Impact investors are best placed to drive human rights based, just transition to renewable energy Date: Content Type: Article.Indigenous activists say their voices are missing at Cop26, claim protections for environmental defenders and reduction of mineral extraction to curtail global heating Date: Content Type: Article.Commentary: Missing from the COP26 agenda - corporate accountability Date: Content Type: Article.Philippines: Young activists ask world leaders to take concrete action on climate change Date: Content Type: Article.COP26: Scientiests say methane pledge is significant & financial sector pledges are a game-changer Date: Content Type: Article.Financial sector representing $130 trillion in assets committed to decarbonizing, but the real test will be deployment of capital Date: Content Type: Article.COP26: Indigenous groups say rules for carbon markets should not violate indigenous people’s rights Date: Content Type: Article.COP26: Largest protest in Glasgow history sees calls for reparations for indigenous communities, end to fossil fuel & renewable energy investment Date: Content Type: ArticleĪn estimated 100,000 took part in Saturday's march calling for systemic climate justice.COP26: Wendepunkt für die Kohle - aber 1,5 Grad noch nicht in Reichweite Date: Content Type: Article.Peru: Despite COP26 commitments, indigenous peoples allege highway construction in the Amazon, including use of rivers continue, threatening their rights Date: Content Type: Article.COP26: After weakened climate deal reached, Indigenous Peoples say their goals were not met Date: Content Type: Article.The World Health Organization estimates that some 13.7 million deaths a year, or around 24.3% of the global total, are due to environmental risks such as air pollution and chemical exposure. special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, who called the decision a "historic breakthrough". "This has life-changing potential in a world where the global environmental crisis causes more than nine million premature deaths every year," said David Boyd, U.N. Lawyers involved in climate litigation say it could help them build arguments in cases involving the environment and human rights. The resolution, first discussed in the 1990s, is not legally binding but has the potential to shape global standards.
Human Rights Council on Friday recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the global fight against climate change and its devastating consequences.