The more things change, the more they stay the same – or do they? ECO welcomes delegates to the SB64 session. It is always nice to be back, seeing so many familiar faces and places. It reminds one of the saying “the more things change, the
The COVID19 pandemic has upended momentum on various international climate meetings, including COP26 in Glasgow which is now set to take place in late 2021. While COP26 has been postponed to late 2021, the climate crisis has not been postpo…
Civil society calls on governments at SB64 to move from promises to action As governments gather in Bonn for the SB64 UN climate talks to negotiate how recent commitments will be implemented, Climate Action Network urges governments to reco…
Climate Action Network (CAN) notes with concern the recent arrest of Mr Harjeet Singh. We welcome his subsequent release based on consideration of the merits of the case. We also note the references made about CAN by authorities in relation…
Climate Action Network International (CAN) welcomes the adoption of the Just Transition mechanism as one of the strongest rights-based outcomes in the history of the UN climate negotiations. At the same time, CAN warns that COP30 has produc…
In response to the Presidency’s draft text issued on November 18 at COP30 called Global Mutirão: uniting humanity in a global mobilization against climate change, Climate Action Network has the following topline analysis. The strongest elem…
Climate Action Network rejects the Belém 4X Pledge on Sustainable Fuels, which is co-sponsored by Brazil, Italy and Japan and supported by India. The pledge calls on countries to expand dubious “sustainable” fuels use globally by at least f…
Staying within the 1.5ºC limit of global warming is a key survival target for many communities particularly in the Global South and for many vulnerable ecosystems. To achieve this, we need a just and equitable phaseout of fossil fuels and a…
As the primary source of the climate emergency, the need of the hour is to undermine and ultimately dismantle fossil fuel industries. CAN is committed to end their social license which is destroying the planet, harming people, driving speci…
CAN’s strategy aims to build, sustain and renew pressure on governments, particularly the world’s largest emitters and the richest countries. They must lead by example and deliver transformative and comprehensive climate action plans that t…
Climate change is affecting everybody everywhere. The poorest people, primarily in the global South and Small Island States, are the least responsible for the climate crisis and least resourced to deal with the consequences. The climate cri…
The compounding crises of the global climate emergency, the COVID19 pandemic and worsening social inequalities is a testimony to the systemic failures governing people’s lives, and it is hitting vulnerable communities hardest. We have to ac…