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Senior Environmental Advocate at Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/topic/environment
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Lou Charbonneau
17 days ago
đ A bit of good news at a difficult time! This week the UN General Assembly rejected US pressure & adopted resolution urging UN member states to transform the International Court of Justice ruling on state responsibility on
#climatechange
into action, led by
#Vanuatu
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@hrw.org
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Jan Kooy
about 2 months ago
đšAs 50+ governments meet this week for the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, the most important topic is missing from the agenda⊠Comment
@hrw.org
, by
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social
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Rights Need to Guide Global Fossil Fuel Phaseout
as more than 50 governments meet this week for the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, many rights issues are absent from the agenda.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/23/rights-need-to-guide-global-fossil-fuel-phaseout
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Lou Charbonneau
3 months ago
đš New from
@hrw.org
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#ClimateChange
, we call on UN members to support it to translate the
#ICJâs
findings into action. UN member states should đ§”
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Governments Should Support Vanuatuâs UN Climate Resolution
The worldâs highest court has spoken: tackling climate change is not a choice: itâs a legal obligation. Now itâs up to the United Nations General Assembly to speak up and urge its 193 member countries...
https://tinyurl.com/VanuICJ
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Lou Charbonneau
4 months ago
#Trumpâs
âBoard of Peaceâ puts rights abusers & war crimes suspects in charge of the global order -- my new opinion piece on
@aljazeera.com
By sidelining the UN & human rights, the US president is proposing a club of impunity
@hrw.org
đ
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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Human Rights Watch
5 months ago
The Trump administration recently announced its intention to withdraw the US from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This retreat from global climate cooperation threatens human rights.
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US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights
The Trump administration this week announced its intention to withdraw the United States from over 60 international organizations, conventions, and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergover...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/12/us-retreat-from-global-climate-cooperation-threatens-rights
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US retreat from global climate cooperation threatens human rights. Withdrawing from international climate agreements & institutions, such as the UNFCCC and the IPCC weakens global efforts to limit emissions, share scientific knowledge, and respond to climate impacts.
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US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights
The Trump administration this week announced its intention to withdraw the United States from over 60 international organizations, conventions, and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Con...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/12/us-retreat-from-global-climate-cooperation-threatens-rights
5 months ago
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đšNew
@hrw.org
report: Bulgariaâs delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards and is slowing down the countryâs transition away from fossil fuels. âŹïž
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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Jan Kooy
6 months ago
âBulgariaâs continued reliance on coal is costing lives and holding back the countryâs energy transition. In Dimitrovgrad, air pollution is causing children to miss school because they are chronically ill.â New, 45-page report
@hrw.org
/
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social
, out now—ïž
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Bulgaria: Delayed Coal Phaseout Fuels Health Harm
Bulgariaâs delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards, and is slowing down the countryâs transition away from ...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/12/08/bulgaria-delayed-coal-phaseout-fuels-health-harm
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Human Rights Watch en français
7 months ago
đ
#COP30
: Lâun des objectifs de la confĂ©rence sur le
#climat
devrait ĂȘtre que les gouvernements sâengagent Ă mieux soutenir les communautĂ©s contraintes de se rĂ©installer en raison de la montĂ©e du niveau de la mer (par exemple).
www.hrw.org/fr/tag/cop30...
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Human Rights Watch
7 months ago
Imagine having to leave your home due to sea level rise and other climate impacts. Many communities are facing this difficult choice.
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social
is at
#COP30
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Iâve arrived today in BelĂ©m đ§đ· for the opening of
#COP30
. Governments should commit to time-bound plans to phase out fossil fuels, protect forests and uphold the rights of the communities whoâve paid the highest price for inaction. Itâs time to choose action over delay.
@hrw.org
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Human Rights Watch
7 months ago
In November, states, experts, journalists, climate activists, and representatives will gather in BelĂ©m, Brazil for COP30, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference. Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host —ïž
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5 questions you might have about
#COP30
and why itâs a pivotal moment for climate action & human rights. Governments should phase out fossil fuels, ensure a just transition, and protect forests & communities.
hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30
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Q&A: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30)
The 30th annual United Nations climate change conference, COP30, will bring together states that are party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as thousands of experts, journalists...
https://hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30
8 months ago
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Erica Rose Bower
10 months ago
Thrilled to share a new report launched today: âWaiting for Godâ: Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
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âWaiting for Godâ
The 72-page report, ââWaiting for Godâ: Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal,â concerns families who lost everything when coastal floods hit their historic f...
https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/08/18/waiting-for-god/flood-displacement-and-planned-relocation-of-fisherfolk-in-saint
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Juliane Kippenberg
11 months ago
Our new @hrw piece on how a good EU law on the rights of people affected by corporate abuse in global supply chains is being gutted - and how EU member states want to replace it with window-dressing:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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EU Council Turning Supply Chain Law into Window Dressing
European Union member states led by France and Germany are walking back on their commitment to protect human rights and the environment in global supply chains.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/01/eu-council-turning-supply-chain-law-into-window-dressing
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Thousands of Brazilians have gathered in state capitals nationwide to demand legislators scrap what they call the âdevastation billâ. If approved, the bill could accelerate oil and gas extraction, cattle ranching, and deforestation in the Amazon
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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Brazil Should Reject Bill Gutting Environmental Licensing
Legislators in Brazil are currently deliberating the General Environmental Licensing Law (LGLA), a new bill which dismantles environmental licensing requirements and, if approved, could accelerate oil...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/10/brazil-should-reject-bill-gutting-environmental-licensing
12 months ago
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đ Today is World Environment Day, a crucial reminder that communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis are working with resolve and resourcefulness to protect their environment, health, and ways of life
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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World Environment Day Spotlights Communities Fighting Climate Crisis
Key developments around the world, however, offer a reminder that the global fight for environmental human rights is waged in frontline communities as well as in legislative halls.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/05/world-environment-day-spotlights-communities-fighting-climate-crisis
about 1 year ago
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Luciana Téllez Chåvez
about 1 year ago
Today
@hrw.org
published an investigation I co-authored with Matthew Reysio-Cruz, with support from the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association. Zedtee, a company member of the Shin Yang Group, logged an Indigenous territory in Malaysian Borneo without the community's consent.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
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đ 10 years after Paris Agreement
#COP30
must deliver bold action on climate & rights.
@hrw.org
calls on Brazil to prioritize: â Transition away from fossil fuels â Forest protection & land rights â Civic space đ
hrw.org/news/2025/04/23/cop30-should-deliver-bold-action-climate-and-rights
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COP30 Should Deliver Bold Action on Climate and Rights
Today, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to AndrĂ© Aranha CorrĂȘa do Lago, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) President-designate, and Executive Director Ana Toni, outlining priorities ...
https://hrw.org/news/2025/04/23/cop30-should-deliver-bold-action-climate-and-rights
about 1 year ago
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đ This
#EarthDay2025
remember: robust Environmental Impact Assessments are vital, but only if properly enforced. Recent court rulings in UK, Norway & Brazil are attempting to close the accountability gap. It's time for governments to act decisively.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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This Earth Day, Letâs Talk Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Earth Day, which in 2016 marked the opening for signature of the Paris Agreement on climate change, now takes place amid record-breaking global heat and rising fossil fuel production.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/21/earth-day-lets-talk-phasing-out-fossil-fuels
about 1 year ago
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Sylvain Aubry
about 1 year ago
Yes, economies should be transformed to ensure everyone can enjoy their rights. But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead. Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs
www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
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Trumpâs Economic Policies Show Need for a âHuman Rights Economyâ
On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced import tariffs â many above 40 percent, on goods from virtually every country â upending the global economy. Although now paused above a baseline 10 percent, except for China, these new tariffs illustrate the danger of pursuing economic reforms without regard for the impact on peopleâs human rights.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/16/trumps-economic-policies-show-need-human-rights-economy
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Myrto Tilianaki
Human Rights Watch
about 1 year ago
The massive EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania: đ” has displaced thousands đ” threatens vital ecosystems đ” will contribute to climate change But it's not too late to stop it. Banks and insurance companies should refuse their support.
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Richard Pearshouse
about 1 year ago
âAfreximbank (the African Export-Import Bank) is funding the destruction of our own people, while at the same time speaking about energy transition and a commitment to a cleaner future. It is a big disappointment.â - Samuel Okulony, CEO of the Ugandan NGO Environment Governance Institute
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African banks back oil export pipeline despite climate commitments
Lenders are backing the African EACOP oil pipeline project, while publicly talking their support for a just energy transition
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/28/african-banks-back-oil-export-pipeline-despite-climate-commitments/
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Richard Pearshouse
about 1 year ago
With multilateralism under existential threat, a rare conference organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) + the government of Colombia offers hope for re-energising efforts on two of our most significant global issues: improving air quality and slowing global warming.
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Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution
The WHO has identified air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to human health globally. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollutio...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/24/global-cooperation-needed-tackle-air-pollution
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Myrto Tilianaki
Human Rights Watch
about 1 year ago
Government officials, health professionals, and more are gathering at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. This is a crucial opportunity for policymakers to make progress on tackling air pollution globally.
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Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution
The WHO has identified air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to human health globally. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollutio...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/24/global-cooperation-needed-tackle-air-pollution
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đ Clean air is a human right. At the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, the call is clear: phase out fossil fuels to protect health and slow global warming.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution
The WHO has identified air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to human health globally. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollutio...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/24/global-cooperation-needed-tackle-air-pollution
about 1 year ago
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AprĂšs plusieurs dĂ©placements dus aux marĂ©es et cyclones, les habitants de Walande, communautĂ© autochtone des Ăles Salomon, ont quittĂ© leur Ăźle collectivement pour le continent. Aujourd'hui seuls quelques poteaux Ă©mergent Ă marĂ©e basse tĂ©moins de leur ancien foyer.
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
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Ăles Salomon : Une communautĂ© dĂ©placĂ©e par la montĂ©e des eaux
Le gouvernement devrait soutenir la réinstallation des villageois de Walande, et les protéger contre les impacts du changement climatique.
https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025/03/17/iles-salomon-une-communaute-deplacee-par-la-montee-des-eaux
about 1 year ago
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Erica Rose Bower
about 1 year ago
Thrilled to join BlueSky and share a new
@hrw.org
report just launched today âThereâs Just No More Landâ: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
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âThereâs Just No More Landâ
The 66-page report, ââThereâs Just No More Landâ: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands,â documents why Walande community members made the dif...
https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/03/17/theres-just-no-more-land/community-led-planned-relocation-last-resort-adaptation
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Myrto Tilianaki
Human Rights Watch
about 1 year ago
NEW: Intensifying climate impacts have displaced members of Walande and other coastal communities in Solomon Islands, threatening the enjoyment of their economic, social, and cultural rights. Read more:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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Luciana Téllez Chåvez
over 1 year ago
Incredible news from Malaysia: the state of Sarawak will not award any new permits for oil palm plantations 'for now', a senior minister said on February 20. He said Sarawak aimed to mitigate deforestation, citing international scrutiny in particular from the EU.
www.thevibes.com/articles/new...
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Panamaâs commitment to developing a planned relocation protocol is welcome progress. It can now set an example regionally and globally for planned relocation approaches that prioritize human rights by expediting the process and ensuring community leadership.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
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Panama Needs to Expedite Efforts Toward Climate Relocation Policy
At a meeting last week in Panama City with Human Rights Watch, government officials from Panamaâs Ministry of Environment said they are drafting a climate adaptation decree, expected to be adopted by ...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/11/panama-needs-expedite-efforts-toward-climate-relocation-policy
over 1 year ago
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Human Rights Watch en français
over 1 year ago
MalgrĂ© les liens rĂ©vĂ©lĂ©s entre de grandes entreprises françaises et des violations des droits humains, la France entrave la mise en Ćuvre d'une lĂ©gislation historique sur la responsabilitĂ© des entreprises dans l'UE.
@benjeannerod.bsky.social
& @HélÚne de Rengervé —
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
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La France fait marche arriÚre sur la responsabilité des entreprises dans l'Union européenne
Le gouvernement français entrave la mise en Ćuvre d'une lĂ©gislation historique sur la responsabilitĂ© des entreprises dans l'Union europĂ©enne, malgrĂ© les preuves persistantes des liens entre de grandes...
https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025/02/11/la-france-fait-marche-arriere-sur-la-responsabilite-des-entreprises-dans-lunion
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In an open letter alongside 39 other orgs, we are calling on the
@ec.europa.eu
to ensure a robust EU Deforestation Regulation benchmarking system that evaluates environmental and human rights risks
#EUDR
www.hrw.org/sites/defaul..
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@hrw.org
@lucianatellez.bsky.social
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over 1 year ago
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Juanita Goebertus
over 1 year ago
Brazil made progress in reducing deforestation in the Amazon, but is planning major investments in oil and gas that would worsen the climate crisis. The Lula administration should commit to phasing out fossil fuels. New
@hrw.org
World Report:
www.hrw.org/world-report...
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World Report 2025: Rights Trends in Brazil
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/brazil
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Myrto Tilianaki
Human Rights Watch
over 1 year ago
Following the hottest year on record globally, President Donald Trump is once again withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement. The international treaty aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
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Richard Pearshouse
over 1 year ago
Now the US will leave the Paris Agreement, the nearly 200 countries that remain should re-emphasize their commitment to the treatyâs goals by fully engaging in global climate talks, demonstrating national progress in reducing their emissions & upholding human rights. -
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social
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US Paris Agreement Withdrawal Threatens Global Efforts to Tackle Climate Change
United States President Donald J. Trump announced yesterday the USâ withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement, the landmark international treaty aiming to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 d...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/22/us-paris-agreement-withdrawal-threatens-global-efforts-tackle-climate-change
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The US Paris Agreement withdrawal threatens global efforts to tackle climate change. It comes weeks after 2024 was declared the hottest year on record globally due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
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US Paris Agreement Withdrawal Threatens Global Efforts to Tackle Climate Change
United States President Donald J. Trump announced yesterday the USâ withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement, the landmark international treaty aiming to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 d...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/22/us-paris-agreement-withdrawal-threatens-global-efforts-tackle-climate-change
over 1 year ago
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An Indigenous community in Panama wants to relocate their village after December flooding rendered homes uninhabitable. Panamaâs government should support them and develop a national policy to protect the rights of coastal communities facing the climate crisis.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
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Panama Floods Show Need for Planned Relocation Policy
The Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa in Panama has announced a plan for the relocation of their entire village out of harmâs way after December flooding rendered homes in the area uninhabitable.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/17/panama-floods-show-need-planned-relocation-policy
over 1 year ago
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Damian Carrington
over 1 year ago
Worldâs climate fight needs fundamental reform, UN expert Elisa Morgera says: âSome states are not acting in good faithâ Interview by
@ninalakhani.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Worldâs climate fight needs fundamental reform, UN expert says: âSome states are not acting in good faithâ
Special rapporteur Elisa Morgera criticizes âineffectiveâ status quo and says focus must be on âdeep, systemic inequalitiesâ
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/jan/07/climate-change-reform-elisa-morgera
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Amid growing concerns about its existing air pollution problem, Turkish authorities have approved the expansion of one of TĂŒrkiyeâs biggest coal power plants. Together with HRW colleagues, we analysed air quality data and talked to residents in the area last year:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
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Turkish Government Approves Coal Power Plant Expansion
Amid growing concerns about its existing air pollution problem, Turkish authorities have approved the expansion of one of TĂŒrkiyeâs biggest coal power plants. The decision to greenlight two additional...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/08/turkish-government-approves-coal-power-plant-expansion
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