There is no peace without justice.
CAN calls on all governments and other parties to recognise their moral duty to break the horrific cycle of violence and oppression tearing through
#Gaza
, the West Bank and
#Lebanon
.
Read our latest statement:
There can be no peace without justice. And there can be no climate justice without human rights.
Watch
@CANIntl
Director
@TasneemEssop
's powerful message to world leaders at
#COP28
:
BREAKING!!❗️❗️
@UN
General Assembly unanimously adopts a resolution for an advisory opinion on climate change & human rights from the International Court of Justice
@CIJ_ICJ
🎇Congratulations to all who led this initiative !
Read the
@CANIntl
PR :
The first 🏆
#FossiloftheDay
🦖 Awards🏆 on week 2 of
#COP26
go to...
🇬🇧🇸🇦 UK & Saudi Arabia for securing a weak new Work Programme on ACE
🇲🇽 Mexico for adding more
#fossilfuel
finance
🇨🇿 Czech Republic for moves against the EU
#GreenDeal
and
#Fitfor55
⚡️BREAKING!⚡️PRESS RELEASE:
400+ Actions Planned Around the World to End Fossil Fuels
This weekend millions of people all over the world are expected to mobilise to demand a just & fair transition from fossil fuels
#EndFossilFuels
#FastFairForever
So,
#LossAndDamage
is on the
#COP27
agenda!
We thank friends & allies for making this happen.
It is because we, the people, demanded this & kept the pressure on decision-makers to listen to voices from the ground, from communities impacted by floods, cyclones & heatwaves🧵1/n
📰 It's the "final" day of
#COP28
, and ECO's message today is to negotiators:
Today you have the chance to make history. Or perhaps tomorrow. Or even the day after.
End oil. End gas. End coal. Our future is renewable energy.
Read the full version here:
Today's
#COP26
🏆
#FossiloftheDay
🦖 Award🏆 goes to...
🇳🇴 Norway (1st) 🇯🇵 Japan (2nd) and 🇦🇺 Australia (3rd) for all promoting fossil fuels - from Norwegian gas to coal in Asia, and CCS 👎
#RayoftheDay
🌞 also goes to 🏴 Scotland and 🇮🇳 India 👏
Read:
📸 As the negotiations stretch into the night, people line the entrance to the meeting rooms at
#COP28
.
Together, they are forming a human chain — joining the call for negotiators to
#HoldTheLine
and deliver a fast, fair, forever, full and funded phaseout of fossil fuels.
Climate Action Network mourns the loss of our dear friend, Prof. Saleemul Huq, a giant in the climate movement & a tireless champion for climate justice.
We will honour his legacy & continue his work.
Our condolences to his family & all his colleagues.
Rest In Peace, Saleem❤️
The people united can never be defeated!✊🏿✊🏻✊
🔥600000 people
🔥700 actions
🔥60 countries
The diversity of the resistance movement against fossil fuels is beautiful & formidable !
We continue our fight to
#EndFossilFuels
#FastFairForever
& to hold polluters accountable
The devastating floods in Sudan is a stark reminder that the
#ClimateEmergency
knows no borders: worsening extreme weather events like torrential rains outside the country have killed a hundred & displaced half a million people in Khartoum and the Nile
⚡ BREAKING: A record breaking number of fossil fuel lobbyists are at
#COP28
.
At least 2400 lobbyists are in Dubai to promote fossil fuels — almost a 400% increase from last year.
🧵thread below, which puts this shocking number into perspective:
Intervention at
#COP27
by
@TasneemEssop
@CANIntl
: The
#climatecrisis
& the
#LossAndDamage
it causes affects the rights of millions of people. This crisis requires every voice, every effort, every solution. It especially needs this from those on the frontlines.
The African continent is responsible for less than 4% of global emissions. however people in Africa are losing lives, farms & livelihoods, the
#GlasgowDialogue
must serve the people impacted in Africa & elsewhere. Time has run out, we need action for
#lossanddamage
@vanessa_vash
🌍‼️ TODAY! ‼️🌍
An escalation of actions begin across the world through the weekend demanding an end to fossil fuels.
650+ actions in 60 countries & endorsed by 3800+ groups!
Join the Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels
#EndFossilFuels
#FastFairForever
⏰ As the clock is ticking and we reach the final hours of
#COP28
— we have a message for World Leaders:
HOLD THE LINE. Do not rush.
#HoldTheLine
and deliver fast, fair, forever, full, funded, out of all fossil fuels.
#EndFossilFuels
.
#COP25
's first 🏆
#FossiloftheDay
🏆 Award goes to
🇧🇷 BRAZIL for blaming civil society for the Amazon fires 🔥
🇯🇵 JAPAN for continued coal addiction and expansion
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA PM Scott Morrison Ejoying a game of cricket as fires rage in Australia, denying link to climate change
📣PRESS RELEASE: The draft
#COP26
text "is a clear betrayal by rich nations - the US, the EU and the UK- of vulnerable communities in poor countries" after developed countries block the
@G77And
@AOSISChair
proposal for a
#GlasgowLossandDamageFacility
BREAKING: The
#LossAndDamage
Fund has just been operationalised at
#COP28
.
It's a historic moment — but critical concerns must still be addressed.
🧵Thread on what this decision means and what must happen next:
Breaking!
#Cop25Madrid2019
youth take over the plenary demanding
#ClimateJustice
security getting nervous protesting government inaction by occupying the space
Ahead of the
#COP29
Heads of Delegation retreat, we are sending an urgent reminder that vulnerable communities are still bearing the brunt of the climate crisis!
📢We are calling for Global North countries to
#PayUp
$5 trillion/year for its climate debt to the Global South now!
✊🏽✊🏾
@CANIntl
is in solidarity with Indigenous protestors & youth activists in Norway occupying
@oeddep
, the Ministry of Petroleum & Energy, in an act of civil disobedience, to protect Sámi land & culture.
@jonasgahrstore
: infringing on Sámi land is a violation of human rights.
1/7 🧵
We’re well into week 2 of
#COP27
and the draft cover text has finally dropped: a record-long (8.400 words) COP27 cover decision draft text 36 hours before the official end of COP27. This text lacks a clear structure and vision.
Initial CAN reaction below ⬇️
Unprecedented
#Siberia
fires resulting in record 38C temperature in the Arctic, 52 megatons of CO2 & haze across North America - yet Russia continues to burn & export fossil fuels causing the Norilsk oil spill disaster. Russia must act on the
#ClimateEmergency
&
#SaveSiberia
now!
🚨 IMPORTANT — Right now at
#COP28
, civil society is facing unprecedented restrictions.
@CANIntl
is calling on the
@UNFCCC
to urgently protect freedom of speech and assembly.
See the 🧵below with more details.
New statement on
#Gaza
from The Climate Action Network:
There is no climate justice without human rights.
CAN condemns the invasion by Israel and demands an immediate ceasefire.
CAN insists on an arms embargo against Israel.
Read the full statement:
Today
@CANIntl
and our allies came together from across the world - from Canada across to Fiji - to say:
#EndFossilFuels
#FastFairForever
!
We stand united in this mission and strive together to imagine & create a fossil-free, safe and just world
🌎☀️✊🏾
🚨 BREAKING: The latest iteration of the Global Stocktake (GST) text has been released.
The clock is ticking on the final hours of
#COP28
and this is a critical moment in the negotiations.
Thread below sharing our collective reactions and demands from the
@CANIntl
network:
📰 BREAKING: At least 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the
#COP28
climate negotiations.
That's a 400% increase since last year. Fossil fuel lobbyists are poisoning this process. We must
#KickBigPollutersOut
Got questions about the upcoming
#COP26
climate negotiations? 🤔💭
Then join the
#COPversation
and ask some of CAN's experts and learn about how you can engage in our collective action right here on our Twitter space.
📅 27 October, 11am GMT 👉
Congratulations to today's dishonourable "winners" of
#FossilOfTheDay
at
#COP28
. 👎
🥇New Zealand — for overturning a world-leading ban on oil and gas
🥈 Japan
🥉 The United States
PRESS RELEASE:
📣 Today was the
#GlobalDayOfAction
— a moment when people across the world marched for climate justice and human rights.
At
#COP28
, the climate justice movement came together in a powerful display of solidarity to call for a
#CeasefireNow
.
⬇️ Photo thread below:
The first 🏆
#FossiloftheDay
🦖 Award🏆
@COP26
goes to...
🇬🇧
#COP26
UK Presidency for failing to make it the ‘the most inclusive COP ever’
🇦🇺 Australia - a close 2nd, for lack of ambitious NDCs, 3 new coal projects and no plans to phase out fossils
👎👎👎
Today is a decisive day for addressing
#LossAndDamage
in the
#BonnClimateConference
#SB56
. Rich countries continue to block loss and damage finance from being on the agenda. But delegates will meet today to decide on this as a priority for
#COP27
.
A thread 🧵 1/X
Youth groups, Indigenous peoples orgs, Women & Gender groups, Trade Unions, and members of the climate justice movement demand rich countries start paying off the climate debt they owe the Global South.
#PayUp
(1/2)
.
@CANIntl
calls on the Egyptian authorities to urgently address the human rights crisis in Egypt, including by lifting restrictions on civic space, ending the crackdown on peaceful dissent, and releasing all political prisoners.
Please sign & share!
🧵on Norway's🇳🇴 new fossil fuel push
We are in a crisis.
@UN
Sec Gen.
@antonioguterres
said “we are hurtling towards disaster.”
Now, Norway has pushed us further & faster into disaster by approving 19 new oil & gas licenses worth $ USD 18 billion.
1/
📰 PRESS RELEASE — "COP28: New Path To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Marred by Lack of Finance and Loopholes."
Read civil society's response to the
#COP28
outcome here:
⚡ HAPPENING NOW — Outside the
#COP28
plenary, civil society is holding an urgent protest to voice their serious concerns about the current text on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA).
The GGA text is weak and doesn't mobilise the required finance.
#AdaptationFinanceNow
#GGAnow
Today's the final official day of
#COP28
— but we're clearly not at the end of negotiations.
We're at a crossroads. Decisions made by leaders in the coming hours will shape our future.
Civil society's message: Hold the line. We must
#EndFossilFuels
in a just & equitable manner.
📰 BREAKING: Leaked letters from the OPEC oil cartel has warns its members to rail against phasing out fossil fuels at
#COP28
.
This is a desperate attempt to halt global momentum towards
#EndingFossilFuels
.
🧵 below, with responses from
@CANIntl
members:
🌟ONE MONTH COUNTDOWN🌟
From 15-17 September, people all over the world will escalate our fight against the fossil fuel industry and their enablers.
We demand:
#EndFossilFuels
#FastFairForever
Register an action today & join the movement!
UAE to launch Cop28 presidency with oil boss tipped for leading role via
@fionaharvey
"...This is tantamount to a full-scale capture of the UN climate talks by a petrostate national oil company & its associated fossil fuel lobbyists." -
@TasneemEssop
🗞️NO CLIMATE ACTION WITHOUT CLIMATE FINANCE!!
We ended the first week of
#SB58
, with no formal adopted Agenda, with the question on whether the Mitigation Work Programme (MWP) will be included. Read ECO
📰 ECO has a clear message to World Leaders meeting in Dubai today:
#CeasefireNow
It's immoral that rich nations cannot find adequate funds for addressing climate impacts — yet can find billions to support a war on the people of Gaza.
Read here:
#COP28
⚡️September 22 is
#LossAndDamage
Action Day
We want 👇🏾
➡️Loss & Damage on the agenda for
@Cop27P
➡️A finance facility for Loss & Damage
➡️Polluters to pay for
#LossAndDamage
they cause
If you agree, post a selfie holding a banner on 22 Sept saying:
#PayUp4LossAndDamage
Closing plenary statement at
#COP27
by
@TasneemEssop
for
@CANInt
"COP27 has delivered a historic decision on a
#LossAndDamage
fund. This decision on African soil is a first step to rectify the systemic injustice towards billions of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis."
⚠️PRESS RELEASE: "Today’s decision from
#COP26
is a clear betrayal of the millions of people suffering from the
#ClimateCrisis
" after rich countries blocked finance for
#LossandDamage
poorer nations so desperately need and demand.
#PayUp4LossandDamage
✊We gathered in
#Bonn
to collectively launch a Global Fight to
#EndFossilFuels
!
As
#SB58
concludes, we shall remain diligent and united as we expect this fight to take over the world from the ground up 📈
🔗
Available in 5 languages!
#FastFairForever
⛓️ Outside the press conference held by
@antonioguterres
, community members on the front lines of the climate crisis and fossil fuel expansion show their support for his call for a fossil fuel phaseout.
At
#COP28
, we must hold the line to
#EndFossilFuels
.
CAN condemns the sentencing to imprisonment of Vietnamese anti-coal activist,
@goldmanprize
winner and Eisenhower Fellow, Nguy Thi Khanh. CAN calls for her immediate release and all other civil society activists detained by the authorities.
Press Release:
.
#COP27
will end in hours/days🤔and the new cover text draft did reduce in length.
BUT what we cannot accept is the continued exclusion of priorities of vulnerable countries and the backsliding on the Glasgow Pact - this process must always be moving us forward!
CAN’s reaction⬇️
"It's time to quit business as usual and transform our economies to allow us all to live in the
#WorldWeWant
where we are safe from climate impacts" -
@CANIntl
Executive Director
@TasneemEssop
Get involved⏩ Launch on Monday⚠️
BREAKING!
The
@WorldBank
has provided nearly $15bn of finance directly to fossil fuel projects since the Paris agreement in 2015, & is likely to have spurred far greater investment indirectly, new research by
@bigshiftglobal
has found
via
@fionaharvey
Activists from four continents, gather outside the gates of International Court of Justice
@CIJ_ICJ
at the Hague, to celebrate today's UN adoption of the resolution for an
#ICJAO4Climate
Onwards and forward!! 💪🎉
3/ ´Alaa El-Fattah, the Egyptian prisoner of conscience, has escalated his hunger strike that started more than 200 days ago. He has stopped drinking water. His life is now in severe danger. We call for his immediate release and the release of all prisoners of conscience´
#COP27
📢Today is No False Solutions Day as part of the Global Week of Action! 📢
This is when we debunk dangerous & distracting myths about how to manage the climate crisis.
So what greenwashing nonsense are we talking about, which governments are pushing? Here are your answers!
🧵
🚨 BREAKING!
The
#IPCC
's AR6 Synthesis Report is the handbook of climate science. It captures the scale of the
#ClimateCrisis
but shows us how we can change course for a
#climate
-safe future for all.
📢 CSO representatives react here:
#ClimateReport
Another failed COP will be catastrophic for people and the planet.
Today, we and 425+ organizations are demanding that
#COP27
stand with the people and not Big Polluters' greed.
It's time to
#KickBigPollutersOut
of climate talks!
❌ We will not be moved until our demands are translated into political demands.
✊🏾 Join the sit-in! Let's occupy the
#COP27
spaces, let's make this a Climate Summit for the people.
#PeoplesPlenaryCOP27
⚖️The
#IPCC
report frames the
#ClimateCrisis
as a crisis deeply rooted in inequity.
It states that 10% of the richest households contribute 34–45% of global consumption-based household
#GHG
emissions, while the bottom 50% contribute 13–15%.
#ClimateReport
#ClimateJustice
⚡️BREAKING !!
Over 425 civil society orgs write to
@UNFCCC
@simonstiell
& UN chief
@antonioguterres
condemning corporate capture of
#COP28UAE
.
The UNFCCC must adopt an Accountability Framework to stop polluters taking over climate talks.
#KBPO
Read:
📰 Day 3 at
#COP28
— and ECO's front page message remains the same:
#CeasefireNow
The war on Palestine must end now. There can be no peace without justice. And there can be no climate justice without human rights.
Read the full version here:
@aldenmeyer
: I've been attending these climate negotiations since they first started in 1991. I've never seen the almost total disconnection we've seen here at COP25 between what the science requires & the people, the world demand, and what the climate negotiators are delivering.
📰 It's day 6 of
#COP28
and on the front page today, ECO calls out the 'Fossil Five' — US, Canada, Norway, Australia and the UK.
These countries claim to be climate champions, but are in reality are accelerating approval for new fossil fuel projects.
➡️
His Holiness Pope Francis urges fossil phase out decision at
#COP28
"...World leaders who will gather for the COP28 summit in Dubai next must listen to science and institute a rapid and equitable transition to end the era of fossil fuel..." -
@Pontifex