Good to hear @nicolasturgeo reaffirm 🏴’s commitment to do everything necessary in the months and years ahead to end climate injustice, including gender injustice, during her address to the @WRIClimate and @IPCC_CH event on #LossAndDamage this #InternationalWomensDay
"🏴 broke a taboo at #COP26 by committing for the 1st time ever funding to address #LossAndDamage. Wallonia and philanthropies followed suit. We need to keep working to ensure the issue continues to move up the climate agenda" says @NicolaSturgeon 💪💪🏽💪🏿#PayUp4LossAndDamage
At the #COP26, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership statement, calling for countries to support the leadership of women and girls on climate action at all levels of society and politics. Continue... #IWD2022#CSW66#IWD2022 theme “ Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, calls for recognition of the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all.
Sep 12, 2021 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
#ClimateCrisis has no borders and affects us all. It especially hurts those in poorer countries, which are also the countries that contribute the least to it. The richest 1% produce twice as much carbon emissions as the poorest half of the world’s population. #UprootTheSystem
We are in the loss & Damage era!
Extreme weather, drought and rising seas are now forcing people out of their livelihoods and their homes, and recovering from these disasters is more and more difficult. #COP26#UprootTheSystem
Sep 11, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The countries most vulnerable to climate change are calling for an "emergency pact" to tackle rising temperatures.
This would see every country put forward a new climate plan every year between now and 2025. #COP26
Read: bbc.in/3llYF6y
The group wants all countries to agree on radical steps to avoid "climate catastrophe" at the upcoming #COP26.
Green campaigners are urging a postponement of the gathering, citing problems with vaccines for delegates.
@TheCVF says the event is critical and cannot wait.