COP26 Restrictions Limit Global South Participation
UK quarantine rules, vaccination requirements, and the high price of hotels and Airbnb rentals have made the trek a difficult one for those looking to attend the conference with limited resources.
Pedro Castillo’s Climate Challenge
Although climate did not play much of a role in his campaign, Castillo recently pledged to uphold Peru’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 to 40 percent by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Opinion: The U.S. Must Step Up in the Global South
Biden has done little to prioritize the needs of the Global South. The White House’s plan to scale up climate finance falls woefully short of what is needed. And to date, there has been little movement on advancing the pressing issues of loss and damage and climate migration.
Event: LOSS AND DAMAGE IN LATIN AMERICA
The Loss and Damage caused by climate change have a direct relationship with Climate (In) justice. A side event during the informal SB52 negotiations of the UNFCCC.
Climate Justice in Latin America: Direct Lessons from On-the-ground Activists
This Earth Day, every newspaper was reporting on President Biden’s bold statement that the U.S. would achieve 50% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. While it’s a relief to finally see climate change being brought to the forefront in public policy, young environmentalists across the Global North need to be reflecting on two very important questions in response to this announcement.
Climate Refugees and Justice
International protection for people crossing borders to safeguard their lives and wellbeing is part of the shared responsibility that the international community has agreed upon in the Paris Agreement and other human rights agreements.
Climate Impacts: Responsibility and Justice
Special Event at the UN Climate Change Dialogues 202. Climate Impacts: Responsibility and Justice is an event organized by AIDA and La Ruta del Clima.
Priorities for Latin American NGOs Following Biden Win
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in the U.S. elections will usher in a new era of climate diplomacy. When he assumes office, Biden has pledged that the U.S. will re-enter the Paris Agreement, issue a slew of bold executive actions on climate and host a summit […]
Biden to Bring Back Climate Diplomacy
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to redefine the role of the United States as a global climate leader if elected on November 3. Standing in stark contrast to President Donald Trump, Biden has committed to rejoining the Paris Agreement and working with other nations to reduce […]
Four Ideas for Climate Activism that Impact the Food System
We commemorate #WorldFoodDay proposing four fundamentals to articulate #ClimateAction around the #FoodSystem in the context of #CostaRica.