YOUTH AND ITALIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER IN DIALOGUE
On October 11, Erika Moranduzzo, Coordinator of the Italian Climate Network's Rights and Climate Section, participated in the event 'Government and Youth Dialogue: What Proposals for the Climate', held in Rome at the headquarters of Save the Children Italy in the presence of the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin. The event was attended by a group of female speakers (all young women) from various civil society organizations who were able to engage with the minister on 'thorny' issues related to climate change.
SDG SUMMIT 2023, G77 AND THE ADVANCING NEW WORLD
The outcomes of the SDGs Summit are not encouraging. There is a need to ensure climate justice. Countries in the Global South are calling for more democratization of decision-making processes.
LEGAL PROTECTION IS NEEDED FOR THOSE WHO MIGRATE DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE APPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR IAN FRY
The thematic report on climate change-induced migration has been released and the numbers and implications of climate change on people's rights released. UN Special Rapporteur Ian Fry issues a call for recognition and legal protection of climate refugees.
EU PARLIAMENT APPROVES CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE
On 1 June, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD), with 366 votes in favour, 225 against and 38 abstentions. This is a historic step for the EU, which is moving ever closer to the international business and sustainability standards dictated by the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines.
THE NORTH-SOUTH CLASH ALSO ENTERS THE JUST TRANSITION NEGOTIATIONS
On Monday and Tuesday, two sessions of the working programme on just transition pathways or, to translate it, the pathways to a just transition took place.