Search Climate Insights Directory

The document argues that oil and gas activities threaten biodiversity at every stage, from exploration to end use, and calls for an immediate halt to new projects, particularly in high-biodiversity areas. It highlights the specific risks to the Amazon and the Verde Island Passage, and advocates for a just phaseout of fossil fuels to meet the 2050 goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

The document argues that the increasing use of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) in consumer, industrial, and medical products is leading to their proliferation in waste streams, posing risks to human health and the environment that are not yet fully understood. Signatories demand that governments and companies implement extended producer responsibility, restrict the transboundary movement of MNM waste, and establish a public registry of nano-products in Europe to ensure transparency. The statement also advocates for the development of safe recycling technologies and the integration of waste prevention into publicly funded nanotechnology research to support a safe circular economy.

A coalition of European civil society organisations (CSOs) is protesting a campaign of disinformation led by some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right groups. The attack specifically targets the legitimacy of public funding for environmental NGOs under the LIFE programme. The statement argues that independent CSOs are essential for a functioning democracy and a fully informed decision-making process, contrasting the modest public grants received by NGOs with the high spending of corporate lobbyists in Brussels.

The document outlines the critical intersection of climate change and public health in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), emphasizing that while the region contributes only 6.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, it faces profound vulnerability. It details how extreme heat, floods, and shifting disease patterns—such as a 54% increase in dengue transmission potential—disproportionately affect marginalized groups, including indigenous peoples and the urban poor. The position paper demands the integration of health into National Determined Contributions (NDCs), the decarbonization of health systems and food production, and the implementation of the Belém Action Plan. It calls for a 'just transition' that protects human rights and incorporates ancestral knowledge, while urging the international community to provide financial and technological transfers to strengthen primary health care and climate resilience in the region.

The document outlines the critical intersection of climate change and public health in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), emphasizing the region's high vulnerability despite its modest global emissions contribution. It details how extreme weather, food insecurity, and the transition to clean energy impact health, particularly for marginalized groups like indigenous peoples and urban poor. The statement calls for the integration of health into National Determined Contributions (NDCs), the decarbonization of health systems and food production, and the implementation of the Belém Action Plan on Health. It advocates for climate justice, the protection of traditional knowledge, and increased financing for health-centered climate resilience.

The COP28 Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace is a voluntary call to action to scale up climate adaptation and finance for highly vulnerable regions, particularly those in conflict or fragility. It outlines objectives to improve financial access, enhance programmatic best practices through conflict-sensitive approaches, and strengthen cross-sectoral coordination between humanitarian, development, and peace actors.

A statement by experts associated with the Council on Strategic Risks urging NPT States Parties to leverage the COVID-19 pandemic-induced delay of the 2020 Review Conference to strengthen international security and address the intersection of nuclear safeguards and climate change.

EESI identifies systemic barriers, structural racism, and economic inequality as inextricably linked to environmental and energy issues. The organization has adopted a board resolution establishing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as core values to guide its technical assistance, policy work, and communications.

Friends of the Earth International argues that climate justice is inseparable from the liberation of Palestine, asserting that both the climate crisis and the genocide in Palestine are driven by the same systems of imperialism, neoliberalism, and colonialism.

Friends of the Earth International has established a commitment and a corresponding institutional policy to eliminate sexual violence and harassment within its federation. The organization views violence as a tool of patriarchal control that disproportionately affects marginalized groups, including Black, Indigenous, migrant, and LGBTQ+ women. To combat this, the federation adopts a 'zero tolerance' approach based on five core principles: zero tolerance, prevention, survivor-centricity, confidentiality/protection, and transparency. The document emphasizes prevention through political training and the creation of safe spaces to dismantle patriarchal power structures and ensure an environment where violence is neither normalized nor tolerated.

The 'People Power Now' manifesto by Friends of the Earth International advocates for a systemic shift away from capitalist logic toward a just energy transition. It emphasizes the leadership of indigenous peoples and frontline communities in implementing sustainable initiatives and proposes ten demands to accelerate the transition to a climate-just world.

Friends of the Earth International commits to a zero-tolerance approach toward violence and sexual harassment, framing gender justice as essential to its broader struggle for social and environmental justice. The organization identifies how patriarchal power relations disproportionately affect marginalized groups, including women of colour, indigenous women, and LGBTQ+ individuals. To implement this commitment, the federation utilizes a Policy on Violence and Sexual harassment based on five principles: zero tolerance, prevention, survivor-centeredness, confidentiality/protection, and transparency. The policy aims to dismantle patriarchy and power relations through training, safe spaces, and institutional procedures.

Friends of the Earth International has established a policy to prevent and prohibit sexual violence and harassment across its federation. The organization views the dismantling of patriarchy and power relations as necessary for achieving social, environmental, and economic justice. The policy is built on five core principles: zero tolerance, prevention, victim-centering, confidentiality and protection, and transparency with clear timelines. It specifically highlights the vulnerability of women of color, indigenous women, migrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals to institutionalized and systemic violence.

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a commitment to end natural forest loss and degradation by 2030 and restore 350 million hectares of forest landscapes. The declaration identifies agricultural commodities, infrastructure, and mining as primary drivers of deforestation and emphasizes the central role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest protection. Achieving these goals is framed as a cost-effective climate solution capable of mitigating over 7 billion tonnes of CO2e annually by 2030, supporting the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming limit.

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a statement of commitment to end the loss and degradation of natural forests by 2030. It identifies the conversion of forests for commodities—such as soy, palm oil, beef, and paper—as accounting for approximately half of global deforestation. The declaration sets specific targets for the private sector to eliminate deforestation from agricultural production and for the restoration of 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forests by 2030. It emphasizes that achieving these goals could reduce over 7 billion tonnes of annual CO2e emissions by 2030 and stresses the central role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest protection.

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a statement of commitment to protect global forests, citing their role in supporting 80% of terrestrial biodiversity and absorbing carbon. The declaration sets specific targets for 2030, including halting natural forest loss, restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land, and reducing emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. It emphasizes the necessity of including indigenous peoples and local communities in governance and solutions to achieve these goals, which could mitigate 7.8 to 11.0 billion tonnes of CO2e annually by 2030.

The New York Declaration on Forests establishes a series of global targets to reduce natural forest loss by half by 2020 and end it by 2030, alongside goals for reforestation and the elimination of deforestation from commodity production.

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) establishes a framework for global action to end natural forest loss and degradation by 2030. It identifies commodity-driven deforestation as a primary driver and emphasizes the central role of indigenous peoples and local communities in forest protection. The declaration sets specific targets for the private sector to eliminate deforestation from commodity production and aims to restore 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes. Achieving these goals is presented as a critical component of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, with a potential mitigation impact of over 7 billion tonnes of CO2e per year by 2030.

The Panama Declaration reaffirms the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) as the key regional mechanism for coordinating scientific and socio-economic research on global change in the Americas. The Conference of the Parties highlighted IAI's role in developing regional research networks, promoting interdisciplinary cooperation across Earth, marine, atmospheric, and social sciences, and enhancing technical capacities through grants and scholarships. The document emphasizes that the scientific agenda, peer review, and international collaboration should drive IAI's programs. Member states renewed their commitment to voluntary contributions and called for non-signatory states in the Americas to join the Agreement.

The IISD argues that trade liberalization and sustainable development are not inherently incompatible, but that the current 'monothematic' approach of the WTO excludes critical environmental and development concerns. The document calls for a shift in the international trade system to place development at the center, rebuild trust with developing nations, and integrate environmental and social equity into trade policy to avoid 'green protectionism' and ensure sustainable growth.