A safe civic space and protection against undue influence by corporate actors is imperative to mobilize broad public support for a full fossil fuel phase out and a climate resilient future.
Speakers: Human rights experts, relevant UN Agencies, civil society representatives.
Date: 06 December 2023
Time: 12:30 – 13:30pm UAE Time
A fossil fuel free future is essential to humanity’s survival. Yet many states remain in thrall to, and even subsidize, fossil fuel businesses. State subsidies to an industry which is blighting lives must be terminated, and much greater investment delivered to speed the transition to renewable energy.
“Developed” nations, which have historically been the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, previously pledged to provide US$100 billion a year by 2020 to help nations without adequate resources to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. This commitment was eventually met years too late, so industrialized nations and high-income fossil fuel producing states at COP28 must present a clear plan that will not only make good the existing shortfall, but also substantially increase their future contributions, and provide it primarily through grants rather than loans.
If delegates have the vision and the determination to defy the fossil fuel lobby, then COP28 could set a course to rapidly end the use of fossil fuels and help enable a just transition to renewable energy which is accessible to all.
A human rights-based approach, which respects and fulfils the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment will save innumerable lives and stave off a global crisis that does not respect national borders. It will improve health, and the rights to life, education and health. COP28 delegates must seize this opportunity to help deliver effective climate action by protecting human rights.
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Tags: 350.org, Amnesty International, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Conectas Human Rights
