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WHY CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT CLIMATE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS?

On December 10 we celebrate the World Human Rights Day, a theme closely linked to that of climate. For too long the problem of the rise in the average global temperature has been addressed only with scientific and technical approaches, without taking into account the social contexts and power relations...

CLIMATE DIPLOMACY STARTS AGAIN

The point of Italian Climate Network Every climate conference has goals. Important topics have been addressed at this COP: transparency, climate finance, NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions), Article 6 and human rights, adaptation and loss and damage. Here is a specific commentary on each of these negotiation topics that Italian Climate...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Partnership with City of Milan to Monitor Air Pollution and Promote Clean Air In Schools

Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new clean air partnership with the City of Milan, and Agenzia Mobilità Ambiente e Territorio (AMAT) to better understand and improve air quality in Italy’s second-most populous city. The new initiative will invest in monitoring street-level air quality around Milan’s schools and mobilizing student and...

WHY THE METHANE DEAL COULD BE ONE OF THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF COP26

Among the issues discussed at the COP26 negotiations there is methane, which is responsible for a major share of global warming and, as a pollutant, of more than a million deaths a year. Back in mid-September 2021, the United States and the European Union agreed on a pact to reduce...

COP26: TOWARDS AN AGREEMENT ON 10-YEAR TIME FRAMES

The issue of common timeframes for NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) is one of the most crucial issues at COP26, along with climate finance and transparency. Negotiations were due to close on Friday, but work continued through the night and into Saturday, and the urgency to agree on concrete commitments is...

CLIMATE CRISIS, CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AT RISK

The climate crisis is also an intergenerational crisis, exposing children and young people to the devastating consequences of wrong actions and policies of which they are not the authors. At COP26, the younger generation didn’t miss the opportunity to demand concrete commitments and action from governments around the world. Children...

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