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Article 636 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to COP27
Our analysis revealed that even more fossil fuel lobbyists attended COP27 talks than in Glasgow last year
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Blog post The UN Secretary-General calls time on net zero con artists, calling deforestation a ‘red-line’
The current net zero system amounts to little more than “rank deception”, with loopholes wide enough to “drive a diesel truck through”
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Blog post “Loss and damage” is not enough: Why we need climate reparations
As the impacts of the climate crisis become more severe, world leaders must ensure that those most responsible for the crisis provide financial support to help the communities most impacted by it – the communities who are least responsible for global carbon emissions
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Blog post “Who needs climate justice in Brazil?"
The outcome of Brazil’s election marked a new beginning for forest conservation and Indigenous rights. Brazil now has the opportunity to take a leading role in responding to the climate crisis and should bring land and environmental defenders to the forefront of its action plan
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Statement Crimes against humanity committed in the Brazilian Amazon: criminal case filed at the International Criminal Court
We're supporting the Climate Counsel, Greenpeace Brasil and Observatório do Clima, in calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity in Brazil
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Blog post Ukrainian activists travel to COP27 to take on the fossil fuel lobby
We spoke to Viktoriya Ball and Valeriia Bondarieva from Fridays For Future Ukraine about why making the journey to Egypt is so important, and what they hope to get out of this year’s climate summit
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Blog post Vietnam’s unjust energy transition
Just a year ago, Nguy Thi Khanh was part of discussions at COP26 on the transition from coal to renewable energy in Vietnam. A year later, Khanh sits in prison for tax evasion, in what has been condemned as an attempt to criminalise and silence environmental defenders
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Video COP27 Voices: Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr
COP27 must take a role in protecting activists who put their lives on the line in defence of our planet, says American climate justice and community activist Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.
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Blog post Corporate greenwashing tactics to watch out for at COP27
The annual UN climate conference is a prime opportunity for companies to flaunt their green credentials – whether or not they actually have any
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Pledge: It’s time to listen to people, not polluters!
Add your voice and demand that leaders at COP27 put the interests of people ahead of the ever-increasing profits of big polluters
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Blog post Join Global Witness in putting #PeopleNotPolluters first at COP27
Join Global Witness at COP27 in Egypt as we hold global leaders and companies to account for their role in the climate crisis and to ensure they put people not polluters first
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Blog post COP27: To end the money pipeline driving global deforestation, change must begin at home
With COP27 fast approaching, governments should come prepared with something more than warm words and a bottle of sunscreen. Our Forests team will be looking for news of clear plans by finance hubs including the UK, US, EU, and China to end the money pipeline driving deforestation
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Briefing Joint NGO briefing for UNFCCC COP27 on land and environmental defenders
Recommendations for advancing climate justice through increased recognition and protection of land and environmental defenders
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Press release COP27: Human rights advocates urge parties to increase recognition and protection of environmental and land defenders
We're calling on policymakers attending COP27 to take meaningful steps to protect those on the frontlines of the climate crisis and to enable diverse, safe, and effective participation of civil society observers during COP
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Video COP27 Voices: Patricia Gualinga
The burden of the climate crisis is mainly felt by those who have done the least to cause it. Indigenous leader Patricia Gualinga calls on governments to make wise decisions at COP27 “to fight for this home, our home which is mother earth.”
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Blog post Everything you need to know about COP
This year’s UN climate change conference in Egypt will likely focus on firm plans, finance, and fossil fuels
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Video COP27 Voices: Txai Suruí
Pledges made at COP26 focused on action that countries would take by 2030, or even 2050. But time has now run out, says activist Txai Suruí, as she calls for urgent, radical action to overcome the #ClimateCrisis.
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Video COP27 Voices: Leo Cerde
Leo Cerde, an Indigenous Land and Environmental Defender, describes the intimidating and threatening behaviour he has received as an activist in Ecuador. Activists like Leo must be protected, and heard at COP27.
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Video COP27 Voices: Wiktoria Jedroszkowiak
Activist Wiktoria Jedroszkowiak calls for compensation to be paid to those who are suffering the impacts of the climate crisis. Rich countries and fossil fuel companies must be held accountable for the crisis they’ve created, and provide financial support to help the communities most affected to adapt and recover.
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Video COP27 Voices: Konrad Skotnicki
Not only are fossil fuels a disaster for the climate, they're also fuelling conflict and propping up authoritarian regimes around the world, says climate activist Konrad Skotnicki. World leaders at COP27 must negotiate an end to fossil fuels and focus on renewable energy sources, for the sake of peace, human rights, and the climate.
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Blog post ‘Not just a climate change statistic’: Derek Cabe on the frontline of the climate crisis in the Philippines
Over the last decade, 270 land and environmental defenders were killed in the Philippines, with many more subjected to intimidation, threats, and criminalisation
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Video COP27 Voices: Ayisha Siddiqa
For decades, the fossil fuel giants that caused the climate crisis have denied, delayed and distracted from their culpability, and the solutions we need to fix their mess. Ayisha Siddiqa calls out how their presence at COP27 impacts the policy decisions made.
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Video COP27 Voices: Helena Gualinga
Fossil fuel lobbyists claim that the false solutions proposed by their industry will fix the climate crisis, explains Indigenous Environmental Activist Helena Gualinga. But they won't - leaders at COP must listen to #PeopleNotPolluters to create a more sustainable future for all.
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Video COP27 Voices: Jon Bonifacio
“We really have to act now because our future and our present are at risk” says Jon Bonifacio. From Brazil to Uganda to the Philippines, all around the world people like Jon are on the frontline of the climate crisis. Yet they are the ones left out of the room at COP27.
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Statement Egypt: Statements on COP27 imply restricting activism
Egyptian authorities should ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly to enable a successful COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
COP Climate Summit
The COP27 climate summit in Egypt is a chance for global leaders to act on behalf of those most affected by the climate crisis, not the polluters responsible for it. This crisis is not some far-off threat, but a daily reality affecting the lives of millions of people around the world. The concerns and solutions which they bring to the table will be crucial to achieve the real, lasting change we need. We still have a chance to take action, but world leaders at COP27 must listen to #PeopleNotPolluters.