Court of Justice on the issue of human rights and climate change. A progressive legal ruling by the #ICJ could finally clarify the obligations of states to protect the rights of current and future generations, and provide us with the tools we need to fight for climate justice across the world. This would create the chance to use the law to stop the world’s worst polluters – corporations and states – and sue them for the loss and damage they cause. Learn more about this historic campaign for legal change which began in the Pacific Islands 👉 with @pisfcc & has now gone global 👉 @wy4cj We have until March 22nd to shape this advisory opinion, so you can still sign the PETITION and make a difference! Follow Not Just Celsius on Instagram to learn about the newest campaign developments!
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These are rookie numbers. Pump them up. I need, we need to see more action based people
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Thanks for this initiative and for talking about it here on We Don't Have Time! I have signed the petition now, and I really hope for a good outcome.
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It's great to see so many people advocating for accountability and action against big polluters. It's important for the EU to listen to the voices of its citizens and take meaningful steps to address environmental issues.
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How can we make the existing data on climate justice tangible and more accessible? In this interview, Rosanne Martyr-Koller, scientist at Climate Analytics, explains the background to our interactive data-tool: THE SCALE. How do you measure and calculate climate vulnerability? And why do we need tools like the Scale? Try it yourself! Choose two countries and compare them in terms of their Vulnerability and (historical, annual & per-head) CO2 Emissions! Let us know what you think! - Follow us on Instagram for more Info - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj-hL_Fh0g&list=PLm7ic8C7IaLb9gMDhbg03IPGXajc1hPgP
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I have maps that could help and some great ideas 💡 😀
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It has a great insight on how we should protect our environment 💪
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This is a valuable resource that can contribute to advancing climate justice conversations.
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Understanding “climate vulnerability” is pivotal to achieving climate justice. We must acknowledge that our shifting global climate is causing widespread havoc, and that some regions are more heavily impacted than others. Use our SCALE TOOL to visualise and further understand your own country’s climate vulnerability and follow us on Instagram for more information!
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This is a crucial topic that everyone ought to know.
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Very important topic, thanks for sharing information on it!
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Very informative. Third world countries and developing countries are the one bearing the brunt of climate change with prolonged drought and floods yet they have the smallest global carbon footprint.
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Rising temperatures? Rising emissions? Rising inequality? Rising vulnerability? The climate crisis does not affect us all equally. Countries that are the least responsible for causing the climate crisis are often the most vulnerable to its devastating impacts (e.g. Fiji). Whereas countries with the highest historical CO2 emissions are often less climate vulnerable (e.g. Germany) The “Scale” is an interactive data tool that opens a dialogue to ‚compare‘ and ‚evaluate‘ nations‘ uneven actions concerning historical CO2 emissions and the ‚vulnerability impact‘ of these emissions. Escalating temperatures have surpassed just degrees celsius. The degree of inequality can be measured and visualized. This inequity must be understood to ensure that climate vulnerable countries are compensated for the loss and damages of a crisis they did not cause. TRY IT OUT! Compare your countries, and share your views. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2JUtaCuvVEg
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Impressive
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A great tool and user friendly.
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Hi! For some reason, it doesn't seem to work for me :/ I would love to try it!
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As the COP28 summit has ended in disappointment, why are global leaders failing to protect our planet? 🔥🌿 Unfortunately, while the Paris Climate Agreement was a significant political milestone, it is not legally binding. And the biggest carbon emitters continue to avoid their commitments. Financing, delivering pledges, especially when it comes to the full fossil fuel phase-out, and holding polluters accountable is a significant challenge, and the gap between promises and action is growing. But there is hope: The International Court of Justice could soon help to establish transparent and accountable legal mechanisms that could force countries to uphold human rights principles and safeguard our futures. 🕊️ Find out more about this historic campaign from the classroom in the Pacific to the courtroom at the Hague via @not.just.celsius ; @pisfcc and @wycj
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The voice of leaders in saving the planet, should be leading people; but unfortunately the leaders we have nowadays are more concern by their interest and not the planet.
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I think political leaders are more concerned with personal interests than interests of the planet. We have to root such people out
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This is thro cop28 had alot of political parties influence hence get good encourage results was never possible this need more dialogue thro our own platform such as WHDT
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🔥 Climate change has not been created equally, nor is it felt evenly around the world. Younger generations will bear the burden of its effects. But, they are also driving change. Follow @notjustcelsius as we amplify the solutions, work and achievements of youth activists all around the world in their pursuit of climate justice. Title image: Joydeep Mukherjee / Climate Visuals
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So unfortunate to here! Imagine unborn bearing the consequences of our own choices!
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I love those easy-to-digest slides posts!
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Some unborn already carry the burden. Very unfortunate
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Over the last 40 years, international climate negotiations have achieved incredible successes: from the creation of global climate institutions, to the establishment of yearly international exchanges, to the adoption of globally recognised treaties. However, climate negotiations have still failed to achieve their main purpose: rapid, deep and sustained reductions in global emissions. One reason for this is the lack of clear legal obligations to guide national and global action. That is why all eyes are currently on the International Court of Justice. Through a so-called “advisory opinion” it could soon establish binding guidelines for the protection of climate and human rights and hold states accountable for failing to keep their climate promises. This is a once in a generation opportunity to hold polluters accountable for their actions. This advisory opinion could hopefully be a catalyst that prevents the planet from overshooting 2°C and finally closing the loopholes in previous Climate Agreements.
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Talking more with less action is effortless when it comes to save the climate crisis. Is high time they minimize their talk and focus on actions.
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Time to walk the talk
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Exactly. Talk and more talk does not really solve any problems
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The Pacific is facing an existential threat and is at the forefront of the devastating consequences of climate change, risking to entirely disappear should global warming go beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. But a new, historic court ruling could prove vital in protecting people and the planet. The student initiative Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), with support from the World’s Youth Fighting for Climate Justice (WY4CJ) is taking this fight to the world’s highest court: the International Court of Justice (the UN’s highest legal instrument), who have yet to take a stance on the issue of climate change. The International Court of Justice has now invited all countries to make submissions on this historic legal process. The PISFCC’s aim is to urge countries to advance the most progressive arguments they can, and to include young peoples’ voices to protect their futures. But time is dwindling to get support from governments around the world. Petrostates do not want this to happen, which is why it is so important for youths to take action to fight for their futures and for the EU to submit a progressive case in support of this “Advisory Opinion”. Sign our petition NOW to tell the EU to hold big polluters accountable and protect all current and future generations! https://bit.ly/wdht-climate-justice-petition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djNRzxk7kYg
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Signed and shared to my socials.
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I encourage us all to sign this petition as it's important we hold polluters accountable for their actions that continually harm our planet.
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This is brilliant idea we need to sign and share widely
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According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is a 66% chance that we will temporarily pass the crucial 1.5°C threshold between now and 2027. Renowned scientists are now revealing that they are “scared” by the climate crisis. Permanently breaching the 1.5°C threshold would be a symbol of the catastrophic failure of climate negotiations between nations and have disastrous consequences for all humanity. We are living in a CRISIS! Governments need to act now, as the worst is yet to come. Follow Not Just Celsius on INSTAGRAM to learn more about our campaign to take Climate Justice to the highest court in the world!
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Governments must set and implement ambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the 1.5°C goal.
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This is disturbing we need to look for urgently solution
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With such declarations, it's only fair for us to take action to stop this from being our reality. Especially now that we have the Conference Of Parties going on
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Our friends at PISFCC & WYCJ have delivered a document that every climate activist should read! The “Youth Climate Justice Handbook” provides crucial information and comprehensive legal arguments to push for climate justice. Download the handbook HERE☝️& follow and support the Campaign on INSTAGRAM!
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This is a valuable resource for climate activists.
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Thanks for sharing,we must prevalent the need for climate justice through various media of communication.
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I'd encourage every youth interested in climate change to get a copy of this and understand the legal frameworks involved in getting justice in the climate space
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Combating climate change and protecting human rights cannot be considered separately. Systemic action is urgently needed to protect our planet and its people. For the first time in history, the world’s highest court has been asked to clarify the legal obligations of states to protect our climate for present and future generations. This "advisory opinion“ could initiate a global turning point in the fight for climate justice, compelling states to act! We have until January 22nd to demand that states and international organizations take this once in a generation opportunity to protect our human rights from the existential threat of the climate crisis, and submit progressive cases to the ICJ. Learn more about the legal case and the student initiatives that started it all on our INSTAGRAM (Cover photo by Ishan Tankha / Climate Visuals)
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Climate change is a major threat to human rights, and we need to take urgent action to address it.
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The worst thing about this is that most of climate crisis is instigated by humans and can be indeed stopped
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❗️Systemic crises require systemic solutions. To secure a just and liveable future for all humanity, a student movement from the South Pacific is taking climate justice to the world‘s highest court (The International Court of Justice). Their goal: an authoritative legal statement with a global impact. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LEGAL CASE ON OUR INSTAGRAM &follow and support the student initiatives that started it all @pisfcc & @wy4cj
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I'm in full support of this initiative by these brave students
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The Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) and the World's Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ) student-led movements prove how ambition and persistence can set global politics in motion. After a historic vote by the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, will soon issue an advisory opinion on the interconnection between climate change and human rights. This process could initiate a global turning point in the fight for climate justice. FOLLOW OUR CAMPAIGN ON INSTAGRAM
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Powerful; ambition, lets continue pushing the voice and action until global politics and policy makers cant sway away with the right and needed voices.
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From Pacific to the World, I like the ring on that. Student led movements also can bring change
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Human rights are adversely affected by climate change. E.g. when flood displace people and affect their right to shelter, health and increase levels of poverty. When oceans rice and displace place it is quite devastating.
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So many hopeful stories showing that the law is one of the most powerful tools we have to obtain climate justice!