From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Jun 1 00:57:23 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2019 01:57:23 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Read our latest: Innovation and sustainability from around the world Message-ID: Read our latest: Innovation and sustainability from around the worldView this email in your browser UN Environment May 2019 Newsletter One million animal and plant species threatened with extinction A new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services warns that nature is declining at unprecedented rates, and that the rate of species extinction is accelerating. Transformative changes are needed to restore and protect nature. STORY ? Species extinction: our food security and health are at stake STORY ? Striking a balance between conservation and development LEARN MORE ? 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Jun 1 01:01:48 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2019 02:01:48 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] We must prevent war on Iran Message-ID: <5A2A48020F6247D8BB3FB745B62E4556@evol.sp.ru> Not another war! Share this action on Facebook Share this action on Twitter What the United States did to Iraq must not be done to Iran! The danger has been dramatically escalated that the United States will launch yet another catastrophic war -- this time against Iran. Such a war could come by a deliberate decision, or through a series of provocations, reprisals, and misunderstandings. The latter scenario has been made more likely through threats and the positioning of weapons and troops. President Trump has called attacking Iraq "one of the worst decisions in the history of the country." Click here to sign a petition telling him not to make a decision that could be even worse. Congress has the power to prevent this looming crime against humanity. Click here to email your Representative and Senators (for U.S. residents only) telling them to cosponsor the bills that would block this war and to take other necessary steps to move us in the direction of peace. A war on Iran would be a war on a large and well-armed nation. It would be a war very likely to bring in other nations on both sides. That sort of catastrophe would dwarf other recent disastrous wars. If such a war happens and we survive it, apologies won't do us much good. Years after the 2003 attack on Iraq, some (but not most) of the members of Congress and the media who voted for and promoted it apologized. Some of the same officials and outlets have supported new and ongoing wars on Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, and elsewhere. The disaster of a war on Iran could compel apologies, but what we need is instead not to do it. Sign the petition. Email Congress. After taking these actions, please use the tools on the next webpage to share them with your friends. This work is only possible with your financial support. Please chip in $3 now. -- The RootsAction.org Team P.S. RootsAction is an independent online force endorsed by Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr., Laura Flanders, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk, Frances Fox Piven, Lila Garrett, Phil Donahue, Sonali Kolhatkar, and many others. Background: >> H.R.2354 - Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019 >> S.1039 - Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019 >> Washington Post: Trump, frustrated by advisers, is not convinced the time is right to attack Iran >> Ray McGovern: Pretexts for an Attack on Iran >> David Swanson: Don't Iraq Iran >> Common Dreams: In Old Tweets, Trump Warned a President Would Attack Iran in 'Desperate' Attempt to Win Reelection >> Common Dreams: Amid Murky Intel, Experts Say Time to Be Clear: Threat of War With Iran "Solely and Unequivocally" Trump's Fault www.RootsAction.org From: RootsAction Team Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 5:26 PM Subject: We must prevent war on Iran -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And Mueller underscored the critical need to address the "systematic influence" by Russia that was welcomed with open arms by the Trump campaign. That's why you need to call your Senator now and demand a Senate vote on H.R. 1 - the most sweeping piece of anti-corruption legislation since Watergate. SIGN THE PETITION Causes, 1118 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 United States ? Privacy Policy From: Progressive Impact with... via Causes Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2019 2:37 AM Subject: The Need for H.R. 1 - For the People. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Jun 2 22:22:39 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 23:22:39 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] newsletter 02 June 2019 Message-ID: <58D9731266CE4FC1973FD5744BDE75DF@evol.sp.ru> # 29 sunday, 02 June 2019- edited by Ilaria Saltarelli and Martina Paterna 41st Congress of the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT) will be held in Rome from 5 to 7 July 2019 at Auditorium Antonianum (viale Manzoni 1) beginning on Friday 5th July at 11 am. On May 21st Roberto Giachetti, PD deputy, suspended his thirst strike for the life of Radio Radicale started at midnight on Thursday May 16th and he is continuing the nonviolent initiative with the hunger strike. Maurizio Bolognetti, who had suspended his hunger strike after 78 days on May 16, resumed the non-violent initiative on May 24. 294 citizens are participating in the non-violent initiative with a few days of hunger strike for the life of Radio Radicale. Here the form to join the hunger strike and the complete list. On 30 May 2019 the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) come into force on the 22nd ratification. The agreement aims to increase trade between African states and to accelerate the progress of regional and continental integration by creating the largest free area trade in the world, both in terms of the number of countries involved (52 countries have signed the agreement) and by extension. According to the Un Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), if all 55 African countries join a free trade area, it will be the world?s largest by number of countries, covering more than 1.2 billion people and a combined GDP of $2.5 trillion. The ECA adds that intra-African trade is likely to increase by 52.3% by 2020 under the AfCFTA. Read more New Hampshire has became the 21st US state to abolish the death penalty: the state senate voted to override the governor?s veto. Read more Syria. Over the past week, airstrikes, shelling and ground fighting intensified across the de- militarized zone in northwest Syria, exacerbating the impact of the conflict on civilians, civilian infrastructure, and humanitarian service provision in northern Hama, southern Idleb, and western Aleppo governorates. According the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), almost 270,000 displacements from northern Hama and southern Idleb governatores were recorded between 1 and 22 may. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, told the Security Council ?Idlib is the last example of an entirely known, predictable, and preventable humanitarian disaster?. Read more European Ombudsman has published the Annual Report for 2018. The office has seen a strong increase in complaints from citizens, civil society, businesses and media. This year was notable ?for the use of one of the Ombudsman?s infrequently used powers?: that of submitting a Special Report to the European Parliament which concerning the accountability of the Council of the European Union. ?As the public has a right to know how their governments contribute to the making of EU legislation?, European Ombudsman asked the European Parliament to support its proposals to improve legislative transparency in the Council. 17.996 people helped by the European Ombudsman in 2018. The highest number of complaints registered by the European Ombudsman in 2018 came from Spain (393), followed by Germany (186), the United Kingdom (186), Poland (179), Belgium (174), France (132) and Italy (116). Read more JOIN US Ricevi questa email perch? ti sei registrato sul nostro sito e hai dato il consenso a ricevere comunicazioni email da parte nostra. PARTITO RADICALE, VIA di TORRE ARGENTINA 76, ROMA, 00186 RM IT www.partitoradicale.it Messaggio inviato con MailUp? 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Message-ID: The Climate Reality ProjectHumans aren?t the only ones affected by the climate crisis. Here?s how to keep your pets safe in our warming world. To view this email as a web page, click here We know the many unofficial national "holidays" and awareness months that keep cropping up can seem excessive. Do we really need a National Hug Your Cat Day? (Actually, we kind of like that one. But we think you get the idea.) Pet Preparedness Month, however, is a truly important one. The climate crisis is already affecting our pets, putting them at higher risk of vector-borne diseases like heartworm and Lyme disease, heat stress, injury during natural disasters like floods, and so much more. Luckily, with a little planning, there?s plenty of care you can give to help your pets stay safe in our warming world and live a long and healthy life. Download the e-book In our newest free e-book, we discuss some of the most-pressing concerns many household pets face and highlight ways you can take action now to protect the health of your furry family members. We hope you find it helpful! - Your friends at Climate Reality How does climate change affect your pet? Our latest e-book explains Download the e-book Contact Us | Join Reality DONATE Privacy Policy ? 2019 The Climate Reality Project From: The Climate Reality Project Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 9:52 PM Subject: It's Pet Preparedness Month! . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This brief report provides highlights from the parallel conference we co-organized on May 13th on the eve of the WHC (where the joint statement was launched), a creative and highly-succesful protest with Extinction Rebellion at the opening of the World Hydropower Conference on May 14th, and accounts from the few civil society representatives that participated in activities inside the Congress. The press release issued on May 15th, following our protest at the opening of the World Hydropower Congress is available here. The joint statement ?false promises of hydropower? co-signed by over 250 civil society organizations from all over the world is available here in Chinese, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and French. As a live document that will continue to be used in our campaign initiatives, the joint statement is open to new sign-ons from civil society organizations at this webpage. A petition for individual citizens to sign-on, focusing on the impacts of dams on World Heritage Sites is available here Finally, here?s a sneak preview of a short video (3 minutes) from documentary filmmaker Todd Southgate, focusing on Munduruku indigenous leaders who travelled from the Brazilian Amazon to Paris to participate in actions around the World Hydropower Congress: https://vimeo.com/336879569 Password: Paris Thanks again for your support, On behalf of the NGO coallition: International Rivers, GegenStr?mung/CounterCurrent, AIDA, Rivers Without Boundaries(RwB) and Plan?te Amazone Eugene Simonov, RwB Coordinator P.S. Dear co-signers ?excuse us for cross-posting. -- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "seu-international". From: eugene simonov Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 10:16 AM Subject: Report on the World Hydropower Congress -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Jun 8 23:59:56 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 00:59:56 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Tell Your US Representative NOW-No to Decades of Massive Nuclear Waste Shipments Message-ID: <071D17C3A3E34C948B2B66CBCDF3D818@evol.sp.ru> Nuclear Information and Resource Service Tell Your House Rep NOW NO Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain NO Radioactive Roads, Rails, and Waterways Dear Friend, We must act now to stop Congress from funding a dangerous nuclear waste project. The US House of Representatives Energy and Water Appropriations Bill could come to the floor for a full house vote the week of June 10, 2019. Tell your House Rep: NO YUCCA MOUNTAIN FUNDING Amendment to the Appropriations Bill! There could be a Yucca Mountain amendment to fund restarting the licensing of Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository. Licensing of this failed project was rightly cancelled in 2010. The full Appropriations Committee voted NO against a Yucca funding amendment, but it could be brought up again on the House floor. Let your US Representative know by email or phone--vote NO on Yucca Amendment(s) to the House Energy and Water Appropriations bill. A vote to fund Yucca Mountain hurts all of us. It is a vote to send many thousands of high-level radioactive waste shipments to an unsuitable dump site?over 40-50 years of transports, traveling regularly through our towns, cities, farms, waterways, putting everyone along those routes at radioactive risk. Nuclear waste transport is dangerous?NO insurance covers the damages (check your policy for nuclear exclusions)! Each of the thousands of containers that would move daily or weekly on our roads, rails, rivers, and waterways has more radioactive cesium than released from the Hiroshima bomb and more plutonium than the Nagasaki bomb. There will be accidents. There could be deliberate foul play. Just say NO to Yucca Mountain: DON'T fund it, DON'T send nuclear waste there. Reviving the licensing of the proposed Yucca Mountain site, in the high-risk volcanic and earthquake-prone area of Western Shoshone land in Nevada, throws good money after bad, violates a treaty, environmental justice and consent principles, and threatens the water supply. It wastes more time pretending Yucca can work, when we know Yucca will fail to isolate the waste. Over 200 legal objections from state and Native American interveners have been filed against Yucca which will take many years to address, if the contested licensing process ever resumes. Ask Your Representative to VOTE NO on funding for the cancelled Yucca Mountain Project licensing process! No Yucca funding now, or ever. Thanks for all you do! Diane D'Arrigo Radioactive Waste Project Director Contact Us: Nuclear Information and Resource Service 6930 Carroll Ave, Ste. 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (301) 270-6477 www.NIRS.org Connect with Us: Email Preferences: From: NIRS - Radioactive Waste Project Director Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2019 4:33 PM Subject: Tell Your US Representative NOW-No to Decades of Massive Nuclear Waste Shipments -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Jun 9 00:05:01 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 01:05:01 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] 1,000,000 and counting! Message-ID: Big business is making big money from animal suffering in Europe. Together, we have a chance to ban cages in farming today. Will you join us? Big business is making big money from animal suffering. In Europe alone, hundreds of millions of animals spend most of their lives, some from birth to death, in a cage. Mother pigs are forced to nurse their piglets in crates. Ducks and geese are caged to be force-fed to produce foie gras (the liver of a fattened duck or goose). Rabbits and quail spend their entire lives in barren cages. The majority of the 12 million sows (mother pigs) in the EU spend nearly half of every year inside cages. They are even caged for weeks before and after pregnancy, and have to feed their newborn piglets through cage bars. Once they are finally released from their cages, they are re-inseminated and the caged cycle begins all over again. [1] Thankfully there is something we can do that can tip the scales in favour of animal welfare: over 1,000,000 Europeans have already taken action and signed an official European Citizens? Initiative (ECI) to ban cages in animal farming. [2] But the ECI will go through a strict checking procedure where the government verifies that each signature is from a real person. As a result, nearly 20% of signatures could be declared invalid due to errors! We need to make sure that this ECI is successful and reaches the required signatures before time runs out. Could you help with your signature? Sign now to end animal suffering in Europe! Polls show that Europeans do care about the well-being of animals. 94% of people in Europe believe protecting the welfare of farm animals is important and 82% feel that they should be more protected.[3] EU leaders need to hear our voices, and the only official way we can reach them definitively is through the ECI. Together we can ban the cage age in European farming. If more than 1,000,000 EU citizens? signatures are confirmed, the EU Commission and MEPs will be obligated to meet us and reply to the initiative in detail. It could even result in the Commission proposing a new EU law ? just like what happened after our ECI to ban glyphosate reached 1,000,000 signatures. We?re almost there, but now we need a big push from the WeMove community! Sign now to free farm animals from cages! The way animals are caged in Europe often doesn't allow them to interact with others, to socialise properly ? a fundamental need for them, as it is for us humans. Moreover, some have to constantly keep the same artificial postures to fit in their cages! Basic needs like stretching or even looking around are denied. The WeMove community has been at the forefront of the push for sustainable farming in Europe. There are many things wrong with the way our farming system is currently run, and cages in farming is just one of those things. Together we?ve already taken action to call for an end to industrial meat production that leads to animal suffering, monoculture and the massive use of pesticides in our farming. Now we have a real chance to make cages a thing of the past in European farming. Will you join us? In solidarity, Olga (Bologna), Virginia (Madrid), Alex (Marseille), and the entire team at WeMove.EU PS: Because this campaign is a European Citizens? Initiative, you?ll have to enter your details in a two-step process. The ECI is like an official EU petition, so it requires more information than we?d normally ask from you to sign a petition. Please fully complete the ECI form in order to have your signature counted and verified by your national government. References: [1] Extreme confinement is still a feature of farming systems for many different species. https://www.ciwf.org.uk/media/7434596/end-the-cage-age-why-the-eu-must-stop-caging-farm-animals.pdf [2] Until 2013, in most of the European Union, sow stalls could be used throughout pregnancy. Now, the EU Pigs Directive prohibits the use of sow stalls after the first four weeks following insemination. However, the farrowing crate is allowed and used routinely for up to 5 weeks per pregnancy in many EU member states. https://www.ciwf.org.uk/media/7434596/end-the-cage-age-why-the-eu-must-stop-caging-farm-animals.pdf [3] http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/initiatives/open/details/2018/000004 WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove.EU is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2019 7:13 PM Subject: 1,000,000 and counting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Jun 10 02:13:12 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 03:13:12 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] newsletter 09 June 2019 Message-ID: # 30 sunday, 09 June 2019- edited by Ilaria Saltarelli and Martina Paterna 41st Congress of the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT) will be held in Rome from 5 to 7 July 2019 at Auditorium Antonianum (viale Manzoni 1) beginning on Friday 5th July at 11 am. On May 21st Roberto Giachetti, PD deputy, suspended his thirst strike for the life of Radio Radicale started at midnight on Thursday May 16th and he is continuing the nonviolent initiative with the hunger strike. Maurizio Bolognetti, who had suspended his hunger strike after 78 days on May 16, resumed the non-violent initiative on May 24 308 citizens are participating in the non-violent initiative with a few days of hunger strike for the life of Radio Radicale. Here the form to join the hunger strike and the complete list. On June 4th the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) gave its 2019 Democracy Award to defenders of human and religious rights in China in the U.S. Capitol, exactly 30 years after the massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing in 1989. In particularly the NED gave its annual award to the World Uygur Congress, the Tibet Action Institute and ChinaAid ?The 2019 Democracy Award honors three groups who are working at the forefront of one of the most important human rights struggles of our time,? said NED president Carl Gershman. Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uygur Congress, member of the Radical Party, has expressed his hope that this award could bring more support for the Uygur cause from the international community and more international pressure on China to end its mass detention of the group. Read more Amirsalar Davoudi, Iranian human rights lawyer arrested on 20 November 2018, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes for his human rights work, including setting up on the Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging service, to expose human rights violations. He has been convicted of ?insulting officials?, ?insulting the Supreme Leader? and ?spreading propaganda against the system?. Read more The situation along the US-Mexican border is worsening, as the number of migrants illegally crossing the border has reached an unprecedented level. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released the agency?s May 2019 migration statistics on Tuesday. Only in May, Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended 132,887 people at the southern border. This week?s Report on unannounced visits of four migrant detention facilities in 2018 from the US Department of Homeland Security watchdog, the Office of Inspector General (OIG), has revealed distressing conditions for migrants in the custody of US immigration agencies. Read more Sudan. On Monday, at least 108 people were killed after Sudanese security forces launched a massive crackdown against protesters at a central Khartoum sit-in. President of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki severely condemned the violence urging the Military Transition Council to protect civilians from further violence and inviting all international partners to reinforce common commitments to the cessation of violence and for a peaceful negotiation of the political solution. The African Union has suspended Sudan?s participation in all AU activities with immediate effect ?until the effective establishment of a Civilian- led Transitional Authority, as the only way to allow the Sudan to exit from the current crisis?. Read more JOIN US Ricevi questa email perch? ti sei registrato sul nostro sito e hai dato il consenso a ricevere comunicazioni email da parte nostra. PARTITO RADICALE, VIA di TORRE ARGENTINA 76, ROMA, 00186 RM IT www.partitoradicale.it Messaggio inviato con MailUp? 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Background materials about the World Day are available here: A press release (Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish and Russian) from the global observance event taking place in Ankara, Turkey, will be circulated on 17 June. Le Vendredi 17 Juin sera c?l?br?e la Journ?e Mondiale de Lutte contre la D?sertification. Elle sera observ?e partout dans le monde. T?l?chargez le message de M. Ant?nio Guterres, Secr?taire G?n?ral des Nations Unies, en cliquant sur le lien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIJf-5FUg4k&feature=youtu.be T?l?charger le message de M. Ibrahim Thiaw, Secr?taire ex?cutif de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la Lutte Contre la D?sertification, en Arabe, Anglais, Chinois, Fran?ais, Espagnol et en Russe. Les documents d'information sur la Journ?e mondiale sont disponibles ici : La communiqu? de presse (en Arabe, Anglais, Chinois, Fran?ais, Espagnol et en Russe) relatif ? l'?v?nement mondial de c?l?bration de cette journ?e qui aura lieu ? Ankara, en Turque, sera distribu? le 17 Juin, Viernes 17 de junio es el D?a Mundial de lucha contra la desertificaci?n que se celebrar? en todo el mundo. Descargue el mensaje de Ant?nio Guterres, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas pulsando en el enlace del idioma que desee: Descargue el mensaje de Ibrahim Thiaw Secretaria Ejecutivo de la Convenci?n de las Naciones Unidas de lucha contra la desertificaci?n en ?rabe, Chino, Ingl?s, Franc?s, Espa?ol o Ruso. Materiales de informaci?n sobre el D?a Mundial est?n disponibles aqu?: El comunicado de prensa ?rabe, Chino, Ingl?s, Franc?s, Espa?ol o Ruso) del evento de celebraci?n mundial que tiene lugar en Ankara, China, se circular? los d?as 17 de junio. Media Contact: Wagaki Wischnewski +49 173 268 7593 wwischnewski at unccd.int About the UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is an international agreement on good land stewardship. It helps people, communities and countries create wealth, grow economies and secure enough food, clean water and energy by ensuring land users an enabling environment for sustainable land management. Through partnerships, the Convention?s 197 parties set up robust systems to manage drought promptly and effectively. Good land stewardship based on sound policy and science helps integrate and accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, builds resilience to climate change and prevents biodiversity loss. Copyright ? *|2016|* *|UNCCD|*, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are part of the UNCCD Secretariat mailing list Our mailing address is: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD Platz der Vereinten Nationen, Bonn, Germany Bonn 53113 Germany Add us to your address book From: UNCCD Secretariat Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2019 1:25 AM Subject: Celebrating 25 years and growing the future together -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Jun 16 19:51:52 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 20:51:52 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Monday: a moment for our climate Message-ID: <6076EE694F1E45478B8F94F64D57D2C9@evol.sp.ru> Hi, European leaders are due in Brussels this week to talk about the issue of our time: the climate crisis. Negotiations, however, have already started and Monday will be a key day. But while European citizens called, during the European elections, for a decisive response to the climate crisis, a leak has just shown our leaders plans could be very disappointing - unless we up the pressure. [1] Will they be up to the challenge of our time? Or will they fall prey to the agenda of politicians who still deny climate change and corporate lobbyists? [2] With mass students mobilisations rising over the past months and last month?s green wave in EU election results, the pressure is mounting. Let's add our voices to it and demand that they take bold action for a green transition, and power our economy with renewable energy! Take action now Many families in Europe are already experiencing the consequences of a rise in temperature - they?re losing their livelihoods and income, their traditional ways of life and could be forced to migrate elsewhere. [3] Some of these families who are already hard hit by climate change have decided to up the pressure for action: they are touring Europe to let us know of their plight. [4] They've already talked to tens of MEPs, high-level Commission representatives and many national leaders to tell them how climate change is affecting people in Europe, right now. People like Romanian Petru Vlad and Swedish Saami Sanna Vannar are showing the human face of climate catastrophe to our politicians. In a few days, our leaders will have a chance to side with us, with all Europeans impacted by climate change and the youth asking for better climate protection. The green transition brings with it a lot of opportunities. Our governments should be willing to reap those benefits and not listen to those who want to slow down the further development of our countries for purely ideological reasons. With a European wave of change on the move, and with nearly 200,000 people of our We Move Europe community already mobilised, momentum is on our side. Add your voice to the call before our leaders meet this week. Take action now With hope, Olga (Bologna), J?rg (L?beck), Virginia (Madrid), and the rest of us at WeMove.EU PS. Global mobilisations like the students? wave led by Greta Thunberg and the affected families touring Europe have paved the way over the past months -- the climate crisis cannot be ignored any longer, so let's add our voices to this call. Sign now! References: [1] https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/climate-energy/2071/eu-strategic-agenda-fails-climate/ [2] https://www.lamarea.com/2019/06/05/vox-y-su-argumentario-contra-el-cambio-climatico-no-vamos-a-malgastar-mas-dinero-en-esta-estafa/ [3] Read some of their stories here: https://peoplesclimatecase.caneurope.org [4] They have also initiated the People?s Climate Case: a litigation action by 10 families taking the EU institutions to court to demand protection for their fundamental rights in the face of climate change. WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove.EU is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2019 2:32 PM Subject: Monday: a moment for our climate -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Jun 17 01:25:21 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 02:25:21 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] newsletter 16 June 2019 Message-ID: <494412F2A282490180036C41B9A92090@evol.sp.ru> # 31 sunday, 16 June 2019- edited by Ilaria Saltarelli and Martina Paterna 41st Congress of the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT) will be held in Rome from 5 to 7 July 2019 at Auditorium Antonianum (viale Manzoni 1) beginning on Friday 5th July at 11 am. On Wednesday 12 june an amendment by the PD (signed by Sensi and Giachetti) to save the Radical Radio with a 3 million loan for 2019 was approved in the Budgetary and Finance Commissions. The League and all the other parties voted in favor, while the 5 Star Movement voted against. The European Court of Human Rights has published the sentence on the case of Marcello Viola v. Italy (no.2). The European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority, that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned an irreducible sentence of life imprisonment. The Court reiterated that human dignity lay at the very essence of the Convention system.The Court considered that the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Mr Viola under section 4 bis of the Prison Administration Act (ergastolo ostativo) restricted his prospects for release and the possibility of review of his sentence to an excessive degree. Accordingly, his sentence could not be regarded as reducible for the purposes of Article 3 of the Convention. Read more Hong Kong. Hundreds of thousands of people have protested against the bill to allow extraditions to mainland China in the past days. Today organizers estimate that 2 million people have hit the streets in Hong Kong to protest, despite Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam suspended controversial proposal on saturday. Critics have said the legislation would expose people in Hong Kong to China's deeply flawed justice system and lead to further erosion of the city's judicial independence. Read more Iran will continue scaling back compliance with a nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show ?positive signals?, the Iranian president said on Saturday as tensions with the United States escalated over tanker attacks in the Gulf region. The United States accused Iran of being behind attacks on Thurday 13 June to the two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz (which separates the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman, strategic waterway through which around a fifth of the world?s oil supply is transported), while Theran denied responsability. Read more Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned the number of people facing critical lack of food in South Sudan is the highest ever. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) update released today by the Government of South Sudan in collaboration with the three United Nations agencies,an estimated 6.96 million South Sudanese will face acute levels of food insecurity, about 21,000 South Sudanese will likely face a ?catastrophic lack of food access? by the end of July while about 1.8 million are set to endure ?emergency? food shortage and another five million are expected to be in ?crisis?. Read more JOIN US Ricevi questa email perch? ti sei registrato sul nostro sito e hai dato il consenso a ricevere comunicazioni email da parte nostra. PARTITO RADICALE, VIA di TORRE ARGENTINA 76, ROMA, 00186 RM IT www.partitoradicale.it Messaggio inviato con MailUp? From: Radical Party Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2019 9:31 PM Subject: newsletter 16 June 2019 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Journalists in Brazil working to expose the rapid expansion of soybean farms into the Amazon had a similar experience; as did journalists in Tanzania, as the Guardian?s new Green Blood series details,when they tried to expose the devastation wrought by mines. Others engaged directly in environmental activism ? often journalists? sources ? also pay a high price. Global Witness reports that 207 environmental activists were killed in 2017, most of whom were opposed to agribusiness and mining projects. Their fate sends a chilling message to journalists inclined to dig deeper. Read more VP -- ~ We act in peace, with ferocious love of these lands in our hearts. We act on behalf of life. ~ Extinction Rebellion From: Victor Postnikov Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 7:29 PM Subject: Guardian: Environment journalists are getting killed for their work -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Jun 19 00:27:42 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 01:27:42 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] Fwd: International study - How to ensure sustainable development of Ukrainian coal regions after the closure of coal mines Message-ID: <9314F1B72C014DEDB488BE27E676AE2F@lewpostnew> ???????, ?????? ????! 12 ???? ? ????? ???? ???????????? ???????????? "???? ????????????? ?????????? ????????: ???????????? ??? ??????? ? ?????? ??????????? ?????". ??????????? ???????? ?? 4 ????? (???????, ????????, ????? ? ???????) ???????????????? ???? ???????? ???? ? ???? ?????????? ????????????? ??? ?????????????? ?????? ?? ???????????? ? ??????? ???????. ?????? ???????????? ?????? ?????? ????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????????? ??????????? ? ???????? ??????????? ?????????-?????????????? ?????????????, ?????????? ???????????? ????????????? ????????. ?????? ???????????? ???????? ?? ?????????? ?? ??????. ? ?????????, ?????????? ---------- Forwarded message --------- ???: Kostyantyn Krynytskyi Date: ??, 18 ????. 2019 ? 17:30 Subject: International study - How to ensure sustainable development of Ukrainian coal regions after the closure of coal mines Dear all, Independent experts from four European countries prepared an analytical study ?Transformation Experiences of Coal Regions: Recommendations for Ukraine and other European countries? which was initiated and presented on 12th June by Ukrainian and German NGOs. The experts analysed various practices with coal mines closures in Germany, Romania, the Czech Republic and several Ukrainian towns. As a result, they compiled a list of specific recommendations for authorities on national, regional and local levels on how to manage the process of coal mines shutdowns: keeping it sound from an economic perspective, as well as having minimal negative social consequences. According to the study, the first steps necessary for a Just Transition of coal regions are: a.. Establishment of a Commission for Structural Changes, consisting of representatives of all key stakeholders (national and local authorities, trade unions, science, civil society, business), which would provide recommendations to the national government b.. Setting a coal phase-out date for the energy sector c.. Establishment of Restructuring Funds (Economic diversification, Infrastructure development, Pension, Education etc.) aimed at innovative solutions. These and other steps are to help in building up a dialogue between national and local authorities, civil society, business, scientific community and coal miners. All the stakeholders must work together to set up economic and social development programmes, promote transition to sustainable energy production and create new local and regional educational institutions, research and innovative centers. ?Ukraine has already been closing its old and unprofitable coal mines. According to the Ministry of Energy, 68 state mining enterprises have closed in Ukraine since 2004 and 19 state enterprises are being liquidated or are currently under preparation for liquidation. In the span of 1990-2018 the number of employees involved in the industry decreased from almost 1 million to 42 000. Recommendations from international experts published in this study are meant to start a conversation about requalification and employment of the fired coal miners, economic diversification and future of coal regions altogether?, - comments Kostiantyn Krynytskyi, Just Transition campaign coordinator, Ecodia. ?Germany is a useful example of the transformation. It is the first country in the world to start a process of phasing-out coal from its energy sector, planning to finish it completely by 2035-2038. In order to improve social and economic situation in the mining regions, authorities focused on improving education and developing science, technological innovations, infrastructure development, environmental and cultural projects. Now Germany?s Ruhr region, which was a coal mining centre for many decades, became one of the most innovative ones in the country, and the environmental situation there has improved considerably. Although Ukraine and Germany are very different from socio-economic perspectives, I believe that Ukrainians can take useful lessons from the German experience and take it into account to develop own transformation plan?, adds Martin Sch?n-Chanishvili, Senior Policy Advisor for South Eastern and Eastern European Partnerships, Germanwatch. Other presenters included: a.. Maksym Fedotov, Director of Directorate of Fossil Fuels, Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine; b.. Iryna Sushchenko, Secretary of Porkrovsk Town Council, Donetsk Region; c.. Dmytro Naumenko, analyst of the project Low-Carbon Ukraine, Berlin Economics. The research was carried out within the framework of the project "New Energy - New Opportunities for Sustainable Development of Donbas" implemented by NGOs Ecoaction (Kyiv, Ukraine), Luhansk Regional Human Rights Center "Alternativa" (Kyiv/Donbas, Ukraine) and Germanwatch (Bonn/Berlin, Germany). Earlier representatives of Ukraine?s six coal mining towns from Donetsk region signed a Memorandum of Partnership and the establishment of a Platform for Sustainable Development. Such cooperation is expected to help to overcome common challenges, implement the principles of sustainable development and Just Transition. Executive Summary is available online HERE (pdf). -- Best regards, Kostyantyn Krynytskyi Project coordinator Climate Department Centre of Environmental Initiatives ?Ecoaction" / ?????? ecoact.org.ua M: +38 095 487 47 69 @: krynytskyi at ecoact.org.ua From: Kostyantyn Krynytskyi Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 7:17 PM Subject: [can-eecca] Fwd: International study - How to ensure sustainable development of Ukrainian coal regions after the closure of coal mines -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Use the searchable microsite to access the full report quickly and easily Choose an infographic to tell the story Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram to learn more about the GSR events happening around the world. www.ren21.net Laura E. Williamson Outreach & Communication Manager +33 1 44 37 50 99 | Skype: laura.williamson | laura.williamson at ren21.net REN21 Secretariat | c/o UN Environment, 1 rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France www.ren21.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CAN-E Renewable Energy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to can-e-renewable-energy+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/can-e-renewable-energy/7ed719caf698e9edf739c5c35ed9e0c4%40mail.gmail.com. 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We hope to provide you with some answers during this webinar. You can find the call in details below, Best, Mathias Energy infrastructure webinar Fri, Jun 21, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CEST Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/123047973 You can also dial in using your phone. Austria: +43 1 2060 92964 Access Code: 123-047-973 More phone numbers Belgium: +32 28 93 7002 Denmark: +45 32 72 03 69 Finland: +358 923 17 0556 France: +33 187 210 241 Germany: +49 692 5736 7300 Ireland: +353 15 360 756 Italy: +39 0 230 57 81 80 Netherlands: +31 207 941 375 Norway: +47 21 93 37 37 Spain: +34 932 75 1230 Sweden: +46 853 527 818 Switzerland: +41 225 4599 60 United Kingdom: +44 20 3713 5011 Joining from a video-conferencing room or system? 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Jun 22 00:52:36 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:52:36 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] ECO - Friday, June 21 Message-ID: <05C6FA67E3D949959F9AD7828723F60C@evol.sp.ru> Game of Baselines We?re back for another session of Article 6 negotiations. ECO knows that when it comes to the game of baselines, it?s time for Parties to take heed of lessons learned from the KP and other mechanisms. Otherwise, winter is coming? Strong environmental integrity principles are critical for the Article 6.4 rules so that parties are prevented from gaming their baselines, and instead adopt accurate and conservative baselines. Baselines should reflect a conservative emission pathway to avoid hot air and non-additional credits in the 6.4 mechanism. Baselines should be proposed by host countries, and approved by the Supervisory Body only if they are conservative, dynamic, and standardized. Ideally, they should be set at BAU or the level of policies incorporated into a host?s NDC, whichever is lowest. Under no circumstances should baselines be set above BAU, which would lead to the issuance of hot air credits. In practice, ECO knows that quantifying policies in an NDC ? first at the scale of sectors, and then projects ? is challenging, and will require technical support and capacity building. However, it is key to the principle of additionality that baselines be set at a level which takes a conservative approach to the calculation of ?what would have happened otherwise,? and that they be re-set through a dynamic updating process. The world needs ambition, and ambition means adoption of the best available technology, taking into account relevant national circumstances such as demonstrated economic barriers to adoption. Crediting replacements for the same old dirty fleet of cars or power plants isn?t just gaming, and bad for the atmosphere. ECO is also curious how Parties will apply conservative baselines if they proceed with removing brackets and start to allow removals of emissions into Article 6. There?s no ?best technology? for ecosystems, and ECO has long warned Parties that BAU isn?t good enough when it comes to ensuring additionality for ecosystems. It?s high time for Parties to stop the games and get real about baselines. ---- Gender Action Plan, let?s pump-it-up! Still don?t grasp what the GAP is all about? What if we tell you that advancing gender mandates will give a real boost to your climate action? Parties have just spent the last 4 days reviewing what has been achieved under the Gender Action Plan (GAP) so far and guess what? Implementing the GAP is not so scary after all. The gender workshop organized by the UNFCCC Secretariat Gender Team under its mandate, engaged all participants in a positive spirit thanks to fruitful experience sharing. Successful stories were presented by Finland, Tonga, and Bolivia. For instance, did you know that Chile engaged in a national gender-diagnostic and a targeted capacity building process in the energy, agriculture and fishing sectors to adopt a gender approach in its mitigation actions? We also listened to the Adaptation Committee, CTCN, IPCC, PCCB, GCF, and WIM ExCom as they gave us the latest update on how they integrate gender equality in their actions. It?s clear, gender is relevant in all articles of the Paris Agreement: UNFCCC constituted bodies have done their homework; now Parties, it?s up to you! We want a comprehensive, targeted and resourced GAP, as part of a renewed, long-term Lima Work Programme (LWP): this is critical to strengthen gender-responsive and human rights-based climate policy. Advancing gender equality belongs to the adaptation mandate, so why not engage with local communities and provide safe, intentional, and welcoming spaces for women to share their knowledge on climate resilience? The GAP is a key mechanism to achieving the 1.5?C goal, not a ?nice to do? element, but a must do. The time to move towards a second phase of planning has come. It?s time for commitment to progressive targets on women?s meaningful participation. Let?s put money where our mouths are: in activities that enhance the capacity of Parties and stakeholders to develop gender-responsive policies, plans and programmes on adaptation, mitigation, capacity-building, technology and finance! The Gender Just Climate Solutions has actively showcased some of the best practice examples of gender-responsive climate action. These provide key learnings and encourage the upscaling of effective small-scale solutions. We see fierce female youth leaders leading the student strikes weekly, and they can count on our full solidarity ? Can they count on yours? ---- Less is more on the New York scene this fall Are you also a Head of State stressing out about what to pack for the climate summit in September? Fear not. ECO has everything you need to know on this year?s most important trends. As you know Secretary General Ant?nio Guterres has asked Heads of State not to bring speeches but to bring action plans in line with 1.5 ?C. But ECO realises that some countries might not remember what ambitious action looks like. So, as a special service for those countries and for the viewing pleasure of the rest of you, ECO has today decided to bring the following picture as our centrefold: This very fetching curve is bound to become a hit in New York this autumn. What you?re looking at is a depiction of the brand-new 70% reduction target that the incoming Danish government announced last night. Notice the clean lines, plummeting curves and great timing, just beautiful. First to catch ECO? eyes is how the 70% target in 2030 signifies a clear progression from previous efforts, especially the last few years. Secondly, extend the curve. Extend it all the way to where it will touch the x-axis. Notice that the intersection point will be in ca 2040. Notice how this makes it a beautiful match with the IPCC 1.5?C report, which for sure will be the talk of the town this fall in New York. ECO also notices that at the StepUP2020 Booth, right here at the venue, many developing countries have been announcing their intention to enhance their NDCs by 2020. But hey - what happened to the other developed countries? - what plans will you bring to New York? Don?t be shy - pass by the booth and flash your newest style! ---- Move out of the way CIFs ? Let the New Kid on the Block Shine It is tough to be the new kid on the block, especially when you are trying to do things differently than those who have been around the block a couple of times. Especially when those other guys still want to stick around ? even though they were invited to the block party only for a little while ? and are playing by a different set of rules. ECO has been reminded of this during the past few weeks with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) seeking its first formal replenishment this year, while the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) are pondering recapitalization at the same time. The CIFs were set up 10 years ago to be temporary players in the block party of multilateral climate finance, with the expectation that they would eventually gracefully move out of the way (aka ?sunset?). This was supposed to happen once the GCF had shown that it is ready to fulfill its birthright -- namely to be the main kid on the block for helping developing countries implement climate actions and raise their ambition under the Paris Agreement. Some 102 approved projects and programs worth USD 5 billion later, there can be no doubt that the GCF is ready to do just that. So, there is no need for the CIFs to stick around any longer. Making matters worse, the CIFs are playing under very different kinds of rules than the GCF. CIFs are not governed under the Climate Convention and its principles, and don?t receive or follow COP guidance. In contrast to the CIFs? governance structure, the GCF has a ?country-driven approach.? It is accountable to the institutions and people in developing countries, and has placed a premium on providing readiness support to developing country entities, becoming in the process the largest multilateral funder of such support. Additionally, most CIF funding, some 86 percent in fact, was earmarked to be allocated to mitigation. In view of the real climate emergency affecting the poorest people and vulnerable countries, even threatening their survival, multilateral funds can and must do better. The GCF has not only committed to an even split between adaptation and mitigation finance, it also safeguards half of all adaptation spending for SIDS, LDCs and African states. While the GCF is working hard to invite many to its climate finance party as partners (it has now 84 of them, with 48 coming from developing countries which can access GCF funds directly), the CIFs only allows a handful of multilateral development banks (MDBs) to its finance pots. Extending the life of the CIFs would allow just a few privileged players (some might even call them block bullies) to get more than their fair share of public climate finance as implementers. In effect, with the MDBs having exclusive access to CIF funds, and also receiving funding for implementation from the GEF (including the LDCF and SCCF), the AF, and, yes, the GCF, it?s clear to ECO that they have overstayed their welcome. Have the MDBs never heard that it is impolite to double- (or even triple-) dip from the public climate finance dish? The GCF in many ways is the new and improved kid on the climate finance block, as it applies lessons learnt from other funds, including the CIFs, and pushes itself to improve further. It commits to a gender-responsive approach to its funding ? the first climate fund to do so from the outset of its activities. While the MDBs still have issues with committing outright to upholding human rights, the GCF has strong human rights-based principles enshrined in its environmental and social policies, as well as a separate Indigenous Peoples Policy. And let?s talk a bit more about accountability to people and communities, and transparency of actions. The GCF?s independent redress mechanism, which enables people and communities to raise complaints, has the most forward-looking features of any comparable mechanism and is setting new international best practice. The GCF is also more transparent than the CIFs, including by making recordings of Board meetings publicly available to watch at any time. So let?s move out of the way, CIFs, for good, by sticking to your own (sunset) rules, and moving the MDBs out of fossil fuel financing for good. Funds directed to the CIFs should instead go to the GCF ?ECO thinks that would be the better contribution to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. It would give the GCF the room that it needs to become the biggest kid on the climate finance block, to signal to developing countries that support is there for them to raise their ambition next year, and to raise confidence that the developed countries? commitment to mobilize USD 100 billion annually by 2020 can be reached. Don?t crash the GCF replenishment party. ---- Finance Smoothie Did you know ECO was here before the smoothie bar? Smoothie machines are great. You get a blender and insert let?s say apples and oranges and you could try to get a smoothie? wait... what?? Would you really drink a smoothie made of apples and oranges? We all know that does not make a good mix. If you think about it, apples and oranges are normally placed in separated baskets when you go to a store. And at the end of the day, just like you can?t compare loans and grants, you don?t mix apples and oranges. ECO has been actively observing the discussions on transparency of support, particularly those linked to the adoption of the common tabular format of the Enhanced Transparency Framework agreed in Katowice (CTF). This CTF aims to enhance trust and make room for the new types of information that countries agreed on ? support provided, mobilized (for contributor countries), received and needed (for developing countries). ECO listened carefully and wonders if this warm weather and the accumulated number of smoothies negotiators have had lately to quench their thirst has inspired them to come to the room with very interesting and creative proposals to make the best out of this CTF. ECO wants to weigh in: a.. ECO agrees that the already existing CTF constitutes a good basis for negotiation. However, as many Parties mentioned in the room, this is an enhanced CTF we?re looking at, meaning that Parties should provide better quantitative and qualitative information. And by the way, this would also be an opportunity to make sure the data reported under the UNFCCC finally matches the one reported under the OECD DAC. b.. In Katowice, countries agreed on very important principles to be reflected (some ?as available?, some ?as applicable?) as part of the new reporting: climate specificity and grant equivalents. Well, it?s time to incorporate this in the new CTF, and the best way to do it would be to include them in specific and separate columns, next to the overall amount of the reported activity. Remember, apples in one basket, oranges in another. c.. Furthermore, ECO advises parties to make sure that there is comparability between the tables for the support provided (or mobilized), and the support received and needed. To make this happen, both contributors and recipients should agree on the amounts to report so they match in the corresponding tables. So if one claims to have given an apple the person who received it should be able confirm it was indeed an apple. d.. Finally, ECO would strongly encourage you to report support at the activity level, and not only aggregate figures. Just like if you want to report the apples, the are reported one after the other, this is as simple as that. -- CAN-talk Listserv | CAN-talk at listi.jpberlin.de | https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/can-talk | Emails received through CAN-talk are confidential and should not be circulated beyond CAN members unless otherwise stated. -- Subscribe to CAN's ECO Newsletter @ http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters -- -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. Lets Unite behind the science. Communications Department Regional Campaigns Communications Officer EECCA (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia) Climate Action Network-International (CAN) Skype: samaparodia tshauro at climatenetwork.org https://www.facebook.com/tatiana.shauro.3 www.climatenetwork.org www.facebook.com/CANInternational Twitter: @CANIntl Subscribe to the ECO newsletter: http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters From: Tatiana Shauro Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 1:40 PM Subject: [can-eecca] ECO - Friday, June 21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Screen Shot 2019-06-20 at 7.50.58 PM.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 84089 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In Russia, at the 3rd Skolkovo Climate and Energy Transition Conference Fell gave a speech about the urgent necessity of a global transition to 100% renewable energies and spoke with the special envoy of President Putin, Ruslan Edelgeriyev about a potential plan for a Russian Energy Transition. Edelgeriyev announced that Russia will soon ratify the Paris Climate Agreement and additionally pass a climate law. -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. Lets Unite behind the science. 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Now, we must work together with all generations for intergenerational equity to get a legitimate seat at the table, demanding the protection of our future. In the face of the climate crisis and its catastrophic consequences, we need to be united and demand to be heard. Cooperation between generations is the key to achieving a future where life can thrive and where the rights of all people on earth are equally respected. We welcome and acknowledge the reports of the IPCC and IPBES, which shape our knowledge of the crisis. On the other hand, it forces us to wonder why this issue has been continually ignored by politicians who have failed to act on what we desperately need to do to mitigate the crisis. There is no choice but to act. Now. This is why we put our lives on hold for the climate strikes. Our strikes are as necessary as the air we breathe - this is why we are willing to sacrifice precious days of school. We must do all that we can to rebuild our world for the benefit of generations now, and those to come. We demand urgent and effective climate action and condemn any diversions from the path to climate justice. It is now time for young people to mobilize alongside the voices of indigenous peoples, women, marginalised groups and others whose voices are also not being heard. If not us, then who? If not now, then when? Our window of time to act is now closing and we will no longer allow our voices to be systematically ignored. It is fundamental that we are involved in deciding on the future of life as we know it. Our fellow youth have been marching, striking, and raising awareness across the globe, as we did outside the conference venue yesterday, with the goal of ensuring intergenerational equity in the form of safety for us, our children and our future. Because all generations have an equal right to biodiversity, clean air, fresh water and safe and healthy environment, this is more than an environmental issue, it is an issue of justice. We have the solutions: participation of the voices who are left with the burden of climate change, voices with infinite passion and drive, as well as voices with the numbers to push forward serious change. We might still have some time, but the clock is ticking. We will dedicate ourselves to the fight for climate justice and intergenerational equity. As long as there is hope, there is a chance, and hope dies last. ----- People before profits. Our livelihoods depend on it. Intergenerational equity is reflected within the preamble of the Paris Agreement, and as such, young people are allowed to participate within the UNFCCC negotiating space. But this participation and acknowledgement has and will continue to be silenced if the presence of big polluting businesses continues within the UN climate negotiating space. The dominant presence of those most responsible for the climate crisis not only results in the suppression of the voices of youth, but also those of indigenous peoples, women, and other marginalised groups. To protect these groups and the integrity of the negotiations, young people believe that we desperately need a Conflicts of Interest policy. The well-financed, well-organised, and deliberate attempts by these big polluters to interfere in the policy making processes are very prominent here at SB50 and in the UNFCCC. So much so, that it has created a space where the irrationality of having those who profit from the climate crisis, here at the UNFCCC, is no longer coming into question. So far in the Arrangement of Intergovernmental Meetings (AIM negotiations), where this issue could be discussed, we?ve seen non-party stakeholder contributions being pushed to later sessions and witnessed the calls for a policy on conflicts of interest by Climate Justice Now, the Women & Gender constituency, the Indigenous Peoples Organisation and YOUNGO being met with complete disregard by parties. It has never been more necessary for young people to stand up for ourselves, in solidarity with others, to demand that the protection of our earth be taken seriously. We have no vested interests here and most of us are losing money by being here. Our mandate is clear, and our aims are untainted. We will keep working until we create a space for genuine, ambitious climate policy that protects people, not polluters. ------ A Future Empowered? What ACE Needs from SB50 Education, training, public awareness, public access to information, public participation, and international cooperation - collectively the six elements of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) - form a crucial pillar for successful implementation of the Paris Agreement. ACE is vital for young people, who not only fought on behalf of Article 12, but also have a great need for empowerment in order to tackle the challenges of climate change. The ACE negotiations at SB50 centre around the preparation of the Terms of Reference for the final review of the Doha Work Program (DWP) on Article 6 of the Convention, which will conclude its mandate and be evaluated in 2020 at SB52. Looming beyond this review is the question of what the framework will be for ACE action following the DWP. Parties so far lack consensus on the scope of the final review of the DWP to consider possibilities for this post-2020 framework. It is a cause of significant concern for many, including young people, that some Parties seem reluctant to address this topic. This reluctance takes place under the guise of not wanting to prejudge future decisions under the process. Yet, there is no question that we must have a new ACE framework to succeed the DWP, and this should constitute a framework that is even more robust. Therefore, Parties would do well to include a forward-looking perspective into the final review of Doha itself, rather than delaying this to a subsequent consideration for the sake of taking just one painstakingly small procedural step at a time. Young people are demanding urgent action on climate change. In the context of ACE, this means making the most of the Doha review in order to quickly advance toward a new and enhanced ACE framework. By showing reluctance in this effort, Parties send a discouraging signal; whereas a strong, future-oriented outcome on ACE from SB50 will demonstrate that the cries of the youth are not only heard, but inspiring ambitious action. ------ Climate Action: Recommended by Your Future Doctors Each year, according to the WHO, air pollution results in 7 million premature deaths. Burning fossil fuels is one of the main sources of air pollution and poses an existential threat to our health. This is only one aspect of the many ways that climate change negatively impacts human health. Climate change also contributes to increased heat strokes and deaths due to extreme weather events. These effects put the viability of all of our health systems at greater risk every day. We must not forget that the ultimate objective of this convention is to protect people and the planet against the adverse effects of climate change on health and welfare. As future medical professionals, we diagnose climate change as a medical emergency, and it must be treated that way. When someone arrives in the emergency room suffering from a life-threatening condition, you expect healthcare workers to act. Fortunately, there is a treatment available for this medical emergency: strong climate action. This includes, but is not limited to, phasing-out fossil fuels and the use of sustainable infrastructure strategies. Addressing the root causes of climate change comes with substantial health benefits. These benefits are so significant that for some policies, they can entirely offset the costs of adaptation and mitigation. Such is the case for smart urban planning and transport schemes. Nevertheless, we see a disappointing lack of progress in the most important modalities currently being negotiated. As future medical professionals, every day we will be trusted to work according to science and evidence-based guidelines. Choosing not to acknowledge the latest science violates our professions? ethos and should violate yours as well. The outcomes of these negotiations will impact core determinants of health ? clean air, safe water, and shelter. We, therefore, urge all parties to work with the latest science, welcome the IPCC 1.5? report, and implement all necessary measures to stay below 1.5 degrees. ------ Care About our Heritage? Fund the WIM. Diversity makes the United Nations great. This diversity represents people from across the globe fighting together for something better, but this beautiful diversity is under threat from climate change. Each day, crucial parts of our culture are being washed away by storms and rising seas, as people are displaced from their homes. As young campaigners, sitting in the mandated review of the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) on Loss and Damage (L&D) has left us scared. Lack of action on this issue will categorically destroy the core of that diverse cultural heritage. We need delegations to start taking Loss and Damage seriously. We urgently need finance for countries to rebuild after disaster(s) and displacement. Undermining real efforts to evaluate and progress on the WIM in these sessions supports the escalating climate crisis, and perpetuates cycles of under-development, inequity and poverty. Young people in climate-vulnerable nations are the least responsible, but face a lifetime of consequences for the carbon-intensive lifestyles that adults in the Global North continue to lead. We must break this cycle. States must correct this profound injustice. SB50 must be the start of a new era where nations in the Global North and big polluters recognize their historical responsibility, and protect the most vulnerable and marginalized. We also need this space to acknowledge the intangible cultural heritage at stake. The joy, sadness, and bonding that happens in your home, on your street, or in your school represent an intangible heritage, a heritage everyone has a right to. Without increased ambition, our generation will experience this loss on an unimaginable scale. The preoccupation with economic L&D, while vital, allows developed countries to obscure the unquantifiable severity of developing nations? losses. Promoting solutions like insurance, which keep wealth concentrated in the Global North, could never mend what is broken. How do you insure an identity? We need justice in the form of reparations, a Loss and Damages Fund and a serious exploration of non-economic losses. We will not stand for rich nations delaying, ignoring and obscuring the reality any longer. We are the global generation and we stand together. We learn, share, campaign, teach, win and lose together. Here, as you people, on the streets, as youth strikers, and every single time we stand up and demand better. We do so together. It is time that national leaders take a leaf out of our book: Lead with love and justice, over greed and denial. ------ Not So ?Common? Common Time Frames If you are looking for common tabular formats (CTF) in this article, you are reading the wrong piece. This CTF refers to the common time frames for the implementation of the nationally determined contributions (NDCs). We knows that when it comes to common time frames, most people think it is common sense to have a five-year time frame. Why? Well, the NDCs are communicated every five years and the global stocktake takes place every five years. Nevertheless, the negotiations on common time frames (and other areas) don?t always follow common sense. We have followed the two negotiations on CTF at the Bonn session and, just as at COP24 in Katowice, not much progress has been made. At COP 24, Parties agreed that common time frames will apply to NDCs to be implemented from 2031 onward. However, it doesn?t really address when the NDC shall be communicated. 2025 or 2030? Well, the general consensus in the room is that NDCs communicated in 2025 should be implemented from 2031 onwards. The other crucial question on CTF?s is, when will Parties finally make a decision on this important item? Some Parties have floated the idea of finalizing this important item by 2023, which is as late as you can get. We believe that Parties need to leave Bonn with a deadline, as to achieve consensus on the CTF as soon as possible. Just like vacations, some Parties like to plan their NDC a bit early, so anything beyond 2020 is far too late. The final decision text should also explicitly mention that the implementation period shall begin five years after the NDCs have been communicated. Lastly, we want to remind you why a 5-year NDC implementation period is preferred: 1.. It avoids locking in low levels of ambition. Assuming Parties choose to adopt 10 year NDC implementation periods, and given that the next round of NDCs will be tabled ahead of 2025, there is a risk of locking in low ambition for 15 years between 2025 and 2040. 2.. It harnesses rapidly evolving real-world opportunities by allowing the Paris climate regime to better take into account the technological, political, and economic progress. 3.. It incentivizes early action by avoiding delayed action on climate mitigation. Governments can always align their 5-year commitments with 10-year aspirational targets. 4.. It aligns better with the broader Paris climate regime since NDCs will be communicated every 5 years and the global stocktake takes place every 5 years. 5.. It maintains political accountability, since most election cycles are 4-6 years and fulfilling commitments made for periods well into the future will become someone else?s political liability. Having a 5-year implementation period will increase the sense of responsibility, urgency and accountability of incumbents. Youth are demanding more ambitious action on climate change. A common time frame that matches the Paris ambition cycle is crucial to ensure that the Paris Agreement serves its purpose and provides youth with a sustainable future. ------- Climate Justice Means Migrant Justice By 2050, over 1 billion people will be forcibly displaced from their homes, according to the Institute of Environment and Human Security of the United Nations University. Climate change is, and will continue to destroy infrastructure, forcing millions from their towns and cities. Yet no one is talking about climate migration. My generation will be forced to migrate on an unseen scale, yet the generation who caused the crisis fail to put protections in place to ensure our human rights and livelihoods. This is terrifying for those living in developing countries and small island developing states. The reality is that they will be hit the hardest, but it is precisely those most affected who lack the resources of rich nations to quickly respond and adapt. When presented with ecosystem change, species have three potential options: they adapt, they move, or they die. Recognizing this, protecting climate migrants is of the utmost importance because when your home is gone, where do you go? For us, the answer is simple: countries with more space and resources must provide asylum and social integration. These are the same countries who have created the climate crisis, they have a historical debt to pay. But, this is a complex problem. Fascism is rising across developed nations. In Latin America we are seeing waves of migration due to the ongoing conflict in Venezuela. In this case, there were no plans to address this issue and as a result, many governments closed their borders and installed migration policies that limit access for those needing asylum. In the case of war, it is relatively easy to examine the historical context and identify which countries owe a debt and therefore should have a strong inclusive migration policy. When it comes to climate displacement policies, this is even easier. We know exactly which countries are the big polluters. We must act now. Our generation is facing losses of an unimaginable scale. Our governments need to pursue and implement comprehensive and inclusive policies for those displaced by climate. If we keep ignoring their voices and blocking the issue in this space, we will see more conflict, loss of life and rise in anti-migrant rhetoric. We must urgently address the issue by adopting concrete policies, accessible structural bodies and mechanisms so that climate migrants can be protected. In other words, we need climate justice because climate justice means migrant justice. As it stands right now, those at risk will have nowhere to go and no one to protect them. -- Andr?s Fuentes -- CAN-talk Listserv | CAN-talk at listi.jpberlin.de | https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/can-talk | Emails received through CAN-talk are confidential and should not be circulated beyond CAN members unless otherwise stated. -- Subscribe to CAN's ECO Newsletter @ http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters -- -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. Lets Unite behind the science. Communications Department Regional Campaigns Communications Officer EECCA (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia) Climate Action Network-International (CAN) Skype: samaparodia tshauro at climatenetwork.org https://www.facebook.com/tatiana.shauro.3 www.climatenetwork.org www.facebook.com/CANInternational Twitter: @CANIntl Subscribe to the ECO newsletter: http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters From: Tatiana Shauro Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2019 9:50 PM Subject: [can-eecca] ECO - Saturday, June 22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Jun 24 12:58:18 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:58:18 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] ECO - Monday, June 24 Message-ID: <367F8E82E7A74147926B8CEB5AED7646@lewpostnew> Climate Finance: It?s Talkshop Workshop Time! ECO has always been a faithful attendee of the long-term finance workshops, and has sympathy for the working group set-up. This approach offers much more room for creativity and constructive exchange as, in theory, people do not need to hide behind their country?s flags. Of course, there isn?t exactly a lack of talkshops in this world, so ECO knows that the value of it heavily depends on how it will ultimately feed back into actual negotiations and sound agreements to advance the climate finance agenda. The good news is, each of the scheduled working groups offers potential to do just that. Let?s have a little look, shall we? For instance, the first group will tackle the question of interlinkages between provided and mobilised finance and the temperature goals. It?s not rocket science to understand that the more we want to limit planetary overheating, the more we need to shift investment flows away from fossil fuels toward renewables, and the more much-needed assistance has to flow from developed countries to developing countries for enhanced climate action. And, ECO?s here to remind you that the less the world achieves this, the more financial assistance will be required to enable vulnerable countries to adapt to climate change and recover from losses and damages. Among the issues to discuss in breakout group 2, ECO is most intrigued by the question of access to climate finance. It?s been much lamented that directly accessing climate finance through a national implementing entity often remains a challenge ? despite the fact that implementing climate action through in-country entities (including local communities) is key to ensuring that institutional capacities are enhanced and that developing countries remain in the driver?s seat for making their countries climate-resilient. Group 2 could spend some time contemplating how to overcome existing barriers to direct access to climate finance. When it comes to group 3 on climate finance effectiveness, ECO thinks an obvious step is to stop overseas coal financing and to stop the smug labelling of it as climate finance (Australia, Japan, are you reading this?). It is not only ineffective but actually counter-productive if you want to keep global temperature rise to below 1.5?C. Effectiveness in adaptation finance is another area of concern, for instance when it comes to ensuring that adaptation action reaches the poorest and most vulnerable peoples. These groups are often marginalised with little access to political decision making, so working directly with local communities and civil society organisations can cover the extra mile needed to achieve real change on the ground. And, if Parties are keen to enhance effectiveness of climate finance to assist vulnerable countries in recovering from losses and damages, a first step is to recognise that such flows are needed and the existing climate finance architecture still lacks a funding mechanism for that purpose. Remember the review of the WIM? It?s an excellent opportunity to ameliorate that situation. Continuing on to group 4, ECO believes a good use of the biennial submissions on strategies and approaches would be to search them for information on barriers (and other experiences) that seem to be common in developed countries? efforts to ramp up climate finance in both scale and effectiveness. The common experiences that developed countries have highlighted over the past iterations of their strategies and approaches would be a great starting point to inform the forthcoming discussion on the post-2025 finance goal. ECO wonders if, instead of just another 100-billion type goal with all its shortcomings, a broader goal matrix might be a way to collectively set targets for various purposes. For example, setting targets for the provision of adaptation finance, elements related to removing barriers in increasing effectiveness, or identifying ways to enhance shifting financial flows to be compatible with below-1.5?C pathways, among others. This could enhance predictability not only related to volumes of finance but also of actions to deal with past experiences around implementing funded actions. So, there?s a lot to talk about. ECO will be monitoring the workshop closely. Hopefully, it won?t be just another talkshop. ------ WIM review: guided by developing countries? needs and strong guidance by the COP The Warsaw International Mechanism on loss and damage (WIM) is approaching its sixth birthday and Parties are busily negotiating the Terms of Reference (ToR) for its review. ECO has listened and clearly supports the views of those vulnerable developing countries that the WIM was set up for; who ask that their needs in addressing loss and damage should be a key guiding aspect of the review. And, to be honest, understanding this request is pretty straightforward and simple. ECO was happy hearing that some Parties suggested this should include consideration of particularly vulnerable populations and ecosystems, as well as better integrating gender concerns, beyond country needs, as has already been in the work plan of the WIM. ECO is annoyed about those developed countries who are resisting referencing developing countries? needs in the ToRs. When negotiators hone in on finalising the ToRs, it is essential that they do so with the perspective to provide the COP with the information necessary to take immediate action to strengthen the WIM, in particular in relation to finance to allow vulnerable countries to deal with the losses they face. That is why substantive discussions on the way forward for finance, for an improved architecture and new sources of finance, need to happen between Bonn and COP25. Unfortunately, in the absence of clearer guidance from the COP, developed countries have resisted any meaningful discussion on those matters in the WIM?s ExCom so far. But communities in developing countries, facing large unmet needs, as illustrated by the constant gaps between appeals in the case of weather-related humanitarian disasters and the finance provided, cannot wait for the ExCom to just have more superficial discussions that circumvent finance issues. COP25 must be positioned to give clear guidance on this so that the ExCom ? and potentially other bodies dealing with finance ? will know the task it has to live up to in order to deliver much greater action and support for the benefits of vulnerable communities and countries. ----- ACE matters, because ACE matters! Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) forms a crucial pillar for successful implementation of the Paris Agreement and is the focus of Article 12. It includes six elements: education, training, public awareness, public access to information, public participation, and international cooperation. Today is the second ACE day of SB50, so what needs to be done? We need to start moving from evaluation of the eight-year-long Doha Work Programme (DWP) to look towards a new ambitious framework for ACE. Here are some thoughts from ECO: 1) Talk loudly and proudly about ACE and invite others to join the debate, making sure that the voices of those groups explicitly mentioned in the DWP are included. ACE matters! 2) After the review of the DWP, ACE needs to empower learners and take into account the new UNESCO ESD2030, currently a draft, which emphasises ?ESD has to affect the unsustainable production patterns of current economic structures more directly?. ACE empowers learners for transformation and active global citizenship. ACE matters! 3) ACE efforts need to be valued. All countries are encouraged to incorporate their ACE activities in their upcoming NDCs, reflecting all six elements in a balanced manner. ACE matters for NDCs! 4) Public participation is a human right. It is always important, especially in the preparation of new, enhanced NDCs. It?s part of ACE and ACE matters! 5) All countries shouldl nominate ACE Focal Points and provide them with the necessary support to play an active role in coordinating and upgrading ACE-activities. ACE focal points matter! So, what about your country? ECO would like to see all of this reflected in the ACE framework that will succeed the DWP: a framework that should be even more ambitious and robust. ACE matters! ------ Doubling Down to Avoid Double-Counting Today, ECO is redoubling its efforts, and sharing not one, but two pieces about Article 6! You guessed it, this one is about double counting... There is no time to double-back on this. Parties, remember when you signed the Paris Agreement? That?s when you agreed to avoid double-counting. Corresponding adjustments must be applied to all credits transferred, both from inside and outside of NDCs, and regardless of whether they are used towards an NDC or any other climate commitment. ECO is frightened by the prospect of CORSIA, the international aviation?s carbon market, going ahead in 2021 without proper accounting rules having been agreed on by the UNFCCC. Additionally, transparency must be ensured, and the thought of having to track credits around the world is making ECO dizzy. Avoiding double counting will take a combination of proper accounting rules and sufficient transparency to ensure those rules work. Simply reporting transfers without actually adjusting the relevant emissions account (based on the Party?s inventory) is not enough to ensure environmental integrity or proper accounting. Preventing double-counting is one aspect of ensuring the environmental integrity of carbon markets. Robust rules must be applied to all aspects of 6.2, 6.4, and all other potential or future mechanisms where mitigation outcomes are transferred between countries or used for other international purposes (e.g. by airlines under CORSIA). Environmental integrity is, well, integral to Article 6. The atmosphere only counts emissions once. Let?s not delude ourselves with fuzzy accounting tricks. ----- We?ve Got Questions It?s exciting to see so many Annex I Parties participating in the multilateral assessment for their biennial reports. ECO congratulates Parties for participating and thinks the multilateral assessment can be a great place to share lessons learned and experiences with other Parties in a constructive environment. We look forward to hearing your presentations and listening to the Q&A sessions throughout the day. Since ECO can?t ask questions during these workshops, we thought we would share our questions with you, so here they are: To all Parties: Can you provide an update regarding any action taken to strengthen your policy-making process - in particular in relation to public access to information and public participation - so as to improve climate responses and promote policy coherence in the context of progress made towards meeting your commitments under the UNFCCC? Australia: Australia?s Minister for Emissions Reductions states that the country?s growing fossil fuel LNG exports is a ?substantial global contribution to be proud of,? as it led to avoided emissions of 148 MT. Can Australia say how it came up with this number for avoided emissions? Is Australia keen to change the accounting framework to take ownership for Scope 3 emissions? Denmark: There is a risk that emissions from biomass combustion are not accounted for when importing from countries where forests and deforestation is not counted in their NDCs. As Denmark has the largest imports of wood pellets per person, what does Denmark do to make sure that the drawdown in carbon stocks with harvesting of biomass is accounted for in the producing country at the point where forests are harvested? This must be the minimum demand as the emissions from burning biomass are not counted. Finland: First, congratulations for your impressive net zero 2035 target! This is the kind of leadership we would like to see from the rest of the EU. But when it comes to implementation, ECO has some concerns. Preliminary information from Statistics Finland shows that LULUCF net sink decreased 30% in 2018 compared to the previous year due to increased forest harvesting volumes. In the National Forestry Accounting Plan, Finland has projected an even further increase of harvesting volumes. We are wondering how the projected increase in harvest rates and the planned use of forest biomass is consistent with Finland's new carbon neutrality target 2035 and what kind of impact it is expected to have on biodiversity? Japan: ECO longs for your new and ambitious targets and additional measures to meet the 1.5?C pathway in 2030 and 2050. ECO doesn?t understand why Japan continues to use coal fire power plants. Why waste the opportunity to become a strong global climate leader? The technical assessment of Japan?s energy policy found that the new coal plants you are planning will ?lead to a substantial increase in emissions, an increased risk in lock-in carbon-intensive infrastructure, and underachievement of the NDC? (p. 14). Are there plans to cancel construction of these planned projects, given that their construction ensures Japan?s failure to meet its NDC? ------- DAMaging the Paris Agreement There was some additional humour in the air last week as the below picture spread both inside and outside of the Article 6 room faster than a climate change-induced wildfire. As Parties restart their discussions on the KP transition, ECO hopes that they will remember this dam, and won?t let it crack. If it was up to ECO, no KP credit would be used after 2020. Clearly, the ?robust rules? in the below picture are not robust enough, because none of these hot air credits should be allowed to flow through to article 6. In Doha and Marrakesh, Parties agreed to limit the transition of AAUs from the first to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Very much the same debate is taking place now. And there is no reason to suddenly change course. You know the numbers: if the dam breaks, the market will be flooded. Credit goes to the anonymous humorous carbon markets geek who made this. (ECO also hopes that no human rights were infringed or ecosystems destroyed in the making of this picture.) -30- -- Andr?s Fuentes -- CAN-talk Listserv | CAN-talk at listi.jpberlin.de | https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/can-talk | Emails received through CAN-talk are confidential and should not be circulated beyond CAN members unless otherwise stated. -- Subscribe to CAN's ECO Newsletter @ http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters -- -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. Lets Unite behind the science. 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The world?s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to a new United Nations reportWorld Population Prospects 2019: Highlights published on monday by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.The new population projections indicate that nine countries will make up more than half the projected growth of the global population between now and 2050: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt and the United States of America (in descending order of the expected increase). Around 2027, India is projected to overtake China as the world?s most populous country. The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050 (99% increase). Read more The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018. This is the highest level that UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has seen in its almost 70 years. Data from UNHCR?s annual Global Trends report, shows that almost 70.8 million people are now forcibly displaced. To put this in perspective, this is double the level of 20 years ago, 2.3 million more than a year ago, and corresponds to a population between that of Thailand and Turkey. The figure of 70.8 million is conservative, in particular as the crisis in Venezuela is still only partly reflected in this number. Read more On Thursday, an Iranian missile destroyed a U.S. drone. Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, Iran?s ambassador to the United Nations asked the UN Secretary General to present his letter as a "document to the Security Council". This letter explains that the American drone ?Despite repeated radio warnings, it entered into the Iranian airspace where the air defense system of the Islamic Republic of Iran(?). On Friday, the New York Times said US President Donald Trump had initially approved targeted military strikes against Iran and ?the operation was underway in its early stages when it was called off?. Read more According to the ruling by UK Court of Appeal, british arms sales to Saudi Arabia are unlawful becouse they did not proprerly consider whether the weapons would be used to commit ?serious violation of international humanitarian law? in Yemen. The decision in London on Thursday follows a challenge by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said the government would not grant any new licences for export to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners while it considers the implications of the judgment. Read more The World Food Programme (WFP), confirmed on Friday in a statement that it has started a ?partial suspension? of aid to areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi opposition forces, including the capital, Sana?a. 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[1] Here?s a little thank you message from our team: Our work gained media coverage in major European and international news outlets including Spiegel ? which has the highest magazine readership in Europe - Deutsche Welle, Le Monde, Euronews, Euractiv, the New York Times, CNN, NPR, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, among others. We helped build a strong coalition of organisations that will now keep working to build on the success of the elections and make sure we have an EU Parliament that puts people and planet first. And it?s not just the elections we?ve been throwing our campaigning weight behind... H&M CEO Karl-Johan Persson, and our partners at the Clean Clothes Campaign Five years ago H&M committed to paying living wages to textile workers but never came good on their promise. [2] We joined the Clean Clothes Campaign network and more than 180,000 of us who care about the well-being of those who make H&M's clothes signed our joint petition. We also sent thousands of direct messages to shareholders and in the run-up to H&M?s Annual General Assembly, we met Mr Persson, H&M's CEO. But H&M is still resisting, and we?re planning our next move. Together we?ve made great progress and won?t give up! And we?ve been working to save the Kresna gorge! >From left: Ms Helena Braun Member of the Cabinet of the First Vice-President Timmermans - responsible for sustainability, Laura Sullivan Director of WeMove Europe, and our partners from Friends of the Earth Bulgaria and Europe and CEE Bankwatch We joined locals who have been fighting for 20 years to save this magical river valley in Bulgaria from construction. The Bulgarian authorities have broken EU laws to allow the devastating construction of a motorway, that would destroy the Kresna gorge.[3] So we brought local activists to Brussels to share their story of what is happening; armed with a video we produced showing the beauty of the gorge, and support from this community who flooded the inbox of European Commissioners, we were able to help secure a meeting with a key advisor to the First Vice-President of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans. And she promised they?d look into this case further. But again, we?re not stopping! To help them look into this, our partners are compiling evidence that will be sent to the Commission to help them make their decision -- and hopefully, they will intervene and save this majestic gorge! This is just a small taste of the things we?ve been working on these past few months, there?s so much more we could tell you - and we will soon! So much credit and thanks are due to the dozens of partner organisations we work with to plan and deliver these calls. But we wouldn?t be able to do any of this without you, our community, who engage again and again in our campaigns and support new tactics with your donations. Now, with a new Parliament about to sit, and new Commissioners on their way, it?s up to us to make sure they know what matters to people across Europe. Help us keep this great work going by chipping in what you can: DONATE! As always, if you have any ideas for things we should be doing or any feedback, you can email us at info at wemove.eu Thank you! Olga (Bologna), J?rg (L?beck), Virginia (Madrid), and the rest of us at WeMove.EU P.S: And special thanks to all our No to hate, Yes to change partner organisations around Europe. References: [1] https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/url-european-elections-fake-news-facebook-vote-brexit-a8925896.html [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-workers-garment-abuse/hm-accused-of-failing-to-ensure-fair-wages-for-global-factory-workers-idUSKCN1M41GR [3] http://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/biodiversity/2017/save_kresna_gorge_briefing.pdf WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 6:20 PM Subject: We?re not stopping -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Jun 26 11:58:20 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:58:20 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] World's Most Powerful Mayors & Thought Leaders to Convene in Copenhagen to Drive Greater Ambition on Climate Change Message-ID: ????? ????? ??????? ???, ??? ?????????? ????????! JUNE 24th, 2019 REGISTER HERE CONTACT: media at c40.org WORLD?S MOST POWERFUL MAYORS & THOUGHT LEADERS TO CONVENE IN COPENHAGEN TO DRIVE GREATER AMBITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE Media Accreditation Now Open Led by Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen and Paris Mayor & Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo, the C40 World Mayors Summit will take place in Copenhagen from October 9th -12th, 2019. The IPCC report on Global Warming of 1.5 ?C clearly demonstrated the threat posed by climate change. For more than a decade, mayors of the world?s great cities have been at the forefront of efforts to address the impending climate crisis. Today more than 70 C40 cities have committed to climate action that is consistent with keeping global temperature rise to within the limits that scientists say is safe. In October, more than 50 mayors of some of the world?s largest and most influential cities will meet in Copenhagen for the C40 World Mayors Summit. They will be joined by CEOs, political leaders, campaigners, scientists and young people determined to bring about transformational change. Previous C40 Mayors Summits, hosted by London, New York, Seoul, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg and Mexico City have provided unique opportunities for the mayors of the world?s great cities to showcase their climate leadership on the global stage. Copenhagen, a true pioneer in creating the sustainable, healthy and liveable cities of the future, is committed to bringing the citizens of the city into the Summit. A citizen?s summit, ?Live Like Tomorrow?, will activate mayors, businesses and citizens and run in parallel to the Main Summit at sites around Copenhagen. WHEN: October 10?11, 2019: Main Summit and City Business Forum October 9 & 12, 2019: Side events, Citizens Summit, media opportunities WHERE: Tivoli Congress Center, Arni Magnussons Gade 2, 1577 Copenhagen, Denmark SPEAKERS: Speakers at the C40 Mayors Summit include: a.. Michael R. Bloomberg, 108th mayor of New York City, C40 Board President b.. Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States of America c.. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and C40 Chair d.. Frank Jensen, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen e.. Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles f.. Adjei Sowah, Mayor of Accra g.. Yousef Al-Shawarbeh, Mayor of Amman h.. Steve Adler, Mayor of Austin i.. Karla Rubilar, Intendenta of Santiago de Chile j.. Mohammad Sayeed Khokon, Mayor of Dhaka k.. Abdulla Mohammed Al-Basti, Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai l.. Eckart W?rnzer, Mayor of Heidelberg m.. K.S. Wong, Secretary for the Environment, Hong Kong, China n.. Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakarta o.. Waseem Akhtar, Mayor of Karachi p.. Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisbon q.. Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan r.. Val?rie Plante, Mayor of Montreal s.. Ted Wheeler, Mayor of Portland t.. Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam u.. Anna K?nig Jerlmyr, Mayor of Stockholm v.. Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo w.. Sheela Patel, Founder Director, Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC) x.. And more speakers to be announced RSVP: Media can apply for accreditation to attend the Summit at this link ONLINE RESOURCES: The following resources will provide the most up-to-date information on how the conference is taking shape, the agenda and guest speakers: a.. Additional details, including confirmed speakers and agenda, will be posted on the event website b.. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn c.. Event hashtag: #TheFutureWeWant ### About the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Around the world, C40 Cities connects 94 of the world?s greatest cities to take bold climate action, leading the way towards a healthier and more sustainable future. Representing 700+ million citizens and one quarter of the global economy, mayors of the C40 cities are committed to delivering on the most ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement at the local level, as well as to cleaning the air we breathe. The current chair of C40 is Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo; and three-term Mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg serves as President of the Board. C40?s work is made possible by our three strategic funders: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Children?s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and Realdania. -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. Lets Unite behind the science. Communications Department Regional Campaigns Communications Officer EECCA (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia) Climate Action Network-International (CAN) Skype: samaparodia tshauro at climatenetwork.org https://www.facebook.com/tatiana.shauro.3 www.climatenetwork.org www.facebook.com/CANInternational Twitter: @CANIntl Subscribe to the ECO newsletter: http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters From: Tatiana Shauro Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 5:50 PM Subject: [can-eecca] World's Most Powerful Mayors & Thought Leaders to Convene in Copenhagen to Drive Greater Ambition on Climate Change -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone -------- ????? ????????????? ????????? -------- -- From: Timur Idrisov Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 2:35 PM Subject: [can-eecca] Fwd: BBC News: 'Climate apartheid' between rich and poor looms, UN expert warns -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Jun 27 00:00:59 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:00:59 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?b?W2Nhbi1lZWNjYV0g0KHQv9C40YHQvtC6INCw0L0=?= =?utf-8?b?0YLQuNGD0LPQvtC70YzQvdGL0YUg0LDQutGG0LjQuSDQvdCwINGN0YI=?= =?utf-8?b?0L7QuSDQvdC10LTQtdC70LUgLyBhY3Rpb25zIHRvIGVuZCBzdXBwb3J0?= =?utf-8?q?_for_coal?= Message-ID: <71FAD88DF5BA4EA9870E73071035696E@lewpostnew> Dear CAN, While folks are busy in Bonn, there's also a lot happening this week on the G20, Japan, and coal. Partners and allies around the world are organizing actions and events to ramp up pressure on the Japanese government to demonstrate real climate leadership and end its support for coal. There are also efforts to pressure G20 governments more broadly to stop funding fossil fuels. Here?s some of what?s taking place ? any help with amplification would be greatly appreciated. Note: There were already some great actions this past week. Check out the twitter accounts @NoCoalJapan, @AsianPeoplesMvt, and @350EastAsia for more. You can also follow #NoCoalJapan and #StopFundingCoal. Today (or yesterday for most of you now! - Tuesday): A new report was just released today focused on G20 coal subsidies and lays out how much support coal is still getting from G20 governments (it?s a lot). Report link: odi.org/g20-coal-subsidies a.. Sample Tweets: a.. 10 years on from committing to phase out harmful #fossilfuel subsidies, our new research reveals #G20 governments provide at least US$64 billion/year in supporting #coal alone. This week?s #G20OsakaSummit is a time to finally move #beyondcoal: odi.org/g20-coal-subsidies #G20coal b.. Japan?s Prime Minister @AbeShinzo wants to be a climate leader ? but Japanese public finance institutions are still among the world?s largest supporters of coal-fired power plants. Read more in this new study: odi.org/g20-coal-subsidies/japan #NoCoalJapan #G20coal There was also a great action at the Japanese embassy in Manila organized by 350.org featuring Pikachu costumes: a.. https://twitter.com/350/status/1143509196719026179 b.. https://twitter.com/350EastAsia/status/1143348080500072448 c.. https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1143402385806520321 Wednesday, June 27 & 28: Women-led Day of Action at Japanese embassies across the globe organized by APMDD, 350.org, members of the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice, with support from Market Forces, OCI/FoE US and more. And an action in Japan at the planned Yokosuka coal plant site organized by Kiko Network, FoE Japan, JACSES and 350.org Japan. a.. Follow #NoCoalJapan and #StopFundingCoal on twitter for content to amplify throughout the day. b.. Sample Tweets: a.. There?s no room for more coal power if we want to meet #climate goals. @AbeShinzo, use this opportunity as host of the #G20OsakaSummit to end Japanese coal finance now. #NoCoalJapan www.nocoaljapan.org b.. Activists are organizing protests across Asia, in Australia and the US to urge the Japanese government to end support for coal. @AbeShinzo, use the #G20OsakaSummit to show true climate leadership and stop undermining global action to address the climate crisis. #NoCoalJapan Thursday & Friday: Actions related to Japanese coal finance happening in Kobe and Osaka (Japan), including a major petition delivery. Organized by Kiko Network, FoE Japan, JACSES and 350.org Japan. And actions at the MUFG offices organized by APMDD. a.. Accounts to Amplify: @NoCoalJapan, @FoEJapan, @350_Japan, @SumOfUs, ??KikoNetwork, @AsianPeoplesMvt b.. Hashtag to follow: #NoCoalJapan Hopefully that?s useful when looking for content to amplify leading up to this year?s G20 summit. And please do respond with anything else that?s worth keeping an eye on or we can help amplify. Thank you, Alex Doukas Oil Change International -- CAN-talk Listserv | CAN-talk at listi.jpberlin.de | https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/can-talk | Emails received through CAN-talk are confidential and should not be circulated beyond CAN members unless otherwise stated. -- Subscribe to CAN's ECO Newsletter @ http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters -- -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. Lets Unite behind the science. Communications Department Regional Campaigns Communications Officer EECCA (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia) Climate Action Network-International (CAN) Skype: samaparodia tshauro at climatenetwork.org https://www.facebook.com/tatiana.shauro.3 www.climatenetwork.org www.facebook.com/CANInternational Twitter: @CANIntl Subscribe to the ECO newsletter: http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters ??: Alex Doukas From: Tatiana Shauro Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 6:47 PM Subject: [can-eecca] ?????? ???????????? ????? ?? ???? ?????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <5879DA8FB6CA4EFCAA05630BEE2C9269@lewpostnew> Nutella -- is it made with child labour? There are serious allegations that kids in Turkey may be exploited in hazelnut farms. We want to launch an urgent investigation. . Can you chip in to find the truth? Hi, Nutella: should the label say ?made with child labour?? Serious allegations have surfaced. Hundreds of children may be working on Turkish farms every year, picking the hazelnuts that go into Nutella.[1] If it?s true, it?s breaking the law. And this back-breaking labour instead of time in school could ruin these kids? chance at a good life. Can you chip in to help fund an urgent investigation? If we raise the money, we?ll work with the Center for Child Rights in Turkey [2] to capture video evidence and fund investigators. I?ll donate ?5 I?ll donate ?10 I?ll donate ?25 I?ll surprise you Imagine you?re 10 years old. Instead of being in school, when the time comes for the month-long hazelnut harvest, you travel with your family to a farm. You?ll stay in overcrowded conditions and work long hours in the heat. Sweating, picking nuts, carrying sacks. Nutella is made by Ferrero -- a family business. But they don?t seem to care about the welfare of the kids who are allegedly labouring in hazelnut farms to boost their wealth. [3] The boss Giovanni Ferrero is the richest man in Italy. His personal fortune is $22 billion! [4] As seasonal workers and their children soon travel to hazelnut farms for the start of the picking season, can you chip in so we can urgently investigate these claims? With the evidence we gather, we?ll hold Ferrero to account if it?s true. I?ll donate ?5 I?ll donate ?10 I?ll donate ?25 I?ll surprise you WeMove.EU is fighting for the rights of workers for a fair wage, and for all children to get a decent education. The only way we can fund investigations and action is when people like you chip in. The Center for Child Rights in Turkey is all ready to go -- we just need the funds to get moving. Can you help make it happen? Thank you, Olga (Bologna), Jorg (L?beck), Alex (Marseille), and the WeMove Europe team PS: If we find evidence of child labour along Ferrero?s supply chain, the chocolate company will be forced to terminate these contracts. Ferrero says it has Zero Tolerance approach and claims that it will terminate any contracts where children are working.[5] Donate to know whether Nutella is made with child labour. WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:04 PM Subject: Children love nutella, but what if it was produced by children? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Jun 27 23:05:04 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:05:04 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] ECO - Thursday, June 27 Message-ID: <87CEC6A6DC144CB690861C29E92EEAAC@evol.sp.ru> Don?t Go Far Off ECO is thinking of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda as we look forward to visiting ?El Pais de los poeta? - the land of poets. As Neruda said, ?Don't go far off, not even for a day, because -- because -- I don't know how to say it: a day is long and I will be waiting for you, as in an empty station when the trains are parked off somewhere else, asleep.? And while we haven?t seen much great poetry in SB50?s draft decision texts, ECO is happy to help out as we head towards Santiago. ECO did have great hopes that Parties would at least agree on a deadline for adopting a decision on common timeframes and summarizes (very poetically) the draft conclusion on this agenda item for you: And thanks to some Parties, They decided right there and then, The best thing to do, Was to meet again and again. To be clear, ECO believes that Parties need to come to a decision on five-year-common-timeframes at COP25. And therefore to Chile we say ? we welcome your leadership and expect you to take us to adopting a decision in beautiful Santiago. ECO appreciates the hard work of negotiators on the Article 6 text. Let us put what we need in crystal clear prose: phase out Clean Development Mechanism credits, adopt strong social and environmental safeguards, avoid double-counting and include corresponding adjustments for all transfers. However, ECO is concerned that to some decision makers, the text agreed at SB50 might be as challenging as a dadaist poem to make sense of. ECO, therefore, hopes the Pre-COP in Costa Rica delivers a good basis for a decision on robust rules in Santiago. ECO is not sure if the ?gentleperson?s agreement? that kicked off discussions on the IPCC resembles a tragedy or absurdity. Or maybe even both? Starting from its ridiculous and offensive title, it is the kind of old-fashioned patriarchal story which never should have been written - like the Twilight novels. By not allowing a substantive discussion, Saudi Arabia clearly violated its part of this shady deal. To ECO, it's obvious that if you stand with science, then you reject this gentleperson?s agreement. The authors of common reporting tables (the common tabular formats), on the other hand, might not win a Nobel prize for literature with their work, but let?s admit it, on busy days you sometimes enjoy less drama - so kudos for the constructive and tireless work. And for those working on the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, the work has just begun with a new call for submissions. ECO hopes countries take less time than George R.R. Martin is taking for the Game of Thrones novels and submit their views well in time for ministers to have an informed discussion at the pre-COP in October. The big finance story, while not present in the agenda, is pretty present in everyone?s minds: it?s the GCF replenishment. We are looking for those heroes that will make the best of the next Board meeting and adopt great decisions that will improve the functioning of the fund. ECO will remind contributor countries again and again that at least doubling their individual pledges is the least we expect in order to enhance ambition, regardless of other discussions happening at the board level. Also remember we are one year away from the magic moment, where developed countries should have mobilized USD$100 billion in a transparent way. Finance might seem all over the place once again, but we know that without predictable support, increasing ambition will not be possible. ECO does not want to leave you without at least one more fabulous quote from Neruda who wrote: ?You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.? Your leaders are invited to New York to come with actions to address the climate crisis we are in. If they do not deliver what the people and the planet need, we will hold them accountable and ensure there are consequences. With Pablo Neruda in mind and apologies to Game of Thrones fans: Spring is coming. ------ Over all the Talk About Paris ? Don?t Forget to Ratify KP2! We find ourselves in a paradoxical situation. The first paradox is that the world?s glaciers are now moving quicker than the Parties to the UNFCCC. The Greenland ice sheet has started doing something we were expecting it to do in 2090. Meanwhile, a large number of countries still have not done what we?ve expect them to do since 2014. Slow and steady just won?t do when we?re trying to honour treaties we have created to fight the climate emergency. Now you?re moving slower than a glacier. Remember the table below, Parties? We welcome Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Mongolia, Montenegro, and Paraguay - countries, who have all ratified the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol (KP2) since COP24. We also welcome the references to the need for the entry into force of the KP2 made in sessions such as SBSTA item 6 on matters relating to science and review. Given how much importance Saudi Arabia puts on this matter and how it?s an opportunity to hold developed countries to their commitments, ECO hopes to be able to welcome Saudi Arabia as a KP2 ratifier in the very near future. Can we get this done pre-2020? We still need 16 more Parties to sign up to reach the threshold of ? of Parties to the KP to secure entry into force. This is where the second paradox comes in: there is an overflowing pool of excellent candidates that could fill the 16 countries gap. Some of these countries are amongst the most vocal on the urgent need for Doha ratification - as you can see from ECO?s helpful table. So what are you waiting for - step up and walk the talk! Remember also that failure to ratify and implement the KP2 sets a worrying precedent for the Paris Agreement and other international treaties. ----- Your 101 Guide to Ambition Parties [and political leaders] are clearly still struggling with the notion of ambition, despite all the guidance provided to them by the IPCC, NGOs, think tanks, the UN Secretary General, Greta Thunberg, and despite the increasing need to address impacts of climate change all around the world. ECO has lost count of how many times we?ve said that science?s role is to inform ambition. And we?re not referring only to the IPCC Special Report on 1.5?C. New scientific studies (which missed the SR1.5 deadline for consideration) remind us that climate change could be happening faster than we originally thought. One recent example shows that if emissions remain unabated, Greenland?s ice will melt at higher rates than initially expected. The climate forecasts are now up to 80 percent higher than previous estimates of 35 inches (89 cm) of sea level rise. Europe is again this summer experiencing a heat wave - all you need to do is to step outside of the conference halls for a bit of empirical research. ECO has talked a lot about it, but since we?re not seeing ambition from you, we feel the need to unpack what we mean by climate ambition. Bluntly put, we want a credible and solid response to the climate emergency from all countries based on their different capacities and resources. A response to the demands of youth and the public outcry would include the following elements: Mitigation: we need significantly enhanced NDCs that are 1.5?C compatible, ready for implementation, reflecting the country?s long-term strategies, and informed by science and in line with equity. The term "mitigation" itself can hide what's really needed. Fossil fuels are the largest cause of the climate crisis. So in order to be ambitious you need to set goals to rapidly phase out the extraction and burning of fossil fuels and invest in a just transition to 100% renewable energy. You need to set ambitious short-terms targets of halving CO2 emissions by 2030. Developed countries should move fastest and assist developing countries. Justice and equity are essential to making this work. ECO wonders what is holding you back? ECO thinks it?s your lack of political will rather than the availability of technological solutions. Tackle the impacts: ah, you thought mitigation was all you had to do. But no, we also want increased support and means of implementation (aka finance, capacity building, and technology) for adaptation and for addressing loss and damage to the vulnerable developing countries, its people, and ecosystems. When considering new ambitious climate initiatives ECO encourages you to think about restoring ecosystems and protecting existing ones. Protecting and restoring biodiversity rich ecosystems can close around one third of the mitigation gap and will strengthen adaptive capacity and resilience in a climate changed world. And there is actually more: ECO would like everyone to be involved at all levels. Your national climate plans should be built with and for your entire society. It therefore needs to come with public participation (which is also a human right), accountability (willingness to hold other countries accountable for meeting their pledges) and gender responsiveness. Luckily for the planet, this year you have more than one opportunity to increase your climate ambition and show leadership! It?s not only about the COP in Chile in December. In September, at the UNSG Summit, ECO would want to see meaningful commitments that put us on a climate safe path by 2020. ?Bring plans, not speeches,? said UN Secretary-General Guterres. We?re with him for the Summit. For COP 25 and beyond, we need plans, we need transformative action. ----- Article 6 Wrap-up: How to Fly Above the Hot Air On this final day of SB50, ECO would like to remind Parties about the importance of strong environmental integrity provisions in the Article 6 rules. It is fundamentally critical that emissions transfers under Article 6 prevent double counting. Article 6 can only work properly if the rules ensure that double counting is avoided both in 6.2 and 6.4, and that corresponding adjustments are applied for mitigation outcomes both inside and outside the scope of a host country?s NDC. This must apply regardless of where the credits are used - i.e. for NDC and non-NDC purposes alike. ECO continues to hear from some Parties that corresponding adjustments for mitigation outcomes used toward purposes other than NDCs ? like aviation?s carbon market, the ICAO CORSIA ? are not important. ECO strongly disagrees. Leaving non-NDC adjustments out of the picture could punch a hole in the Paris Agreement the size of an A380 jumbo jet. And if Parties allow Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) or Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) to transfer over without any conditions, it would punch a hole in the Paris Agreement big enough for a whole airline?s fleet. Allowing activities and methodologies from the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms to carry over without conditions would widen that enough to add another airline?s fleet! Why would Kyoto Protocol credits be bad for the system? It?s simple physics. It?s hard to get lift-off with ?hot air? all around you. The environmental integrity of the mitigation outcomes under Article 6 is fundamental as well (e.g. emission reductions need to be real, quantified, additional, permanent, and verified). On the issue of whether mitigation outcomes are real, ECO is highly concerned with the possibility of non-CO2e metrics being used and converted into CO2e values for trade between Parties with NDCs measured in different metrics. The potential to game this conversion process seems enormous. Environmental integrity for Article 6.4 (and under baseline and crediting systems that might fall under Article 6.2) means adopting strong rules for setting baselines. Baselines should be set conservatively, well below business as usual. They could also integrate principles of ?best available technology? (taking into account specific geographical conditions) and/or an ambitious policy trajectory. Baselines should also be dynamic over time. Voluntary cooperation under Article 6 should enhance mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development, and Parties should make the operationalization of ?overall mitigation in global emissions? a mandatory process. Enhancing sustainable development doesn?t happen on its own, either. We need clear human rights-based environmental and social safeguards, including meaningful public participation, and a strong independent grievance mechanism to address harms if they do occur. A share of proceeds for the Adaptation Fund is critical as well. ECO thanks negotiators for their hard work at the session. We hope you?re able to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly to achieve better alignment at the Pre-COP, and be ready to adopt strong rules for environmental integrity and sustainable development in Santiago at COP25. ----- Climate Finance Abracadabra ? ECO?s Watching You! ECO is watching how developed countries progress on their climate finance in light of the annual US$100bn goal. One way to keep track of the direction of provided mitigation and adaptation finance is using the climate-related development assistance as reported to the OECD?s DAC, even if the climate finance reported to the UNFCCC doesn?t necessarily match this data. ECO is fully aware of some challenges already identified with the methodology. Different analyses have shown that there is a significant over-reporting in applying the Rio Markers, which indicate the level of climate relevance. For example, indicating that the ?principal? objective (Rio Marker 2) of a project is either adaptation or mitigation relevant, means 100% of the budget will be counted as climate relevant. When giving a project Rio Marker 1 (?significant?), 40 to 50% of the project is usually counted as climate finance (OECD member countries? practice varies), even though it can have only little detectable climate relevance. Where the European Commission, Sweden, Norway and others are scaling the Rio-marker 1 ("Significant") with 40%, these ?coefficients? differ across countries from 0% (Portugal) to 100% (Japan, Luxembourg, Greece, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Poland and Iceland). This is a sad example of the lack of common reporting standards among OECD member states. Unfortunately, most of these countries did not indicate their coefficient (in BR3), except Iceland and Norway. The source for the other countries is the OECD-CPI report from 2015. This over-reporting thus leads to an artificially-high amount of overall reported climate finance. The future common tabular format needs to explicitly include a column showing the climate-specific part of the budget for the projects. ECO has looked closer at 2017 figures, the most recently available ones, reported to OECD/DAC (based on funding commitments) and has found interesting results. There seem to be some magicians in certain countries which have managed to massively increase the finance reported with the climate markers. Most interesting are the reported numbers on adaptation and the increase in projects marked with Rio Marker 2. The reporting from Italy shows a 5-fold increase. EU institutions (excluding the European Investment Bank) ? the largest contributor in absolute terms?had an increase of more than 70% in 2017 compared to 2016. So can we assume that in one year the EU institutions have increased their 100% adaptation-relevant projects by 70%? The list of other donor countries that increased their funding by more than 100% includes Norway, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Luxembourg. ECO would applaud if these numbers reflected an actual increase in adaptation finance from these countries. However, as we approach 2020, some countries might feel the need to round up some numbers to ?fulfill? the US$100bn target. Developed countries will get to their next climate finance reporting under the UNFCCC by the end of 2019, and the OECD/DAC numbers are one important input to that. ECO suggests that developing countries ask their counterparts whether this is real money or just advanced (almost magical) accounting exercises. How has this increase in climate finance been felt on the ground where it is highly needed? Navigating the climate crisis would be a lot easier if reported support actually reflected the real world. ------ ECO Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Bullying Conduct, Parties for Their Silence Last Friday, ECO witnessed a negotiator from Saudi Arabia repeatedly bully and intimidate the female co-facilitator at the SBSTA informal consultations on SR1.5C. While a Party is entitled to express its views, this Saudi negotiator?s vociferous personal demands for an apology or admission of wrongdoing from the facilitator is entirely unacceptable?and tantamount to bullying and harassment. What is more, no other Party in the room spoke out to oppose the Saudi conduct and stop the out-right harassment. Sadly, these moments where Parties freely intimidate others and bystander Parties remain silent are neither rare nor openly acknowledged during climate negotiations. It feeds into the pervasive and toxic culture of discrimination against women that the UNFCCC?s 2018 ?Code of Conduct to address harassment at UNFCCC Conferences? was precisely designed to combat--and that we as a community do not tolerate. The Saudi negotiator?s behaviour and bystander Parties? silence are acutely problematic because they contravene the very values that the Paris Agreement espouses: equity, respect for human rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women. As a climate community, practicing these values means standing up against bullying, harassment, and any other forms of abusive treatment and violence against women and all delegates within the walls of the UNFCCC space. In response, civil society members have lodged a formal complaint reporting the Saudi negotiator to the UNFCCC for breaching the Code of Conduct regarding harassment, which explicitly expresses that meetings should be held in a professional, respectful and harassment-free environment. We, as civil society, do not tolerate such reprehensible aggression. The question remains whether other Parties will stand with us as well. ---- You Couldn?t Even Agree on a Deadline... What?s at the heart of the Paris Agreement? For ECO, it is the NDCs. In Katowice, Parties discussed many topics related to the structure and content of NDCs and reached agreement on some items, such as the information necessary for clarity, transparency, and understanding. However, there?s a glaring gap - what will be the time periods for the NDCs? Yes, Parties agreed to apply common time frames for those NDCs to be implemented from 2031 onward. But the most important outstanding issue - the length of the time frames ? is still outstanding! Given the range of divergent views, ECO knew Parties wouldn?t agree on that substantive issue here but hoped that Parties would at least be able to set a deadline for a decision. Alas, no decision?! ECO reminds delegates that a substantive outcome on this issue in Santiago is necessary. Planning an NDC can be a lengthy process and it is crucial that Parties know early on what the timeframe is going to be. There is no reason to delay a decision. Let?s be honest, we all procrastinate on our homework until we have a deadline that gets us to buckle down and accelerate our work. And (in case you?ve forgotten since Saturday?s issue), ECO firmly believes a single five-year time frame is the best solution to avoid locking in low levels of ambition, harnessing rapidly evolving real-world opportunities, and synchronizing better with five-year cycles of the broader Paris climate regime (i.e., NDC communication, global stocktake, etc). ECO calls on the Presidency to help deliver a decision at COP25. ------- Let it Grow! With the complexity of GHG fluxes in the land sector, it is often difficult to see the wood for all the trees. So let?s go straight to the root of the issue: some groups - notably, the forestry sector - claim that young, rapidly growing trees are the best at soaking up carbon from the atmosphere, and that using wood harvested from such plantations for furniture and building construction can lock away large quantities of carbon. Such false solutions are myths that disingenuously position the forestry industry as a key ally in the fight against climate change. The truth is that trees only reach their maximum ?carbon carrying capacity? many decades, and sometimes even centuries, into their growth, and that harvested wood products, on average, store only a fraction of the carbon contained in a living tree. But don?t despair - there are real solutions! Proforestation is a process that allows older forests to continue growing to reach their biological sequestration potential. A newly published paper finds that protecting existing natural forests and allowing them to grow offers far superior mitigation value and significant co-benefits compared to plantation forests, such as nutrient cycling, water regulation, and pollination. Proforestation applies to all forest types. We cannot afford to miss out on immediate mitigation opportunities in boreal, temperate and tropical landscapes. ECO therefore strongly be-leafs Parties should recognize the huge climate mitigation potential in their natural forests, with potential to close around one-third of the emissions gap, and calls on Parties to scale up forest protection and restoration. In the (slightly adapted) wise words of Elsa - ?Let it grow, LET IT GROOOW! [hair flip] The plantation myths don?t bother me anyways.? ----- The Day After Tomorrow - Prepare for an Ambitious WIM review ECO has observed that loss and damage negotiators have been working hard here to find an agreement on the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the review of the Warsaw Mechanism. The heatwave in Europe hopefully has inserted pressure to come to an agreement (hm...is that the reason why ?one party? did not accept reference to the IPCC reports? Given the overwhelming real-time impacts of climate change happening now everywhere, this Party may have found the IPCC reports no longer necessary?? ECO does not at all support any rationale that aims to disregard the IPCC!). Now it is time for negotiators, when they arrive home the day after tomorrow, to get prepared for the next round of submissions ? wherever you may spend your holidays, you may find inspiration from some relaxing. ECO would have loved to see the ToRs being more clearly guided by the needs of vulnerable countries, its people and ecosystems, for whom the WIM has been set up. But even after so many years in the process, ECO still learned something new: the review will take place even in the absence of the ToRs. So in case Parties do not manage to agree on the ToR, each Party could proceed on its own discretion. Agreed ToRs are of course much more preferable! So, ECO will look for the submissions to speak more clearly to options to provide the resourcing to both the WIM and to vulnerable countries to confront, and recover from, losses and damages associated to the impacts of climate change. ECO would like to encourage everyone to submit their views early, before the Pre-COP, so ministers can come well-informed and advance the review discussions on the political level. There would be no excuse not to involve ministers in a targeted manner on the WIM review. A strong WIM outcome would constitute a key element for a successful COP25! And finally a reminder in particular to big emitters: the more your revised NDCs and your climate actions will be compatible with 1.5?C, the less you have to worry about others claiming loss and damage finance from you! ----- Will Finland Save the EU?s Reputation? Climate is a clear priority for Finland, who takes over the presidency of the EU Council this Monday. At the national level, Finland is aiming high: to be carbon neutral by 2035 and to achieve net negative emissions shortly thereafter. Respect! Finland also supports increasing the ambition of the EU?s NDC to -55% by 2030 (from 1990 levels). In fact, ECO hears that one of Finland?s main presidency priorities will be to strengthen the EU?s position as a global leader on climate action. And if not now, then when? What matters now is significant emission reductions in the short-term. The UN Secretary General puts it very clearly in his call for the Climate Action Summit in September: unless we cut global emissions in half by 2030, we will not be able to avoid devastating climate impacts. He calls on the EU to improve its severely inadequate 2030 target and reduce emissions 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. ECO agrees that would be an improvement, but believes the EU can consider doing even better and move to cut emissions at least 65% in order to contribute its fair share of reaching the 1.5?C target and respect the Paris Agreement?s objectives. Historically, the EU has often been there, at crunch times, to push global climate ambition forward. 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This week, in many parts of Europe, temperatures will reach or exceed 40?C. This is an unprecedented week-long heatwave across continental Europe - and climate scientists say it is likely to become more frequent if we don?t limit global temperatures. [1] That's why we need you. Next week, the just-elected European parliamentarians (MEPs) will agree, or not, to the appointment of the new EU top leader: the President of the EU Commission. Over the next 5 years, they will be the most powerful person in the body that introduces new European laws, that affect all of us. MEPs will have a choice. Either they will agree to a candidate who will protect the status quo - an economic system that destroys our planet and works for the few - or they will listen to their voters in appointing a leader who has a plan to give Europe a new direction in order to protect the planet and our well-being. With your support and that of hundreds of thousands of members of our community, by next week, we can convince a majority of MEPs to reject any candidate who is not ready to seriously fight climate change. How? Let?s remind the MEPs who promised to take bold actions against climate change during their electoral campaigning that we expect them to elect a European leader who can live up to that promise. Sign the petition! The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that if we don?t act now, heatwaves are likely to substantially increase in frequency in Europe and worldwide. [2] But it?s not too late. Scientists also say we can meaningfully restrict the damage of climate change by limiting global warming to 1.5?C. We already have the solutions Europe needs to achieve this. From phasing out all dirty fossil fuels to investing in a 100% renewable and green economy: these would bring tons of greens new jobs and could, at the same time, reduce massively poverty and inequality. [3] All we need is the political will to make this change real. In a few days, our MEPs will agree, or not, to the appointment of a new President of the EU Commission. That?s why it?s vital someone truly committed to tackling climate change gets the job. Otherwise, we can say goodbye to our dreams of a Europe protecting nature and our well-being. Push MEPs to reject any candidate not serious about climate change! Take action now! The WeMove Europe community has been at the forefront of the push for a green and fair transition in Europe. Together, for instance, we?ve already taken action to help many families in Europe sue the EU for failing to act against climate change and demanding protection for our rights. And we are not giving up! With renewed strength, Olga (Bologna), Alex (Marseille), Virginia (Madrid) and the entire WeMove team PS. After European Parliament elections, many progressive MEPs are ready to give priority to climate change and have sufficient seats to influence the future of Europe. We have now a good chance to get a President for the European Commission who is ready to kick off a green transition in Europe. Please sign the petition! References: [1] https://time.com/5614529/europe-heatwave-climate-change/ [2] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established in 1988 to review and assess the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information. To better understand its structure, visit: https://www.ipcc.ch/about/structure/ [3] Several political movements and organisations have proposed the idea of a Green New Deal for Europe - a full-scale environmental overhaul for Europe driven by public investments. For example, DiEM25's: https://diem25.org/diem25-unveils-its-european-new-deal-an-economic-agenda-for-european-recovery WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove.EU is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 12:00 PM Subject: Heatwave: we need an EU climate leader. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: