From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Sep 1 20:12:32 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 21:12:32 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Save Europe's green lungs Message-ID: <644C2AE8DD2A4113B6983581F2375A64@evol.sp.ru> It is not only the Amazon. Virgin forests are in danger also in Europe. This petition was launched on our YouMove platform by Euronatur and Agent Green. We think you might be interested in it. The Romanian government allows the devastation of Europe?s largest untouched forests in national parks and ?Natura 2000? areas - to sell the wood to timber corporations. We are meeting the Romanian authorities on Monday to say the logging must stop now! Sign the petition Hi, Virgin forests are in danger! Vast areas are being logged right now in Romania - against EU law. We must act now if we don?t want to lose Europe?s green lungs. In just a couple of hours we will meet with the Romanian government and will have a chance to demand that the devastation is stopped immediately! Save the forests. Sign! Logging in Romania is out of control ? wonderful, untouched forests in national parks, Natura 2000 sites, and buffer zones of UNESCO World Heritage sites are all being logged and lost, both legally and illegally, often with the full permission and support of the Romanian government. [1] But we can stop it. If we publicise this tragedy all over Europe, the Romanian PM will have to listen. We will deliver the petition to the romanian authorities and, in order to make more noise, also to the European Commission and the European Parliament. The pressure must come from different countries to show the Romanian PM that the forests belong to everyone. By signing this petition you will contribute to persuading the Romanian authorities to stop the logging. Sign the petition! The forests under threat grow in the Carpathian Mountains, Europe?s third longest mountain range. Mixed mountain forests of beech and spruce, and at higher altitudes, coniferous mountain forests with black pines and Alpine meadows - they are home to the EU?s largest and healthiest populations of brown bears, wolves, lynx, chamois and red deer. The threat comes mainly from Romania?s state funded forestry company, Romsilva, which prioritises logging over conservation and is given full consent by authorities in Bucharest. Biofuels and the timber industry are driving the logging. Many of the biggest international companies benefit from its scale. [2] We have shown numerous times that we can mobilise to protect natural treasures all over Europe and that saving forests is our priority. We fight for the Kresna gorge in Bulgaria and we massively supported the successful action to save the Bia?owie?a forest in Poland. Not to mention our action to protect the Amazon! [3] So let?s do it again and save the green lungs of Europe. Save the forests. Sign! Thank you! Marta (Warsaw), Olga (Bolonia), J?rg (Lubeck) and the entire WeMove team PS. Romanian forests are carbon reserves, gene banks, scientific laboratories, oxygen factories and home for numerous threatened species, some found nowhere else on earth. Our generation has the responsibility to save nature for future generations. Sign and save the forests! References: [1] https://wilderness-society.org/logging-in-romanian-virgin-forest-continues/ https://www.saveparadiseforests.eu/de/video-3/ [2] https://www.saveparadiseforests.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/EuroNatur_AG_briefer_web.pdf [3] https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/no-to-mercosur 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: Marta - WeMove.EU Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2019 1:39 PM Subject: Save Europe's green lungs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Sep 1 21:19:22 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 22:19:22 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] URGENT Appeal from Narmada Struggle Message-ID: ? ?????????? ???? ?????? ???????????? ? ????????? ? ?????? ???? ???????. ???????????????. ??? ??? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joe Athialy Date: Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 1:40 AM Subject: URGENT Appeal from Narmada Struggle Dear all, {sorry for cross posting} Most of you know about the 34-year old Narmada struggle in India. This year things have turned to be a bit critical. With over 32,000 families yet to be rehabilitated, having failed to rehabilitate the people, and people refusing to leave their houses and villages without rehabilitation, the government decided to fill the reservoir and flush the people out. In protest, demanding just rehabilitation, Medha Patkar the senior activist of Save Narmada Movement is on an indefinite fast, and today is the 6th day. Her health is deteriorating and we all are a bit concerned about it. There are a few hundreds sitting on a sit-in along with her near the Narmada river. We want to appeal to each one of you to put pressure on the Indian government, demanding prompt action and to avoid a humanitarian crisis in the Narmada valley. Since the time is too short, we thought of one sign-on letter, where a maximum number of international organizations can sign, and release it publically to let the Indian government know that the Narmada struggle has support and solidarity from across the borders, the inaction/action of the government is closely watched by international community. Sorry for the short notice, since we want to put maximum pressure in a short time (because of the health condition), we would like to collect as many endorsements as possible in the next 12 hours. If you can let us know by 11 am tomorrow (India time), we would include the name and can release this. We already heard from Corner House, Urgewald and BIC Europe signing on this. Please consider. And thank you in advance. We think a good number of statements of solidarity would be useful, hence if you prefer to issue a statement independently that is welcome too. If you want to sign the following letter, please let's know. {Public statement} We, members of the civil society organizations from xx countries express our deep concern at the growing humanitarian crisis in Narmada valley, in Central India, where thousands of families are evicted without rehabilitation for the Sardar Sarovar (Narmada dam). We are also concerned about the deteriorating health of Medha Patkar, the senior activist, who is into her 6th day of indefinite fast. The dam, initially financed by the World Bank, has been in the center of controversy for a number of things, including its poor track record of rehabilitation of the affected communities. We learn that flouting all policies and guidelines, nearly 32,000 families are yet to be rehabilitated while the dam construction has been completed and the reservoir is getting filled rapidly. The Narmada struggle has been an inspiration to a number of organizations world over. Its relentless fight made the World Bank withdraw its financing to the project in the early '90s, compelled the Bank to institute the Inspection Panel - the first accountability mechanism in any multilateral bank - and continues to inspire struggles world-over with its nonviolent struggle. We stand in solidarity with the Narmada struggle. We demand the Government of India, and concerned state governments to address the demands of the struggle and avoid a humanitarian crisis. Signed, ~~ Joe Athialy Executive Director Centre for Financial Accountability R-21, South Extn II, New Delhi ? 110 049 Tel: +91-11-49123696 www.cenfa.org | Skype: joeathialy | Twitter: joeathialy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AIIB Working Group" group. -- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "seu-international". From: eugene simonov Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 6:56 PM Subject: Fwd: URGENT Appeal from Narmada Struggle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Several countries have already announced plans to update their current climate plans or develop long-term strategies (LTS) on climate change by 2020, and it is expected that more will do so at the UN Climate Action Summit. India and France released a joint statement following a bilateral meeting at the G7 between President Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron. The nations have committed to developing their LTS for a low-greenhouse gas emission pathway. China issued a statement with France and United Nations Secretary General Ant?nio Gueterres on the sidelines of the G20 summit committing to updating its nationally determined contributions (NDC). Denmark pledged to introduce binding decarbonisation goals and strengthen its 2030 target to reduce emissions by 70% below 1990 levels, from a 40% reduction target. Efforts are underway now to replenish the Green Climate Facility (GCF). UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at the G7 Summit that the UK will double its contribution to the Green Climate Fund to US$1.76 billion. Also at the Summit, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to contribute US$226 million to GCF. These announcements follow Norway and Germany which were the initial countries to announce contributions to GCF at the end of last year. The 45th G7 summit took place in Biarritz, France on 24-26 August. The discussions included a session on climate change, and the Chair?s Summary on Climate, Biodiversity, and Oceans noted that the G7 leaders discussed the importance of promoting sustainable economic growth, sharing prosperity, and ensuring equal access to low-emission, reliable energy in line with the nation?s climate goals. The G7 pledged US$20 million to support efforts to combat the fires in the Amazon. OECD Secretary-General and Global Commissioner Angel Gurr?a delivered his 4th biennial speech on climate change on 3 July, where he called for governments to harness the mobilisation of young generations and growing public concern to raise ambition on climate policies. Gurr?a emphasised the importance of climate finance, citing recent OECD estimates that public climate finance from developed to developing countries increased 44% from 2013 to 2017. He proposed focused action on three fronts: people-centered climate policy, environmental justice within and between nations, and long-term plans in the interest of future generations. The European Investment Bank (EIB) proposed an end to it?s funding of fossil fuel projects by the end of 2020, in alignment with Paris Agreement targets. If approved by the EIB Board in September, the bank will cut support for energy infrastructure projects reliant on oil, gas, or coal. The EIB also plans to set up an energy transitions fund to support EU member states transition to a cleaner economy. NCE co-chair Nicholas Stern responded to the proposal, commending this movement towards investment in innovative, 21st century projects. The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) released a report, titled ?Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity?, on resilient infrastructure opportunities for building resilience and adaptation, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The report estimates found that there could be a US$42 trillion net benefit of investing in resilient infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries, with US$4 in benefits for each US$1 invested. Without investment in resilience infrastructure, the wider cost on households and firms in similar countries would continue to be US$391-$647 billion annually. Good Reading: News, Commentary and Research The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on food and land use. The report finds that the current demands placed on the planet?s land are unsustainable and discusses the broad approach needed to halt the damage. The report stresses the importance of land management and agriculture in mitigating and adapting to climate change. The report finds that the largest potential for reducing emissions from the land sector is from curbing deforestation and forest degradation, with a range of 0.4-5.8 GtCO2-eq annually. a.. IPCC: Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems NCE Commissioner Naina Lal Kidwai authored an op-ed on the imperative of national climate plans to pave the way for inclusive growth in line with a 1.5?C world ahead of 2020, before it?s too late. Kidwai cites recent research that shows hard-to-abate sectors can be decarbonized for less than 1% of global GDP and increased efficiency alone could reduce energy consumption by 10% to 20%. a.. The Hindustan Times: What the world must do to build climate-friendly cities Friends of Europe released a report on opening up dialogue for the challenges to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future and increase policy coherence. Helen Mountford authored a chapter on EU leadership in carbon pricing and renewable energy policies. a.. Friends of Europe: The overlooked side of the ecological transition Director of the Energy Transitions Commission Faustine Delasalle and NCE Communications Specialist Delger Erdenesanaa authored a blog post on the importance and feasibility of decarbonising heavy transport in order to reduce emissions and save money. a.. WRI Insights: Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money The World Bank-led Indonesian Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (I-WAVES) hosted an event in Jakarta in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), and the Indonesian Ministry of Finance. The event marked the completion of six reports, including an updated edition of the Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI) Report, which was led by BAPPENAS in collaboration with NCE. Looking forward to Climate Week As September?s Climate Week approaches, organizations are preparing to launch several reports that will make the case for raising collective climate ambition: a.. The Coalition for Urban Transitions will be launching its Global Report in New York City on 22 September. The launch event will be preceded by a digital launch of the report on 19 September. The report?s findings will give national governments the confidence to commit to more ambitious climate action and achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals by transforming cities worldwide. b.. The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) will be holding the digital launch of its flagship report on 16 September. The report will propose a reform agenda, specifying ten critical transitions, to deliver necessary change in food and land use systems. FOLU will join the World Economic Forum and others in New York City on 22 September to raise collective ambition to drive the food and land use transformation and deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement climate targets. c.. The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) will release its inaugural report on 10 September that will make the case for adaptation and put forward an action agenda for a more resilient world. The report will address why accelerating adaptation is essential, what new actions need to be taken, and how parties can work together. The report launch will take place with GCA Commissioners and other partners in a series of activities around the globe. On 23 September, the Commission champions will gather in New York City for a public event to share the report and kick off the Year of Action. Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn Copyright ? 2019 New Climate Economy, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to our newsletter. Our mailing address is: New Climate Economy 10 G St NE Ste 800 C/O World Resources Institute Washington, DC 20002-4252 Add us to your address book -- CAN-Comms Listserv | CAN-Comms at climateaction.network | http://climateaction.network/mailman/listinfo/can-comms_climateaction.network | Subscribe to CAN's ECO Newsletter @ http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters -- -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. 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In this webinar, Matthew Taylor, American University, Jason Funk, Land Use & Climate Knowledge Initiative, and Nathalie Walker, National Wildlife Federation, will provide an overview of what is happening in the Brazilian Amazon and will respond to your questions. The webinar will be moderated by Wil Burns, co-director of the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy. Registration closes at 11:59 pm EDT on August 29th. Details to access the webinar room will be sent to registered participant shortly before the webinar is held. All webinars are archived here on the Institute's website as well as on the Institute's YouTube channel about a week after the webinar is conducted. An announcement will be posted on the Institute's Facebook and Twitter when the recording becomes available. 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But if large companies like Disney, whose new movie Lion King made a billion dollars, give just a small fraction of every animal advert to wildlife projects -- we could help to save these majestic creatures from extinction! Sign now to call on Disney?s CEO to join: Sign the petition Dear friends, It's horrific -- teeth and claws are being ripped from majestic lions and smuggled for jewellery. In a generation or two lions could be completely wiped out -- along with elephants, rhinos, and giraffes. But an amazing new idea championed by the UN could finally unlock the funds to save them... They're pushing massive companies like Disney, whose new Lion King film just made over a BILLION dollars at the box office, to give just a small fraction of the money they spend on animal adverts to wildlife projects. Because they spend so much, it could help save these incredible creatures from extinction! And if Disney takes the lead, other major advertisers like Netflix, Google and more will likely follow suit. They're deciding right now whether to join -- so let?s create a massive show of public support to persuade Disney's CEO, and flood his social media just before the UN's official Lion's Share launch in September! Every signature can help unlock thousands of dollars for threatened species: Disney: Help protect the Lion King and the Circle of Life! The biodiversity crisis is a quiet genocide taking place across the planet. Since the first Lion King movie 25 years ago, the African lion population has almost halved and scientists say up to a MILLION species are on the verge of extinction. The good news is that Disney is already contributing to a variety of wildlife conservation projects and is actively considering joining the Lion's Share fund -- so a massive public call from citizens around the world (and Lion King fans!) asking them to be a true wildlife conservation leader is the exact thing that could tip them over the edge. And as soon as Disney joins -- other advertising giants like Netflix, Google, and Coca-Cola will come under pressure to contribute their fair share as well. Now it's on us to start a domino-effect to help protect our wildlife for generations to come! Sign and then share the letter to Disney's CEO so he knows millions around the world want him to join the Lion's Share Fund -- and then help bring other brands on board: Disney: Help protect the Lion King and the Circle of Life! This community has come together so many times in defense of our lands and oceans, and we've funded brave anti-poaching efforts to help wildlife thrive, all powered by small donations from around the world! Cracking the funding gap is one of the biggest challenges to meeting the biodiversity crisis, and this inspired Lion?s Share fund can unlock hundreds of millions to save the circle of life, before it's too late. With hope and determination, Joseph, Risalat, Laura, Iain, Christoph and the entire Avaaz team More Information: As Tigers Become Rarer, Poachers Are Targeting Lions (National Geographic) https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/06/wildlife-watch-illegal-trade-lions-teeth-claws-poaching/ Disney's Lion King tops 1 billion at the box office (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/30/disneys-the-lion-king-tops-1-billion-at-the-box-office.html Disney?s paltry conservation support (The Ecologist) https://theecologist.org/2019/jul/17/disneys-paltry-conservation-support Nature crisis: Humans 'threaten 1m species with extinction' (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48169783 The Lion?s Share ? a simple way to make a powerful difference for animals, wildlife and habitats (UNDP blog) https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2018/The-Lions-Share-a-simple-way-to-make-a-powerful-difference-for-animals-wildlife-and-habitats.html Avaaz is a 51-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 3 13:01:36 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 14:01:36 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Save wild salmon Message-ID: European wild salmon is under threat by dirty fish farms: pollution and parasites are constantly leaking out of them. Instead of closing them, some European governments want to expand the industry ? even into the pristine fjords of Iceland. There is still time for us to turn the tide on this issue: SIGN NOW! This campaign was successful in Iceland. In early September we will present it to the authorities in Scotland. Please sign this petition which was launched on our YouMove platform, where anyone can launch their own petition. Below you can find an email which we sent at the beginning of the campaign, it's also relevant to what's happening in Scotland. Hi, There were 8-10 million spawning salmon in 1970. Today, only 3.6 million -- less than half of this number -- is left.[1] Fish farms promised to solve this problem, but instead, they kill even more native fish by poisoning them with viruses, bacteria, and other pollutants from their farms. Right now in Iceland, the parliament is about to vote on a bill that could allow the world?s biggest aquaculture companies to farm vast amounts of salmon in open nets. The new aquaculture bill seems to be getting rushed through parliament, with some normal steps being skipped. Public pressure on the Icelandic parliament could turn things around, but we must act fast. Sign the petition to save wild salmon! Destructive salmon farming is also happening in Norway, Scotland and Ireland. There, the fish are raised in open-net cages which allow water to pass freely, along with viruses, sea lice, bacteria, heavy metals, trash, disinfectants and pesticides. [2] A campaign calling for a ban on open net salmon farms is getting momentum with a documentary about fish farming being launched in April [3] and the pressure on the decision makers is growing. The Icelandic government wants to be seen as progressive by the international community. With pressure coming from local NGOs, the public, and ethical companies all across Europe, the government will have to show it practices what it preaches when it comes to the environment. Our signatures will be delivered to the Icelandic Parliament ahead of the crucial vote and also handed to key decision makers in Norway, Scotland and Ireland. Sign the petition to turn the tide! If we want to protect the wild Atlantic salmon that many coastal and river communities depend on, we need to stop these open fish farms. Change is happening! Washington State in the US has already passed legislation to phase out open-net cages and one region in Norway has banned new ones. [4] As the WeMove community, we know that what happens in the ecosystem in one corner of Europe, affects the entire continent. We have shown many times that we can mobilize to protect European nature and wildlife. Let?s do it one more time - for the fish and for our environment. Sign the petition and protect our rivers and fjords! Thank you! Marta (Warsaw), Virginia (Madrid), Fatima (London) and the entire WeMove team PS: As climate change threatens cold-water fish populations, the diversity and adaptability of wild fish will be crucial for survival. Sign the petition! References: [1] http://www.nasco.int/pdf/reports_other/Salmon_at_sea.pdf [2] http://www.nasco.int/pdf/reports_other/Salmon_at_sea.pdf [3] See the trailer here: https://eu.patagonia.com/eu/artifishal.html#trailer [4] https://www.nationalfisherman.com/uncategorized/washingtons-inslee-signs-salmon-pen-ban-law/ 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: Marta - WeMove.EU Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2019 12:30 PM Subject: Save wild salmon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Sep 5 01:02:43 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 02:02:43 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?b?W2Nhbi1lZWNjYV0g0JfQsNC/0LjRgdGMINCy0LU=?= =?utf-8?b?0LHQuNC90LDRgNCwINC/0L4g0YPRgdGC0L7QudGH0LjQstC+0Lkg0LM=?= =?utf-8?b?0LjQtNGA0L7RjdC90LXRgNCz0LXRgtC40LrQtQ==?= Message-ID: ?? ???? ---------- Forwarded message --------- ??: Stephan Singer Dear all, Here is the recording from our excellent hydropower call today. Thanks again to both CAN members Amy from TNC and Jeff from WWF https://climateactionnetwork.zoom.us/recording/share/8DsiLM2sBia1GW9BzuV57hwSZvAO78xVjrStmnTV_GywIumekTziMw Key takeaway for me at least are following issues: - There is no such thing like a confused ideology that small hydro is good and large hydro is bad, it is all side-specific, contextual, case by case assessment needed - Hydropower has a role to play in deep and early decarbonistaion of the power sector around the globe, both with its role for renewable power supply but also for its new potential role in floating solar and wind as well as providing necessary seasonal electricity storage from excess power by variable renewables like wind and solar with pumped hydro. - Hydropower development must be subject to strategic national/regional environmental and energy deployment planning on the ground, taking into accounts alternatives when and where possible ? well before the focus on the individual plants occur. - Good and cautious planning might significantly reduce the various impacts on biodiversity etc of the future projected hydropower plants ? Recent Teske et al study (2019) very crucial. *Follow up for CAN * - WWF and TNC scientists agreed to assist to draft a global CAN position on hydropower. Stephan to follow up and support from CAN secretariat. Cheers Stephan *From:* CAN-talk *On Behalf Of *Stephan Singer *Sent:* 27 August 2019 23:17 *Subject:* Re: [CAN-talk] [CAN Energy] Sustainable hydropower webinar Dear all, Sorry, forgot to cc the CAN energy working group. See below please Here is DRAFT agenda: All times in CET (Central European Time) 15.00 Opening remarks - Stephan Singer CAN (chair) 15.05 Presentation Sustainability Criteria Hydropower - Jeff Oppermann WWF International 15.25 Response - Chair of IEA Hydropower Technology Cooperation IEA 15.35 Technical questions 15.40 Content debate 16.10/16.15 Closing remarks and conclusions for further CAN work - Stephan Singer CAN Cheers Stephan *From:* Amira AL Lakki *Sent:* 26 August 2019 09:01 *To:* 'Stephan Singer' ; 'CAN Talk' < can-talk at listi.jpberlin.de> *Cc:* 'Richard Lee' ; 'Julia Mussbach' < Julia.Mussbach at NABU.DE> *Subject:* RE: [CAN Energy] Sustainable hydropower Stephan Singer is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 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We will have the webinar on sustainable hydropower, 15.00 ? 16.00/16.30 CET, Wednesday 28 August. Amira, can you please provide a webinar dial in? Thanks Stephan *In memoriam Steve Sawyer, a great man, an* *environmental hero ? an icon in the movement * *Dr Stephan Singer* *Senior Advisor Global Energy Policies* *Climate Action Network International* *Email: ssinger at climatenetwork.org * *Skype: Stephan080458* *Mobile: + 32 (0) 496 55 07 09* *Brussels/Belgium* *From:* CAN-Energy *On Behalf Of *Stephan Singer via CAN-Energy *Sent:* 19 August 2019 15:56 *To:* CAN Talk ; can-energy at climateaction.network *Subject:* [CAN Energy] Sustainable hydropower Dear all, Two CAN members, WWF International and Nature Conservancy, had been working on sustainability and effectiveness criteria for hydropower in context of a move to 100% renewables. And published this report already in May. http://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/connected_and_flowing__full_report__1.pdf Since we need deep decarbonisation and phase out of fossil fuels and nuclear in line with our existing CAN position for 100% RES rather soon and ideally well before 2050 in line with the 1.5 C IPCC report, hydropower certainly has a role to play in next decades to support this deep decarbonisation. Though not growing as fast as solar and wind in recent years, with about 16% of all power it provides about 3 times more electricity globally than wind and solar. Jeff Oppermann, key author of the report and working for WWF will introduce the report and the implications. And how unsustainable hydro can be curtailed and only sustainable hydropower maintained/refurbished/build. Here is a doodle for those interested ? it will be a few alternatives for a webinar during Wednesday 28 August. I am trying to get also an expert from either IEA or IRENA for this webinar ? both organisations have considerably high assumptions for the future of hydropower and hence I hope we get a good debate. Here is a doodle ? please fill that in until Friday morning CET, 23 August. Thanks https://doodle.com/poll/xfd3hp2dh26zau9i Cheers Stephan *In memoriam Steve Sawyer, a great man, an* *environmental hero ? an icon in the movement * *Dr Stephan Singer* *Senior Advisor Global Energy Policies* *Climate Action Network International* *Email: ssinger at climatenetwork.org * *Skype: Stephan080458* *Mobile: + 32 (0) 496 55 07 09* *Brussels/Belgium* -- 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: Wednesday, September 04, 2019 7:12 PM Subject: [can-eecca] ?????? ???????? ?? ?????????? ??????????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 6550 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The work is the culmination of an investment programme that began in 2014, with financing provided by the EBRD, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Climate Investment Funds? Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience, Austria and the United Kingdom. The government of Austria is also funding technical cooperation support. The financing, comprising a US$ 88 million EBRD loan, a US$ 37 million EIB loan, a US$ 50 million GCF loan and grant and a US$ 21 million Climate Investment Funds loan and grant to the state-owned power utility Barki Tojik, will fund the rehabilitation and modernisation of QHPP, a 60-year-old hydropower plant that provides electricity to 500,000 people. Measures will include concrete dam works and the installation of hydraulic steel components, turbines and electromechanical equipment for the six hydropower units. The full rehabilitation will increase the plant?s installed capacity from 126 MW to 174 MW. The upgrade will introduce innovative climate resilience measures, enabling the plant to cope with the expected impact of climate change on the country?s hydrological systems. It will also build the capacity of the Tajik hydropower operator to anticipate, assess and manage climate-related risks by introducing best international practices from countries such as Canada. Tajikistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Its glacial hydrology and, by extension, its hydropower sector, are highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change and the project offers a model of how carefully designed investments can make hydropower more resilient. This model can be replicated across the country and the region. To date, the EBRD has invested nearly ?670 million (US$ 740 million equivalent) in various sectors of Tajikistan?s economy. The EBRD is also supporting Tajikistan?s efforts to adapt to the effects of climate change. -- 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: Wednesday, September 04, 2019 8:20 PM Subject: [can-eecca] Cc adaptation project in Tajikistan financed by EBRD, EIB, GCF and CIFs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Winning films will be broadcast in a ceremony on December 10th in Paris and will be awarded the following: - International Grand Prize: ?20 000 awarded by Youtube Creators for Change - France Grand Prize: ?20 000 awarded by Youtube Creators for Change - Best Screenplay Award: ?3 000 awarded by the CNC - Best Director Award: 3 000? awarded by the CNC - The Extra Court Award: 700? awarded by the Short Film Agency for the purchase of a film The two ?20 000 grants awarded by YouTube will allow the winning directors to produce in one year a short film with professional means and the help of a producer. The CNC will award two ?3 000 grants which will allow the winners to join writing residencies. The Festival?s 100% digital aspect and its creative and brief format allow broadcast on all screens: mobile, tablet, computer, TV and cinema. Last year, the MFF received over 700 films from 81 countries and reached an audience of 21 million views. CAN is one of several organizations, which partnered with the Mobile Film Festival in this project. Main partners include YouTube Creators for Change and the United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC). The project is supported by more than 90 NGOs including 1% for the Planet, Ashoka, Care, Convergences, European Covenant of Mayors, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Global Footprint Network, le Mouvement Colibris, Notre Affaire ? Tous, On est pr?t, Regions 20 (R20), Slow Food International, The Perfect World Foundation, Women 4 Climate and Zero Waste Europe, etc. CAN will have free access to 50 selected films for both online and theater screenings, which will allow us to spread awareness and give people the chance to visulize a collective future where the climate crisis is resolved and not just the source of humanity?s downfall. Please help us spread the word widely about the call for films. You can retweet from @CANIntl: https://twitter.com/CANIntl/status/1168857185658527745?s=20 Below, you will find the Media Kit which comprises: a.. the 4 visuals and the logo of the festival in several colors b.. 2 trailers (link 1 - link 2) c.. pre-written posts for each social network: a.. Facebook b.. Twitter c.. Instagram d.. Linkedin d.. 10 selected and often awarded films of the 2015 edition ?Act on Climate Change? announcing our call for films e.. a newsletter in PDF and HTML format in 5 languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese) Newsletter also attached to that email in PDF a.. a press release in PDF and HTML format in 5 languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese) Whether you chose to talk about the Festival through your social media, your website or your newsletters, here are some details to remember to allow us to follow and share your publications: On your social media: Please remember to tag us on all your posts. Facebook: @MobileFilmFestival Instagram: @mobilefilmfest Twitter: @MobileFilmFest Linkedin: @Mobile Film Festival For those interested in cross-posting on Facebook, click here. On your website: Please send any post at assistant at mobilefilmfestival.com. In your newsletters: Please add assistant at mobilefilmfestival.com to your contact list before sending so we can receive them. Many thanks in advance. Kind regards, Hala Hala Kilani Senior Communications Officer Climate Action Network-International (CAN) Skype: halakilani hkilani at climatenetwork.org www.climatenetwork.org www.facebook.com/CANInternational Twitter: @CANIntl Subscribe to the ECO newsletter: http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters -- 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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Register now: News Impact Summit on climate change As unprecedented attention to climate issues continues to make the news, our first News Impact Summit of the year will focus on innovations in climate reporting. The programme for this free one-day event is out and highlights include an interview with Extinction Rebellion on how the movement led public concern and debate on the climate crisis to record levels. Are you ready to make your climate reporting more impactful? Register now to secure your seat and join the talks and breakout sessions with experts from the BBC, The Guardian, El Surtidor, Al-Jazeera, Climate Home, Carbon Brief, Quartz and the Lookout Station! --- Register here When? 7 October Where? Birmingham, UK Join our News Impact Academy on audience development How can metrics and analytics be used to make journalism more relevant? And how do you communicate data insights within the newsroom? 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[1] Glyphosate is just one of the important issues we?ve campaigned on over the last four years. But while our community has genuinely moved Europe for the better, we have so much more work to do. Today, Europe is at a crossroads. New European Commissioners are about to be appointed, and they will chart the course of the EU for the next five years. And in the next five years Europe will face some of the biggest challenges of our time: Bayer/Monsanto will apply for a new license for glyphosate, asylum-seekers fleeing war and persecution will continue to arrive on European shores, all while our climate emergency gets worse by the day. Despite these challenges, when I think about our campaigning victories, I?m inspired to look toward the future of Europe. I think about the way we?ve won real legislative change, the way we?ve kept both multinational corporations (and the politicians in their pockets) on their toes, and our plans to see long-term campaigns through to the very end. Europe needs our community to fight for the things that matter most to us all. Will you make a ?4 donation to power our campaigns for the future of Europe? Donate ?4 as a one-time gift Donate ?4 as a monthly gift Our successes (on glyphosate, whistleblower protections, single-use plastics and more!) over the last four years are in no small part thanks to you, thanks to this community of action. They are thanks to the petitions you?ve signed, the emails, tweets and Facebook posts you?ve sent to your MEPs, and the money that you?ve donated to our common cause. Beyond these successes, the community we've built together is connecting our continent and fundamentally changing what democracy means in the EU - through democratic experiments like Citizens? Assemblies and European Citizens? Initiatives. Thank you, for fighting for the issues and values that we all hold so dear, and helping to reshape what democracy means to all of us. Please make a donation to this community today, for our values and for the common struggles that are yet to come. Thank you for being here with us, Virginia (Madrid) on behalf of the entire team at WeMove Europe P.S. It's easy to think that this isn't the right moment to donate, and that many others from our community will make contributions to honour our fourth birthday. But if we all thought like that, then most of the actions we've taken together wouldn't have been possible! So please, donate now to ensure we can keep fighting for a better Europe. References: [1] All of this is thanks to both the WeMove community, as well as dozens of partner organisations from across Europe that worked with us on this campaign: GLOBAL2000, Greenpeace, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening, HEAL, PAN Europe, SumOfUs, CEO, and Campact, just to name a few! 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: Virginia - WeMove.EU Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2019 5:51 PM Subject: Our biggest milestone yet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Sep 7 19:57:56 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 20:57:56 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] BIG NEWS on GLYPHOSATE Message-ID: <6AE6FA0DD538498BBA2FFC46668C3E4D@evol.sp.ru> Hi, Two days ago was the fourth anniversary of the founding of our community, and some major news came in right after we sent you the email below: Germany announced it will phase-out glyphosate over the next few years and ban it from the end of 2023! When glyphosate?s EU license is up for renewal, if Germany votes against it there won?t be a majority of EU countries to support it. [1] This news is a major win for our community, and is just one example of how our movement and our people-power are winning. Please send us a ?4 gift to celebrate our fourth anniversary and this milestone on glyphosate. Your contribution to our movement will power campaigns like this for years to come. Send a ?4 gift for our 4th anniversary Thank you, Virginia Reference [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-glyphosate/germany-to-ban-use-of-glyphosate-from-end-of-2023-sources-idUSKCN1VP0TY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 04/09/2019 08:00, Virginia - WeMove.EU wrote: Hi, Four years ago today, the very first of us in this community signed our first petition. Soon we started campaigns on TTIP, the Volkswagen fraud, and glyphosate. Back then, barely anyone knew what glyphosate was. But, four years later, people across Europe have woken up. Together we?ve shown the EU, our governments, and multinational corporations that we will not be silent in the face of injustice. Our board members are traveling to meet in Brussels tomorrow to make big decisions about the future of our movement. A wave of support from individuals like you could provide the extra confidence our community needs in our budget for the next year! With unlimited resources, just imagine what kind of progressive change we could make throughout Europe -- but our resources are finite, so every donation, no matter how big or how small, supercharges the impact we can achieve together. If each of us in this community donates just ?4 today, a euro for every year the WeMove community has worked against injustice, we will have the stability and the resources we need to take on the most vital issues in Europe over the next three years. And -- we?ll have the budget to work in more languages, so that we can reach more people and band together for the progressive change Europeans need. Will you make a ?4 donation to power our campaigns for the future of Europe? Donate ?4 as a one-time gift Donate ?4 as a monthly gift We?ve had some big wins -- we shortened glyphosate?s latest license by 10 whole years, and the next application for an EU license will require more transparency of industry studies than ever before. [1] Glyphosate is just one of the important issues we?ve campaigned on over the last four years. But while our community has genuinely moved Europe for the better, we have so much more work to do. Today, Europe is at a crossroads. New European Commissioners are about to be appointed, and they will chart the course of the EU for the next five years. And in the next five years Europe will face some of the biggest challenges of our time: Bayer/Monsanto will apply for a new license for glyphosate, asylum-seekers fleeing war and persecution will continue to arrive on European shores, all while our climate emergency gets worse by the day. Despite these challenges, when I think about our campaigning victories, I?m inspired to look toward the future of Europe. I think about the way we?ve won real legislative change, the way we?ve kept both multinational corporations (and the politicians in their pockets) on their toes, and our plans to see long-term campaigns through to the very end. Europe needs our community to fight for the things that matter most to us all. Will you make a ?4 donation to power our campaigns for the future of Europe? Donate ?4 as a one-time gift Donate ?4 as a monthly gift Our successes (on glyphosate, whistleblower protections, single-use plastics and more!) over the last four years are in no small part thanks to you, thanks to this community of action. They are thanks to the petitions you?ve signed, the emails, tweets and Facebook posts you?ve sent to your MEPs, and the money that you?ve donated to our common cause. Beyond these successes, the community we've built together is connecting our continent and fundamentally changing what democracy means in the EU - through democratic experiments like Citizens? Assemblies and European Citizens? Initiatives. Thank you, for fighting for the issues and values that we all hold so dear, and helping to reshape what democracy means to all of us. Please make a donation to this community today, for our values and for the common struggles that are yet to come. Thank you for being here with us, Virginia (Madrid) on behalf of the entire team at WeMove Europe P.S. It's easy to think that this isn't the right moment to donate, and that many others from our community will make contributions to honour our fourth birthday. But if we all thought like that, then most of the actions we've taken together wouldn't have been possible! So please, donate now to ensure we can keep fighting for a better Europe. References: [1] All of this is thanks to both the WeMove community, as well as dozens of partner organisations from across Europe that worked with us on this campaign: GLOBAL2000, Greenpeace, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening, HEAL, PAN Europe, SumOfUs, CEO, and Campact, just to name a few! 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Read more Iran has begun injecting gas into advanced centrifuges to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium, an official has announced, warning that time is running out for other signatories to save a multilateral 2015 nuclear deal. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, said on Saturday the agency had started up advanced centrifuges at Iran's enrichment facility in Natanz as the third step by Tehran in scaling back its commitments under the crumbling pact following the United States? unilateral withdrawal last year."As far as the other side does not implement their commitments, they should not expect Iran to fulfil its commitments," Kamalvandi said, adding that Iran had the ability to go beyond 20 percent enrichment of uranium. Read more Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday that her government will formally withdraw the controversial extradition bill. But many high-profile protest leaders said the concession was too little too late, and protests in the residential and shopping hub of Mong Kok on Friday night indicated demonstrators aren't backing down. On Saturday, protesters were being encouraged to gather at the airport from about midday to demonstrate, resulting in a heavy police presence at the terminal and its approaching roads. Read more Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world's largest tropical forest.Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a pact, setting up a disaster response network and satellite monitoring.At a summit in Colombia, they also agreed to work on reforestation. "This meeting will live on as a co-ordination mechanism for the presidents that share this treasure - the Amazon," said Colombian President Iv?n Duque, who hosted the summit in the city of Leticia. Read more United Nations Watch, a Swiss non-governmental organization, said the UN in Geneva confirmed it is censoring a human rights complaint on China?s mass incarceration of Uighurs that was filed by a cross-regional coalition of more than 100 UN-accredited non-governmental organizations from numerous countries including Brazil, Canada, France, India, Indonesia, Germany, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States. United Nations Watch filed the joint complaint on June 4th to be circulated as an official UN document, following the standard protocol outlined by the UN human rights council?s guidelines on NGO written submissions.The letter by 135 NGOs urges UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet to condemn China?s escalating abuse of UN rules to censor, interrupt and block references at the world body to its detention of an estimated 1 million Muslim Uighurs. 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High-Level Breakfast on The Great Green Wall On the margins of the UNCCD Fourteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) 9 September 2019 United Nations Conference Themed "Investing in Land, Unlocking Opportunities" Opens in New Delhi, Monday On 9 September at a High-Level Breakfast meeting held in New Delhi, India, partners of the African-led Great Green Wall Initiative agreed to develop a visionary roadmap, a decade after its launch, with bold targets to restore 100 million hectares of land and create 10 million green jobs by 2030 across the Sahel. Co?-chaired by H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, the event was held on the margins of the Fourteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). During the meeting ? facilitated by the UNCCD Secretariat, in collaboration with the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall (PAGGW), represented by H.E Marieme Bekaye, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Mauritania and President of the Council of Ministers ? partners commended current progress by Great Green Wall member states, supported by the AU, PAGGW and international community. Raising concerns that 65% of land on the African continent is still degraded, partners called for the initiative?s swift upscaling and acceleration, to further advance social cohesion, climate action (both adaptation and mitigation) and economic development via a transformative ecological corridor that supports millions of lives. During the meeting, partners agreed that the roadmap would focus firmly on the Initiative?s contribution to 15 of the 17 SDGs. By 2030, the initiative aims to ensure: a.. Large-scale landscape restoration ? with a target to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land to transform the lives of those living on the frontline of climate change and desertification b.. Creation of 10 million green jobs including through sustainable value chains and connecting local producers to lucrative global markets c.. Promotion of clean energy, powering communities along the Wall to a brighter future and creating local economies that ensure land remains productive Participants affirmed that in order to fulfill the ambitions of the Great Green Wall Initiative, and support the implementation of the roadmap, a more innovative approach and robust coordination mechanism are required for real transformation and resource mobilization, including to leverage the assets of the region and the opportunities offered by the youth and women as the main drivers of change. A joint commitment was made to mobilize technical and financial resources, from the public and private sectors through win-win partnerships, recognising that private sector investment is vital in creating green jobs and wealth along the Wall and ultimately achieving the 2030 vision. Participants exchanged views on a myriad of opportunities the region offers, with an emphasis on sustainable value chains, renewable energy and rural entrepreneurship, and stressed the importance of changing the narrative to underscore the Sahel as a ?land of opportunities?. In the wake of the recent IPCC ?Climate Change and Land? Report ? which highlights land rehabilitation as one of the single most impactful ways to tackle the climate emergency ? partners highlighted the need to capitilize on the growing political momentum behind initiatives such as the Great Green Wall. It was noted that the upcoming UN Secretary General?s Climate Action Summit on 23 September, would be crucial in further galvanizing support, including within the framework of the nature-based solution track, to advance affirmative action for the Great Green Wall by 2030 and inspire a global restoration movement. Participants in attendance included the African Union Commission, Pan African Agency of the Great Green Wall, Government Ministers ? including those from countries participating in the Pan African Agency for the Great Green Wall Initiative; The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Heads of COP Delegation from UNCCD parties, the UN system, IGOs, regional actors; private sector stakeholders; civil society organisations, Great Green Wall Champions - Baaba Maal, Ricky Kej, and Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. Contact Information For further information, please contact: Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski, wwischnewski at unccd.int, Cell: +91 74284 94332 Mr. Alexander Asen, aasen at unccd.int, Cell:+447961047706 Mr. Abhishek Srivatsava, asrivatsava at unccd.int, Cell: +91 99991 80790 Ms. Yukie Hori, yhori at unccd.int, Cell: +91 74284 94331 About the UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues. The Convention promotes good land stewardship. Its 197 Parties aim, through partnerships, to implement the Convention and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is to protect our land, from over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water and energy. By sustainably managing land and striving to achieve land degradation neutrality, now and in the future, we will reduce the impact of climate change, avoid conflict over natural resources and help communities to thrive. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 10 00:22:14 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 01:22:14 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Press Release:World leaders call for global action to restore degraded land Message-ID: <40BED850F5144B43A6DFA9FDD5D7C73D@lewpostnew> Press Release:World leaders call for global action to restore degraded landUNCCD Press Release View this email in your browser World leaders call for global action to restore degraded land New Delhi, 9 Sept 2019 ? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on the international community to set up a global water action agenda as the central theme to achieve land degradation neutrality. He announced that India will restore an additional 5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, raising the land to be restored in India to 26 million hectares. Modi made the announcement when he opened the ministerial segment of the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification that opened in New Delhi, India, a week ago. The restoration is part of India?s commitment to achieve land degradation neutrality, a flagship initiative under the UNCCD. To date, 122 of the 170 countries affected by land degradation have committed to achieve land degradation neutrality. India?s Initiative complements and strengthens two other previous initiatives, namely, the Changwon Initiative of the Republic of Korea and the Ankara Initiative of Turkey, also launched at previous COPs. Prakash Javadekar, India?s Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the current COP14 President, also announced that the Delhi Declaration will be adopted from this special ministerial segment of the Conference. The segment is meant to draw attention to the human face of desertification, land degradation and drought, he said, and ensured the stakeholders that ?India has the COP presidency for the next 2 years. We will work with all of you and I can ensure that our positive actions will help us give a better earth to the future generations.? Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint-Vincent The Grenadines, said, ?The collective responses of nations globally have not measured up adequately or sufficiently to the enormous task at hand, so as to obviate disaster. Accordingly, COP 14 convened under the aegis of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is a seminal staging post in humanity?s quest for a better and sustainable condition of our lives, living and production.? Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations welcomed the Prime Ministers and other dignitaries to the Conference, and said, ?we no longer have the luxury of spending the next 10 years meeting preparing the targets. We have two weeks to move our common agenda in the right direction to bend the curve on a planet of less than 2 degrees, towards action and impact.? She highlighted that 800m people are still going hungry and that crop yields are dropping, and demand for food is set to increase by 50 percent in the coming decades. Restoring 150 million hectares of farmland could feed 200 million more people every year. At the same time, it would provide greater resilience and over 30 billion a year in increased income for small stakeholders and sink an additional 2 gigatones of carbon dioxide per year. It is in these critical times where our individual and collective responsibilities will be needed, even more than they ever have been. It is a massive effort but together we can lift and achieve the aspirations of the climate agenda,? she added. ?The [Climate Action] Summit ?is not the first and last stop. It is the first step towards concrete actions and we are asking commitments from our member states. I will say considerable engagement with financial sector is really important, since there is a barrier, if we don?t have resources. So, we are saying public funds, must move. We are not correct in saying the Green Climate Fund doesn?t have money on the table, they do, and the states do make contributions that is a good signal towards the climate action summit in the next two weeks. It is continuous engagement, that is what it is about,? she added. Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD Executive Secretary, highlighted the present and inter-generational impacts of land degradation globally and underlined the plight of the children being born ?whose future is not in the hands of the parents alone, but of humanity at large.? He drew attention to recent scientific assessments that revealed the harm caused by land degradation, stressed importance of the current COP in laying ?the groundwork for change? for the five United Nations Summits to be held in New York soon, and said ?combining our land with three little concepts of equality, partnerships and scale could take us a very long way towards our common goals.? Thiaw also concurred with Mr. Mohammed regarding the role of the private sector in ramping up land restoration particularly for vulnerable, rural and smallholder farmers, and clarified that the engagement with the private sector is not the same as privatizing land. COP14 President Javadekar said that, ?combating desertification have to be a national goal. In India, we are already on the way of combating desertification, the green covering is rising in India. From 24% in the last 5 years, it has increased by nearly 15,000 square km and we are inching towards our target of having 33% of green cover.? ?If human actions have done damage to the world and the environment, now positive human actions will make a difference and will give a better earth for future generations,? he added. Over 8,000 delegates, including ministers, heads of United Nations and intergovernmental bodies, youth, local governments, business leaders and representatives of non-governmental organizations are attending the Conference, whose theme is ?Investing in Restoration to Unlock Opportunities.? COP14, which ends Friday, is expected to adopt over 30 decisions and a few country-led initiatives on the actions governments will take to reverse land degradation especially over the next two years, and also beyond. Notes to Editors: India is a signatory to the United Nations Convention for Combating Desertification (UNCCD). The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal Ministry of Government of India (GoI) that oversees implementation of the Convention in the country. India?s population is projected to reach 1.7 billion by 2050. About 2 billion hectares of land ? an area over three times the size of India ? are degraded, but can be restored back to health. India was one of the first countries to commit to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal target of achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN). India is the current President of COP14 and will serve for 2 years. As with previous COP sessions, a high-level segment is in progress to raise political momentum for the negotiations and boost the engagement of stakeholders in the Convention?s implementation. About UNCCD The UNCCD is an international agreement on good land stewardship. It helps people, communities and countries to create wealth, grow economies and secure enough food and water and energy, by ensuring land users have 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 a sound policy and science helps integrate and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, builds resilience to climate change and prevents biodiversity loss. # Contact Information For further information, please contact: Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski, wwischnewski at unccd.int, Cell: +91 74284 94332 Mr. Abhishek Srivatsava, asrivatsava at unccd.int, Cell: +91 99991 80790 Ms. Yukie Hori, yhori at unccd.int, Cell: +91 74284 94331 Background Information and Resources For background materials, including photos for use, and other resources are available here: https://www.unccd.int/conventionconference-parties-copcop14-new-delhi-india/cop14-media-resources The opening statements will also be uploaded on this page as soon as they are available to the secretariat Here is the link to the photographs for the attached press release: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/clrpisfqvpablfb/AACXWy6I9-qhUm0tsmmooXK7a?dl=0 About the UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues. The Convention promotes good land stewardship. Its 197 Parties aim, through partnerships, to implement the Convention and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is to protect our land, from over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water and energy. By sustainably managing land and striving to achieve land degradation neutrality, now and in the future, we will reduce the impact of climate change, avoid conflict over natural resources and help communities to thrive. 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: Monday, September 09, 2019 5:57 PM Subject: Press Release:World leaders call for global action to restore degraded land -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 10 00:24:43 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 01:24:43 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?=23TheFutureWeWant_is=E2=80=A6?= Message-ID: #TheFutureWeWant is? View this email in your browser Healthy. Liveable. Sustainable. Inclusive. Bright. Possible. This is #TheFutureWeWant, and it?s happening in the world?s cities. The global climate emergency is mobilising people everywhere. Young people are striking, protesters are marching, and people are speaking up to demand urgent climate action. This sense of emergency, allied to optimism that climate action presents an opportunity to deliver much-needed social and economic change, is both the backdrop and inspiration for the C40 World Mayors Summit 2019. On October 9-12, 2019, more than 70 mayors of many of the world?s largest and most influential cities will meet in Copenhagen alongside global decision-makers, business executives, scientists, and citizens to commit to more ambitious climate action and showcase the innovative solutions that are creating healthier, more livable communities. At the Summit, we will demonstrate that the future we want is possible, and we can build it together. As the host city, Copenhagen is an ideal venue to showcase what it?s like to live in a city on the frontline of innovation, where many incredible solutions are already underway and are transforming the urban landscape for the benefit of people and planet. Joining us at the Summit are some of the world?s most important voices on climate action, including C40 Chair and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, C40 Board President Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, and U.S. Representative for New York's 14th Congressional District Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. What does the future you want look like? Ahead of the Summit, please be sure to check out featured illustrations of #TheFutureWeWant from artists around the world. We encourage you to join the conversation on social media and share photos or original illustrations of the creative climate solutions you want to see in your community. Share your photos using #TheFutureWeWant and be sure to tag @c40cities. Copyright ? c40, All rights reserved. From: C40 Cities Sent: Monday, September 09, 2019 10:13 PM Subject: #TheFutureWeWant is? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 10 00:26:39 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 01:26:39 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Join Greta Message-ID: CLICK HERE TO JOIN AN ACTION NEAR YOU! Hi, Every Friday for the last year Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg has left her classroom to strike for the climate. She has inspired a new generation of climate activists - millions, in over 160 countries - demanding urgent action. The power of recent mobilisations has woken the world - in Europe alone they?ve forced climate emergency declarations, and made leaders unlock billions of euros for the climate. [1] Now young people are calling on all of us to join them for their biggest mobilisation yet, on the 20th - 27th September. Imagine what?s possible if thousands of us leave our homes and workplaces to join forces with these young people fighting for the future? Will you join them on 20th - 27th September? CLICK TO FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU In what is likely to be the biggest mobilisation for the climate ever, in under two weeks we can add our numbers to a movement calling for a transition fairly and swiftly away from fossil fuels while building a vision for a future that puts people and planet first. And Europe could be a leader in this fight to save our planet. A new EU Commission is about to take its seat, and seeing Europe's streets overflowing with people demanding climate action, can drive the climate emergency further up their agenda. ?We?re asking adults to step up alongside us? Step out of your comfort zone to make this a turning point in our history. This is about crossing lines ? it?s about rebelling wherever one can rebel.? - Greta Thunberg and youth strikers [2] So, will you step outside your comfort zone to stand up for our shared home? CLICK TO FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU Joining this mobilisation symbolises everything our community stands for: acting in solidarity with movements across Europe to fight for a better future for all. Because of this, the staff at We Move Europe will be joining the strikes in their local towns - we hope you?ll join us by attending a strike near you! In solidarity, Fatima (London), Virginia (Madrid), Alex (Marseille), and the We Move Europe team P.S If you need more inspiration as to why you should join these strikes, watch this video from Greta herself. P.P.S The event page we're linking to was helpfully created by FridaysForFuture. 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"???????? ?? ???? ???????? ??? ?????????? ??? ???" ?? ??????? ????? ????????? ????????? ??? ???, ???????, ?????????. ??? ?????? ????? ??????????? - ??? ??????? ????? ?????????. ??????? ?? ???????????. ??? ?????????? ????????? ???-?????????-???????? ??????????? -??? ?? ?????????: Eugene Simonov, Coordinator, Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition (RwB) ????? ??? ????? ???????? Henry Eviston ??? ?????????? -????? -???. ???? ?? ????????? ?????????????? ???? ?????? ????? ????? ???? ??????????? ??????????. ? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ????? ??????????. ??? ??? ???????????? ?????????-??????? ????????????? ?????? ?????????? ????? "??????? ??????? ??????????????" ??? -?? ????? ??? ?????? ???????????? ? ???? ? ?? ???? ??? ????? ?? ??????. ? ????????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ??? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: eugene simonov Date: Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 9:56 PM Subject: Re: PLEASE REACT BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON: NGO Open Letter on Ten Points for TEG Taxonomy Consultation The last version sent around (with shortened hydro) looks good. Rivers without Boundaries will sign this statement. We have several minor improvements which we do not insist on: e.g. possible mentioning of our non-EU constituency which suffers from EU investment (as legitimate constituencies) and clarifying that "good status of water bodies" is the focus of the WFD (not just "water", but "waters", etc.) Logo attached in 2 formats, but if not everyone sends logo I would not mind if you do not to use them. Please include us in circulation of final document with all signatories. Eugene Simonov, Coordinator, Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition (RwB) On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:03 PM Henry Eviston wrote: Dear All, Please find attached the NGO ten points for the taxonomy consultation. We have collected all your responses and have combined them as best as possible into a three-page document. We are now aiming to have it a final version with NGO signatures and, potentially, logos by 18h00 (GMT+1) tomorrow. Could I ask you now to follow these steps: a.. Assess whether you can support the points made in the document b.. If you can support these points, please reply to this email with your name, title, and organisation to confirm your support (see final page of document) c.. Please try only to reply with comments if you see any red lines - we may not have time to deal with longer comments d.. Share with your contact list - the more signatures, the stronger the message! e.. Ask your contacts to do the same, if they support the letter - write to heviston at wwf.eu to state they support our letter and include their name, title, and organisation f.. If it is possible, can you try to provide your organisation's logo for this letter? I realise this may be difficult in the short time frame! Comms Once we have the final document, with signatures and logos, we will share it with you - probably on Friday morning. We will then send the same document to our Brussels media contacts. We ask that you share it with any of your (national or Brussels) media contacts, too, to amplify our message. Please note that, in order for it to be useful to the media, the document should not exceed three pages and should not be too technical. Please try to keep this in mind if you are providing comments. If absolutely necessary, please try to limit your comments to minor alterations. Please do not hesitate to write if you have any questions. Best, Henry -- HENRY EVISTON | Sustainable Finance Policy Assistant | WWF European Policy Office | 123 rue du Commerce,1000 Brussels, Belgium | EU Transparency Register Nr: 1414929419-24 | Mobile: +44 770 602 5686 | www.wwf.eu | -- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "seu-international". From: eugene simonov Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 6:33 PM Subject: ????????? ?????? BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON: NGO Open Letter on Ten Points for TEG Taxonomy Consultation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On the road to the Climate Action Summit, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India and President of COP14, His Excellency Mr. Prakash Javedkar, and the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Her Excellency Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, hosted a high-level luncheon on land and climate on 9 September 2019, on the margins of the UNCCD Fourteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14). The event was co-facilitated by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2.. During the meeting, participants underscored that land resources are the basis for human health, livelihoods, food security, and for our economic, cultural and spiritual well-being. Some 25 per cent of the world?s land is degraded (IPCC, 2019), affecting the lives of 3.2 billion people, particularly smallholder farmers, those in rural communities and the world?s poorest populations (IPBES, 2018). Women in particular are on the daily frontline struggle to salvage the large area of agricultural land already affected by land degradation. And the stewardship of indigenous peoples is essential to safeguard the world?s remaining biodiversity. All vulnerable groups who depend on sustainable land management and who can contribute to land restoration need our support. 3.. Participants welcomed the IPCC?s special report on Climate Change and Land which constitutes the first comprehensive study of the entire land-climate system. As such, they agreed that it is a fundamental contribution to global negotiations on climate change, biodiversity and sustainable land management, and calls for synergies between the Rio Conventions. The report provides a sound basis for ambitious actions contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity conservation as well as to combat land degradation and enhance food security. 4.. Participants stressed that restoring degraded lands and achieving land degradation neutrality (SDG 15.3) provided an integrated solution to increase ecosystems and populations resilience as well as to enhance the capacity of our land for carbon sequestration. Land use must therefore be an integral part of the climate solution, rather than a cause of GHG emissions. This will strengthen biodiversity conservation, increase livelihoods and human security. It will also curb emissions from degrading lands and help close the projected emissions gap between Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the Paris Agreement objectives. Most importantly, land degradation neutrality will improve the living conditions of affected populations and the health and productivity of their ecosystems. 5.. Participants agreed that land restoration will deliver co-benefits to many Sustainable Development Goals and that the three Rio Conventions can actively work together to support restoration activities as an important contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 6.. Participants agreed that the critical role of land restoration for climate mitigation and adaptation must be visible. The Climate Action Summit will send a strong political signal for more public funding and private investments to enable land restoration for impact at the scale needed, through gender-responsive, transformative projects and programmes that seek to generate and sustain fundamental and sustainable positive change. Every 1 USD invested in land restoration is expected to generate up to 10 USD in returns for society through more efficient agricultural practices, integrated water management, and vital ecosystem functions (GPFLR, 2018). 7.. Participants indicated that time had come to turn the vicious circle between land and climate into a virtuous one by reinforcing the positive elements of the relationship, helping to manage emissions on the one hand and adapting to climate impacts on the other. Participants therefore called for more concerted policy action, more investments, and more capacity to scale up land restoration to achieve land degradation neutrality. They expect the Nature-Based Solutions Coalition to propose concrete and ambitious actions at the Summit. 8.. Participants supported the global effort to achieve land degradation neutrality through ambitious initiatives such as the Bonn Challenge target of having at least 350 million hectares of degraded land under active restoration by 2030 and the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative. Participants also welcomed the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 (UN General Assembly resolution 73/284) as a unique opportunity to galvanize political will, increased investments, and action on the ground for land restoration at massive scale across the world. 9.. Participants called for the UN Climate Action Summit to be the starting point for the establishment of a coalition of countries, to accelerate massive scaling up of land restoration activities worldwide, and to act as the building block of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021?2030). A coalition of active countries could federate and accelerate the achievement of existing ecosystem restoration goals of all into the UN Decade ? a decade of action and impact on the ground for the planet, for the people and for prosperity. 10.. Participants included Armenia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, South Africa, Tajikistan, The United Kingdom, the European Union as well as CBD, GCF, GEF, FAO, IPBES, IPCC, UNCCD, UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC, UNRC India and the World Bank. For further information, please contact: a.. Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski, wwischnewski at unccd.int, Cell: +91 74284 94332/+49-173-268-7593 b.. Mr. Tim Christophersen, tim.christophersen at un.org, Cell : +254706044045 Contact Information For further information, please contact: Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski, wwischnewski at unccd.int, Cell: +91 74284 94332 Mr. Abhishek Srivatsava, asrivatsava at unccd.int, Cell: +91 99991 80790 Ms. Yukie Hori, yhori at unccd.int, Cell: +91 74284 94331 Background Information and Resources For background materials, including photos for use, and other resources are available here: https://www.unccd.int/conventionconference-parties-copcop14-new-delhi-india/cop14-media-resources The opening statements will also be uploaded on this page as soon as they are available to the secretariat Here is the link to the photographs for the attached press release: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/clrpisfqvpablfb/AACXWy6I9-qhUm0tsmmooXK7a?dl=0 About the UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues. The Convention promotes good land stewardship. Its 197 Parties aim, through partnerships, to implement the Convention and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is to protect our land, from over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water and energy. By sustainably managing land and striving to achieve land degradation neutrality, now and in the future, we will reduce the impact of climate change, avoid conflict over natural resources and help communities to thrive. Copyright ? *|2016|* *|UNCCD|*, All rights reserved. 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Message: Please note that this is the key message: '50 NGOs from 16 countries have signed a statement (note: not an open letter) highlighting ten points they consider crucial for the EU taxonomy. This is to improve the technical work and to prevent conservative lobbies, such as gas and nuclear, from weakening the taxonomy' Media: The Ten Points Statement will go live on Monday morning. This means it will appear on WWF EU's website and it will be included in a Monday newsletter by Politico Europe. It has also been sent to journalists at Euractiv and ENDS Europe, two other EU publications. Twitter: We will be tweeting about it from our WWF EU Twitter page. On Monday morning, we will send suggested tweets to this group so you can promote it through your channels, too. We would encourage you to do that if you can. Logos and quotes: We are unable, unfortunately, to use the logos and quotes some of you have sent - we just have not managed to put them together properly. Please find the text attached for you to send to your media contacts alongside your reactions and quotes. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you again for your patience. Best, Henry -- HENRY EVISTON | Sustainable Finance Policy Assistant | WWF European Policy Office | 123 rue du Commerce,1000 Brussels, Belgium | EU Transparency Register Nr: 1414929419-24 | Mobile: +44 770 602 5686 | www.wwf.eu | From: Henry Eviston Sent: Friday, September 13, 2019 8:15 PM Subject: NGO Ten Points Statement Communication - Live on Monday morning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Joint NGO Statement ? 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The survey follows IRENA?s flagship report ?Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective? in January 2019, which found that 32 per cent of the renewable energy workforce comprised women. The work being undertaken by GWEC and its partners will shed light on the share of women in the wind industry, and how sector-specific imbalances might compare to the broader renewable energy sector. GWEC is a proud leader of the sector-wide effort to advance gender equality in the energy transition. In line with SDG 5 and SDG 7, the Women in Wind Global Leadership Program supports stakeholders in the wind industry in increasing gender equality and women?s access to clean energy, as a means of creating a more just, innovative and prosperous society. Survey Objectives New benchmark assessment of women's participation in the energy transition Data collected will illuminate women's presence across the full value chain of the wind sector Data will highlight participation in technical vs. non-technical roles, access to gender-inclusive policies and perceptions of gender bias Data will help policymakers and corporate leaders to make informed decisions about increasing diversity and inclusion in the wind sector Participate Now! About Women in Wind Global Leadership Program Women in Wind Global Leadership Program was launched in April 2019 by GWEC and the Global Women?s Network for the Energy Transition. Its objective is to advance the role of women as agents of change in society and the energy transition, and to promote best practices within the wind industry. The program is designed to accelerate the careers of women in the wind industry, support their pathway to senior leadership positions and foster a global network of mentorship, knowledge-sharing and empowerment. Read more on our Women in Wind blog. Learn more about Women in Wind Please contact Joyce Lee for any questions about the Global Gender Survey of the Wind Energy Industry or the Women in Wind Global Leadership Program. Keep up to date with GWEC's upcoming reports with the most updated data and insights on the global wind industry by following us on Twitter, LinkedIn and by subscribing to our Newsletter. Copyright ? 2019 Global Wind Energy Council, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to GWEC news. Our mailing address is: Global Wind Energy Council Rue d' Arlon 80 Brussels 1000 Belgium Add us to your address book -- Bridget K. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Sep 16 16:20:13 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:20:13 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Communications on Live NGO Statement - Ten Priorities for Taxonomy Consultation Message-ID: Dear all, Our joint statement has gone live on WWF EU's website and on our Twitter feed. The time to spread it is now. Furthermore, please find below a link in Politico EU's sustainability newsletter this morning. Please Find Action Points Below Action 1 - Spread and Re-tweet Please spread this amongst your contacts! If possible, please use your Twitter and other social media. We have released a tweet which you can re-tweet if you like. Please find it here: https://twitter.com/WWFEU/status/1173517676112691200?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Action 2 - Suggested tweets: Here are some suggested tweets, if you want to post your own. 1. Gas and nuclear have no place in a sustainable Europe. They must not lobby their way into EU guide to sustainable investments. Today, 50+ NGOs call on policy-makers to listen to the science and make a taxonomy for planet & people! http://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=353090 #sustainablefinanceEU 2. EU investors need to know which economic sectors are sustainable. Experts are developing a science-based "taxonomy". But nuclear & gas lobbies are trying to undermine it. TODAY, 50+ NGOs call for a strong taxonomy that works for planet & people! http://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=353090 Action 3 - Signatures We are still looking fro signatures - we are already on 55 and hope to get to 100, eventually. Do not hesitate to write if you need anything - or you can ring me on 00447706025686. Best, Henry PS: Please also find the text of a Politico EU newsletter which featured the NGO statement this morning. NGOS EXPRESS TAXONOMY CONCERNS: Fifty NGOs today will outline their 10 top concerns on the European Commission?s proposed draft taxonomy to determine sustainable investments. The list outlining green projects was published in June, but needs to be strengthened, according to the NGOs. They say that criteria for bioenergy ? burning wood or crops for heat or power ? forestry and hydropower should be tightened; livestock breeding (except for organic livestock), biofuels for transport, and fossil fuel vehicles and ships should be excluded from the list; and finally nuclear power, fossil fuel generation and waste incineration ? which were excluded by experts ? should be left out, despite a strong industry push to categorize nuclear as green. The draft taxonomy is a ?proper framework for a science-based taxonomy ? Alarmingly, conservative lobbies like gas and nuclear are trying to weaken this work. We must make sure they fail,? said S?bastien Godinot, WWF Europe?s economist. Nuclear pushback: That?s not sitting well with the nuclear lobby Foratom. It argues that excluding nuclear ?is in total contradiction with EU climate policy.? Nuclear power was excluded from the taxonomy list because it creates environmentally toxic waste ? but the industry says that this criteria was applied arbitrarily. ?For other technologies, however, the waste criteria do not appear to have been applied in the same way ([for example] power producing technologies which generate toxic waste at the end of their useful life),? Foratom writes, calling on the Commission to review the list and include nuclear. HENRY EVISTON | Sustainable Finance Policy Assistant | WWF European Policy Office | 123 rue du Commerce,1000 Brussels, Belgium | EU Transparency Register Nr: 1414929419-24 | Mobile: +44 770 602 5686 | www.wwf.eu | From: Henry Eviston Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 2:30 PM Subject: Communications on Live NGO Statement - Ten Priorities for Taxonomy Consultation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 17 01:22:03 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:22:03 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Emergency Message-ID: <0C4EBD27CDDD4BEAA51B3A96E6A8F889@lewpostnew> Avaaz.org - The World in Action In days, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg will lead the world?s biggest children?s action for the climate EVER, just before a crucial global summit! Now these brave young heroes are asking all of us to back them. Click to stand with the climate kids and demand 100% clean energy -- and we?ll deliver our call to key leaders ahead of the summit! In days, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg will lead the world?s biggest children?s action for the climate EVER, just before a crucial global summit! Now these brave young heroes are asking all of us to back them. Click to stand with the climate kids and demand 100% clean energy -- and we?ll deliver our call to key leaders ahead of the summit! SIGN ON WITH ONE CLICK Dear friends, The Amazon is going up in smoke. Greenland is melting. And now the Bahamas have been ravaged by a monster storm! Climate change isn?t a distant threat. It?s happening right now. That?s why, ahead of a crucial global climate summit, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg is leading children out of their classrooms and onto the streets, in a worldwide push to demand leaders meet this climate emergency with an urgent switch to 100% clean energy. And they?re calling on us to join them -- parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters? let?s show massive public support for these brave kids as they fight for the future of life on Earth. When this is huge, Avaaz will make sure all our voices are heard by key leaders ahead of the summit with a massive advocacy and campaigning push demanding a safe, sustainable future for our children and generations to come. Sign now and share with everyone! We stand with the young people joining the climate strike, and call on the UN and governments around the world to declare a climate emergency and take urgent action to shift the world to 100% clean energy. SIGN ON WITH ONE CLICK Greta bravely sailed across the Atlantic in a tiny boat to lead the strikes ahead of the summit. Since she started her climate strike last summer, she?s been joined by millions all over the world -- but she?s also faced abuse and threats from far-right trolls. Now, as world leaders gather in New York, it?s time to show massive support for the climate kids and their fight for a livable planet. It?s a crucial moment -- the Paris climate agreement requires countries to launch concrete plans to tackle the climate emergency -- but it won?t happen without massive public pressure. And that starts now. So let?s back Greta and the climate kids and then go all out to land our call for 100% clean energy with governments and leaders before they meet. Sign now, and share with everyone! Click to back the climate strike! It?s hard not to feel despair at headlines full of fires, floods, hurricanes, and droughts. But the science tells us we still have time to turn it around if governments listen to the people, instead of the oil and gas lobbies. We?ve already pulled off some of the biggest climate mobilisations in history -- so now let?s throw our weight behind Greta?s climate strike -- and let?s help make this HUGE! With hope, Christoph, Pascal, Andy, Muriel, Francesco and the entire team at Avaaz MORE INFORMATION: Greenland's Summer Heat Breaks Records as 440 Billion Tons of Ice Expected to Disappear (Time.com) https://time.com/5656688/greenland-heat-climate-change/ The Amazon Is on Fire. So Is Central Africa. (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/world/africa/congo-angola-rainforest-fires.html A teachable moment: educators must join students in demanding climate justice (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/30/climate-strike-teachers-students-greta-thunberg Swedish teen climate activist takes school strike to gates of United Nations (Reuters.com) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-climate-thunberg/swedish-teen-climate-activist-takes-school-strike-to-gates-of-united-nations-idUSKCN1VK22J Avaaz is a 51-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 17 11:55:28 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:55:28 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Time to prevent war on Iran again Message-ID: <9BA02FD84C0943F78229A283C9A0BC94@lewpostnew> Not another war! Share this action on Facebook Share this action on Twitter Time after time we have used public pressure to prevent a supposedly urgently needed war on Iran, rendering the urgency a little less believable each time it's proposed anew. Now it's that time again: we must prevent the drive to war. Here's Trump's latest tweet: "Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked. There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification, but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!" 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. Here are the facts: It would be illegal, immoral, certainly counterproductive, and likely catastrophic to attack Iran ? completely regardless of any Iranian role in a Yemeni drone attack. The question is not whether Iran played any role, but whether we can prevent Trump from starting another war. The United States began the war on Yemen with the use of drones. Drone wars were supposed to be cheap and easy. They predictably turned into wider wars. And the cheapness and easiness predictably made drones an effective weapon against the U.S. and its allies. Yemen has attacked Saudi oil facilities with weapons that cost less than a single U.S. student's college debt. The war on Yemen has not been dramatically escalated because oil has been attacked. It was dramatically escalated when human beings were attacked, when Saudi Arabia and the United States bombed hospitals and prisons and school buses and homes, and blockaded a nation facing mass-starvation and disease epidemics. We don't need another war over oil supplies. We need to transition the world to sustainable energy, including a region of the world facing a future of unbearable heat. What the United States did to Iraq must not be done to Iran! Click here to sign the petition. 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. Already the version of the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House includes a ban on attacking Iran. We need that kept in as the House and Senate versions are reconciled. 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. (Others did their version of an apology by pretending they hadn't supported it.) 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: >> Common Dreams: US 'Lies' Slammed After Pompeo, Without Proof, Blames Iran for Drone Attacks >> 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: Monday, September 16, 2019 5:49 PM Subject: Time to prevent war on Iran again -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 17 13:22:44 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:22:44 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] newsletter 15 September 2019 Message-ID: # 44 Sunday, 15 September 2019- edited by Laura Harth and Ilaria Saltarelli Opening UNHRC: ?Never seen a threat of this scope to human rights?. On Monday, September 9, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet opened the 42ndregular session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva with an update on the situation of human rights worldwide. During the session, scheduled until September 27, the 47 Member States of the Council will examine over 90 reports on a wide range of issues presented by 25 human rights experts, groups and mechanisms. The human rights situations in Myanmar, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Central African Republic and Georgia will also be on the agenda during the session. One year after her appointment, High Commissioner Bachelet stated: ?The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope. This is not a situation where any country, any institution, any policymaker can stand on the sidelines. The economies of all nations; the institutional, political, social and cultural fabric of every State, and the rights of all your people ? and future generations ? will be impacted.? Read more Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide. Incidents of modern-day slavery are ?only likely to increase? as a result of some of biggest challenges facing the world today, a UN expert outlined in a report for the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Urmila Bhoola, explained that over 40 million people are enslaved around the world, a quarter of them children. Due to problems of environmental degradation, migration and shifting demographics, the scourge of modern-day slavery is expected to grow. Over 60 percent of those in forced labour work in the private sector, Ms. Bhoola said, with women and girls disproportionately affected. Of the female victims involved in forced labour, 98 percent have experienced sexual violence. Read more Political solutions 'Prerequisite to sustainable peace'. While peacekeeping is an ?essential tool? for preventing conflict and reducing the risk of relapse, ?political solutions are a prerequisite to sustainable peace?, the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Monday. Read more Us Senate passes Bipartisan Uighur Human Rights Act against China. The U.S. Senate late Wednesday passed a bipartisan act which aims to direct various U.S. government bodies to prepare reports on China's treatment of the Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. Read more BREXIT: operation Yellowhammer no-deal document published. Riots on the streets, food price rises and reduced medical supplies are real risks of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, a government document has said. Ministers have published details of their Yellowhammer contingency plan, after MPs voted to force its release. It outlines a series of "reasonable worst case assumptions" for the impact of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. Read more UNGA ? Nuclear testing has disastrous consequences for people and planet. On Monday the UN General Assembly hosted a high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, with keynote speeches by UN Secretary General Guterres and Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. Read more ECFR SURVEY: Give the people what they want ? popular demand for strong european foreign policy. On September 10, the European Council on Foreign Relations published a Policy Brief on the outcome of its pan-European survey on the vision and preferences of European citizens on foreign policy and the role they wish to attribute to the European Union in this field. The results show a clear popular willingness to confer more powers to Brussels in this field, to allow the European bloc to build a strong and cohesive foreign policy, independent and capable of setting out its own course in what is considered an increasingly complicated and dangerous geopolitical framework. However, citizens stress, European institutions must demonstrate they are up to the task if they do not wish to see their popular mandate in this regard revoked, and must pay close attention to the policy issues and preferences indicated by the electorate. Among the absolute priorities is the migration issue and the answers citizens expect from Brussels. Read more JOIN US Messaggio inviato con MailUp? 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An act as simple as talking to your social circle (think friends, family, the guy at the next cubicle over) about the climate crisis can make a huge difference. According to the researchers, it goes like this: 1.. When people talk about the climate crisis with people they know, they?re more likely to learn key facts. 2.. As people learn about the scientific consensus, they begin to believe the crisis is happening. They also get more concerned. 3.. Greater belief encourages greater discussion of the issue, which starts the cycle again. More discussion. Greater belief. Greater concern. And as with so many things, who?s talking matters. Your friends and family are much more likely to listen to you than they are a voice on television. Particularly if there?s a political divide in the way. Take Action Get the facts this fall with 24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action. Learn more about the climate crisis and how we can solve it from a local expert presenter ? as well as ways to share this information effectively with friends, family, and the lady next door. Then, get talking. These presentations are free to the public and anyone can request one. We hope you?ll join us! - Your friends at Climate Reality Contact Us | Join Reality DONATE Privacy Policy ? 2019 The Climate Reality Project From: The Climate Reality Project Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 11:02 PM Subject: Vladimir, we?ve got to talk about the climate crisis. . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It would be great to get your endorsement! If endorsing, please respond by close of business on Thursday, September 19th, with the following: a.. Name of Representative: b.. Position Title: c.. Name of Organization: d.. Organizational Logo: If you have any questions, please get in touch. Thank you, Greig -- Greig Aitken Coal campaigner | BankTrack Tel: +420607084093 | Skype: greigaitken Website: www.banktrack.org | www.coalbanks.org Twitter: @BankTrack I work Monday to Thursday Support our campaign to end financing for the fossil fuel industry at fossilbanks.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pulpfinance-wg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pulpfinance-wg+unsubscribe at environmentalpaper.org. 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Demand urgent and inclusive climate action during the Global Climate Strikes on September 20th and 27th. Dear friends, Created by the privileged few, the climate emergency will affect vulnerable communities hardest and strongest. Far too often, those bearing the brunt of deadly disasters, extreme heatwaves and rising seas are least responsible for the runaway emissions driving the climate crisis. It?s time for change. To create the future we want, we must demand inclusive climate action that takes the plight of marginalized communities into account. On September 20th and 27th, I encourage you to march for inclusive climate action by participating in the Global Climate Strikes. We need you to speak up for those who may not be able to advocate for themselves. C40 mayors recognize the transformative power of inclusive climate action and are already taking substantive steps to reduce carbon emissions in service of healthier, safer, more resilient and more equitable communities. More than 50 cities around the world have now made ambitious commitments to C40?s Green & Healthy Streets Declaration, Advancing Zero Waste Declaration and Net Zero Carbon Buildings Declaration to advance climate action and improve the lives of people everywhere. On October 9-12, mayors will bring these unique solutions to Copenhagen for the C40 World Mayors Summit, where we?ll work together to make the benefits of inclusive climate action a reality in the world?s most influential cities. Mayors are acting with urgency, but leaders across all levels of society must do more today to protect citizens most impacted by the climate crisis, especially those least represented in the corridors of power. Join millions fighting for the future: find a local climate strike event near you by visiting GlobalClimateStrike.net. Then, tell the world why you?re taking a stand. Post a message to your national, regional, and local leaders on social media and tag @c40cities. Urge them to prioritize inclusive climate action today. Only together can we create a safe, healthy world for everyone. Will you join us in the fight for a more inclusive future? Anne Hidalgo C40 Chair & Mayor of Paris Copyright ? c40, All rights reserved. Unsubscribe from this list. From: C40 Cities Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 10:36 PM Subject: March on September 20th and 27th for a cleaner, safer world for all -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Sep 19 01:56:29 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:56:29 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Join Greta Message-ID: 9 days ago we sent you the email below. We are now only 2 days away from the beginning of these worldwide mobilisations! Are you going to miss the action? FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU NOW! This event page was helpfully created by FridaysForFuture. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 09/09/2019 16:16, Fatima - WeMove Europe wrote: CLICK HERE TO JOIN AN ACTION NEAR YOU! Hi, Every Friday for the last year Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg has left her classroom to strike for the climate. She has inspired a new generation of climate activists - millions, in over 160 countries - demanding urgent action. The power of recent mobilisations has woken the world - in Europe alone they?ve forced climate emergency declarations, and made leaders unlock billions of euros for the climate. [1] Now young people are calling on all of us to join them for their biggest mobilisation yet, on the 20th - 27th September. Imagine what?s possible if thousands of us leave our homes and workplaces to join forces with these young people fighting for the future? Will you join them on 20th - 27th September? CLICK TO FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU In what is likely to be the biggest mobilisation for the climate ever, in under two weeks we can add our numbers to a movement calling for a transition fairly and swiftly away from fossil fuels while building a vision for a future that puts people and planet first. And Europe could be a leader in this fight to save our planet. A new EU Commission is about to take its seat, and seeing Europe's streets overflowing with people demanding climate action, can drive the climate emergency further up their agenda. ?We?re asking adults to step up alongside us? Step out of your comfort zone to make this a turning point in our history. This is about crossing lines ? it?s about rebelling wherever one can rebel.? - Greta Thunberg and youth strikers [2] So, will you step outside your comfort zone to stand up for our shared home? CLICK TO FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU Joining this mobilisation symbolises everything our community stands for: acting in solidarity with movements across Europe to fight for a better future for all. Because of this, the staff at We Move Europe will be joining the strikes in their local towns - we hope you?ll join us by attending a strike near you! In solidarity, Fatima (London), Virginia (Madrid), Alex (Marseille), and the WeMove Europe team P.S If you need more inspiration as to why you should join these strikes, watch this video from Greta herself. P.P.S The event page we're linking to was helpfully created by FridaysForFuture. References: [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/juncker-proposes-climate-change-spending-after-greta-thunberg-speech.html https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/24/four-countries-declared-climate-emergencies-give-billions-fossil-fuels/ [2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/23/we-need-everyone-youth-activists-call-on-adults-to-join-climate-strikes 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: Fatima - WeMove.EU Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 6:00 PM Subject: Join Greta -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Sep 19 02:30:12 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 03:30:12 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Join Us for the #ClimateStrike! March for a Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free World Message-ID: Nuclear Information and Resource Service Join the Global Climate Strike! Stand with Students for Climate Action and a Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free World! Click here to find an event near you. Dear Friend, Our movement to stop nuclear power and radioactive waste has always been about the right to a safe, healthy, and sustainable world for future generations. Now the world's youth are calling on all of us to join with them this week in a Global Climate Strike. Students across the country are organizing hundreds of marches, sit-ins, rallies, and protests on Friday and the coming days--coinciding with the gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. NIRS urges everyone to support the Global Climate Strike in whatever way you can. Just click here to find a local march, rally, or event near you. Thanks for all you do! Tim Judson Executive 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: Nuclear Information and Resource Service Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:10 AM Subject: Join Us for the #ClimateStrike! March for a Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free World -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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With just a few simple steps, you can ensure that people everywhere see and hear about your Global Climate Strike. Check out the Live Coverage Toolkit for our top tips. Thank you deeply for supporting this work ? I hope that tomorrow, you can feel proud of what we?ve all accomplished. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow as we stand together with millions around the world. Jenny and the whole team at 350.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 350.org is building a global climate movement. You can connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing. From: Jenny Tuazon - 350.org Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 1:31 PM Subject: ?#ClimateStrike tomorrow ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Sep 20 19:45:26 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:45:26 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Breaking: Global Climate Strike underway Message-ID: Highlights so far from this historic first day Melbourne?s strike. Australia has already made history with its largest climate mobilization ever. Photo: Survival Media Agency ? it's happening. The sun has set on this historic first day of the Global Climate Strike and marches in the Pacific ? and for our friends and allies in Africa and Europe, the strikes are hitting full swing. Already, turnout numbers from Australia have shattered previous records, with over 400,000 people demonstrating, and tallies from Berlin alone put the city's crowd size at 270,000. Beautiful photos are pouring in from the Pacific, East Asia, and South Asia. Enjoy the highlights so far as millions of people like you take to the streets worldwide before the day?s end. And if these updates below aren?t enough, follow our live coverage with the latest updates. It'll be rolling all week as we make history together. Live Coverage In solidarity, Nicole P.S. If you're not signed up for regular global updates yet, subscribe to Fossil Free News. Strike Highlights September 20 in Vanuatu. Photo: Dan McGarry Sunrise over the Pacific: The Solomon Islands kicked off the day, with protestors rowing to shore in Marovo to perform a traditional warrior dance. ?We stand in solidarity with the global community of strikers by sharing our frontline truths in a way that resonates with Pacific Island people ? through music, folklore, art, and storytelling.? Over 30 events rolled on across the Pacific. With record-breaking turnouts in Melbourne and Sydney, over 400,000 people turned up across the country ? and numbers could tick higher overnight as more reports come in. In Sydney, major roads in the city center were shut down. About 380 ship dock workers walked off the job in Hutchinson Port, according to the Maritime Workers Union. Rain didn?t stop youth in Mumbai from demanding a safe future. Photo: Fridays for Future Mumbai. South Asia: Over 70 events across India brought loads of color and energy into the day. In Nepal, a rally highlighted climate impacts on the Himalayas and opposed the government?s plan to start seismic tests for oil and gas drilling. In Ghoti, Pakistan, temperatures soared to 41?C as people called out for justice. Kiev, Ukraine. Photo: 350 EECCA Eastern Europe and the Caucasus: Organisers in Kiev were thrilled to report their strike was the largest climate mobilization yet. The first of three consecutive strike days kicked off in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi with others planned across the region. South Africa: A peaceful march in Johannesburg kicked off to push for a just transition towards a renewable energy future without coal. It's the start of a week of positive climate action in communities, from beach clean-ups to urban gardening and recycled art workshops. The South African Federation of Trade Unions, which organises 800,000 workers, supports the strikes. FridaysforFuture march in Berlin. Photo: Carmen Vi?as Opening big: Berlin's march just kicked off with massive numbers ? 270,000 srikers! ? despite some public transportation grinding to a halt. Others in Berlin began to blockade bridges, and a series of escalatory actions are planned throughout the week. The total number of Germany's strikes topped 500 ? and many countries in Europe, including Italy, Portugal, and the Netherlands won't even hold their main strikes until Friday, 27 September. We can expect turnout in the millions today: Follow the live coverage for updates. One to Watch This video of Nairobi?s rally is bound to get you energized. ?We're marching to ask the government to stay on course to achieve 100% renewable energy," said one protestor. Not Just the Streets At last count, over 3,000 companies have taken part in different ways ? some by shutting their doors, others by giving staff the day off. More than 7,350 websites are now part of the Digital Climate Strike, either shutting down for the day or directing people to follow the global strike online. Use Your Voice Make sure the world knows about your strike. Send us your photos and videos from today and strikes throughout the week using this easy portal: Submit Photos and Videos And keep your eyes out tomorrow for a wrap-up video of all of today?s action, so you can share it far and wide to make our calls even louder. We need decision-makers at the United Nations Climate Action Summit on 23 September to understand what we expect: bold climate action with climate justice at its heart ? and an end to the age of fossil fuels. If you're looking for other ways to help keep the movement strong, please chip in whatever amount you can today: Donate to 350.org View this email online If you have feedback, write us at ffdigest at 350.org. Fossil Free is a global campaign led by local groups demanding our local communities and institutions commit to: a.. A fast + just transition to 100% renewable energy for all b.. No new fossil fuel projects anywhere. c.. Not a penny more for dirty energy For more updates, follow us on: Facebook and Twitter, and Instagram. You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive updates about the Fossil Free campaign from 350.org. From: Nicole Leonard - Fossil Free News Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 6:16 PM Subject: Breaking: Global Climate Strike underway -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Sep 20 19:56:35 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:56:35 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] We're on Strike -- let's go! Message-ID: <672C45427D8A4543A7ABFC402EB442AE@evol.sp.ru> Avaaz.org - The World in Action Woohoo -- today is the big day! Here's a reminder about how to join the climate strike, no matter where you are and what you do! Dear friends, The time has come... Today, millions of young people will walk out of their classrooms and take to the streets, in what will be the biggest youth climate action in history. And they?re asking us all to join them. Not all of us will be able to go on a big march today. But wherever we are, whatever we?re doing, we can all join this historic moment for our planet. Here?s how: 1Join the strike remotely! Organize family, friends, and colleagues to get together today and take a moment to stand in solidarity with the young strikers. And if there?s no one around, take that time alone. After all, this whole idea started with Greta Thunberg protesting by herself. Don?t forget to make a little placard :) 2Take a photo of your strike, then share it on the Avaaz climate hub for all of us to see! It could just be you at home, or at your workplace, or outside -- maybe in front of a public building in your town or city. If you also upload your photo to social media, use the following hashtags: #ClimateStrike #ClimateHope 3Leave a message of solidarity and hope to save our beautiful planet. Avaaz will share our photos and messages with key leaders as we ramp up pressure on them to pledge ambitious climate commitments. Take me to the climate hub The Mayor of New York City has granted official permission for students to miss school for the strikes and join Greta on the streets. It?s brilliant -- they?ll be marching right as leaders arrive in New York for the UN climate summit. But making this huge in New York and other key cities across the world isn?t enough. We are facing a climate emergency, and in order to shift our economies to 100% clean energy, we need *everyone* on board. So join the action by showing your support for the strikers! It doesn?t matter how big or small -- share your photos and messages for all of the Avaaz community to see. Let?s show that this movement of resistance to the climate emergency spans across every corner of the earth: Take me to the climate strike hub Our community has campaigned to stop climate change from the start. We?ve already spearheaded some of the biggest climate mobilisations in history, and we won?t stop until the day we save our planet from climate destruction. We know what must be done -- now it?s up to people-power to make sure our governments listen. With hope and determination, Christoph, Rewan, Morgan, Nataliya, Aloys, Bert, and the entire Avaaz team P.S. do you own a website? If so, join the digital strike! Click here to learn more. MORE INFORMATION: Greta Thunberg to lead climate strikes for people from 150 countries in massive rally (Vox) https://www.vox.com/2019/9/17/20864740/greta-thunberg-youth-climate-strike-fridays-future Climate Strike NYC: 1.1 million students can skip school for protest (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/nyregion/youth-climate-strike-nyc.html 5 Things You Can Do During September's Climate Strike if You Can?t Leave Work (Vice) https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kz4z9m/5-things-you-can-do-during-septembers-climate-strike-if-you-cant-leave-work Avaaz is a 51-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "G8+5: FEEL THE HEAT, ACT NOW!" on 2007-06-01 To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz at avaaz.org to your address book. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at https://www.avaaz.org/en/contact/?footer or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US). From: Christoph Schott - Avaaz Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 12:02 PM Subject: We're on Strike -- let's go! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Sep 20 23:52:24 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:52:24 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Embargoed Press Release: Make Great Green Wall a Reality by 2030 Message-ID: <945249B76C2649D29BEC3BAA57520535@evol.sp.ru> Embargoed Press Release: Make Great Green Wall a Reality by 2030 UNCCD/Global Mechanism Press Release View this email in your browser Make Africa's Great Green Wall a Reality by 2030, Industry Leaders Urge UNDER EMBARGO until September 22, 2019 (2100hrs Eastern Standard Time) New York, 22 September 2019 ? On the eve of the UN Climate Action Summit, global leaders from government, business and civil society are issuing an urgent call to action to grow an 8000km natural wonder of the world across the entire width of the African continent. The Great Green Wall, an African-led movement, aims to, at once, drive forward climate-smart solutions and bring back life to degraded landscapes in order to provide food security, jobs and thriving new economies for the communities living in Africa?s Sahel region. An estimated 15% of the Wall is already underway. Influential leaders from business, politics, media, the film and music industries will gather at Goals House in New York on Sunday, 22 September, to spotlight the Great Green Wall as a practical, low-cost nature-based solution responding to the global climate emergency. Participants are expected to call on governments, civil society and business to join a growing global movement to make the Great Green Wall a reality by 2030. Jim Pisani, Global Brand President, Timberland, is expected to announce Timberland?s new commitment to the Great Green Wall initiative, as an example of how businesses are investing in this global movement. Fernando Meirelles, Academy Nominated Director of City of God, and Executive Producer of The Great Green Wall feature documentary, and Hamzat Lawal, the Nigerian youth activist, are among the speakers. The event will also feature musical performances by Songhoy Blues, Waje and Grammy-winning artist Ricky Kej as well as clips from the upcoming feature documentary titled, The Great Green Wall (Directed by Jared P. Scott), produced by MAKE Waves in association with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the UNCCD is convening the event, which is jointly being organized by the UNCCD and Connect4Climate - World Bank Group represented at the event by Juergen Voegele, Global Director of the World Bank?s Climate Change Group. The Sahel ? where the Great Green Wall is taking root ? is a political hotspot. Nearly 80% of the land in this region is degraded, 33 million people are currently food insecure and temperatures are expected by rise by as much as 3-5 degrees by 2050. The most pressing challenges that humanity will face this century are already evident here, from food and water shortages, to climate change, drought, migration, and international terrorism. The Great Green Wall is often cast as a green belt stretching across the entire width of Africa from Dakar to Djibouti. But it is much, much more. It is a people-centered movement to restore the health of the Sahel?s eco-system and natural resources in order to build the resilience to drought of the communities living here, enhance their food security and empower them to generate new and sustainable income streams. The Great Green Wall was launched a decade ago by the African Union, with the support of many partners that include UNCCD, the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility and the European Commission. Globally, 3 out of every 4 hectares of land have already been transformed from their natural state, putting nearly 1 million species on the path to extinction. Partners will underscore the global nature of the Wall as a symbol for humanity overcoming its greatest threat ? our rapidly degrading natural world. Growing the Great Green Wall shows that if we work with nature, even in challenging places such as the Sahel, we can overcome adversity together, and build a better world for generations to come. (ends) Quotes Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification: ?The Great Green Wall is a truly inspirational initiative, which is growing urgent solutions in the face of the 21st Century?s greatest challenges.? Juergen Voegele, Global Director, Climate Change, World Bank Group: ?We are pleased to support the Great Green Wall, a tremendous example of how we can fight poverty by revitalizing degraded land through climate-smart practices.? Jim Pisani, Global Brand President, Timberland: ?As a brand pursuing a better future for our planet, Timberland is proud to join the Great Green Wall movement, which we see as crucial in supporting communities on the very frontline of the global climate emergency and building a more sustainable and equitable future.? Timberland?s support of the Great Green Wall is part of the brand?s commitment to plant 50 million trees worldwide by 2025. To learn more about the Great Green Wall visit: www.greatgreenwall.org Please highlight the initiative using the #GreatGreenWall and tag @GreenWallAfrica on all social channels. Notes to Editors The Great Green Wall feature documentary premiered at Giornate degli Autori, the Venice Film Festival, in August. It will premiere theatrically worldwide in Spring 2020, following a number of major film festival appearances. The first single from the Great Green Wall music project, titled Africa Yeah! will be launched in the Fall. A playlist of tracks featuring music from the Sahel region will be launched in Spring 2020. About the UNCCD The UNCCD is an international agreement on good land stewardship. It helps people, communities and countries to create wealth, grow economies and secure enough food and water and energy, by ensuring land users have 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 a sound policy and science helps integrate and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, builds resilience to climate change and prevents biodiversity loss. For further details please contact: Alexander Asen, +44 7961047706 (mobile), aasen at unccd.int Contact Information For further information, please contact: Mr. Alexander Asen, Aasen at unccd.int, cell +447961047706 About the UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues. The Convention promotes good land stewardship. Its 197 Parties aim, through partnerships, to implement the Convention and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is to protect our land, from over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water and energy. By sustainably managing land and striving to achieve land degradation neutrality, now and in the future, we will reduce the impact of climate change, avoid conflict over natural resources and help communities to thrive. Copyright ? *|2016|* *|UNCCD|*, All rights reserved. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Sep 23 14:47:46 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:47:46 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] The situation on the verge Message-ID: <53D75C8D27E64710962BB39A803C784A@evol.sp.ru> The situation on the verge At the G7 Summit, UN Secretary General Ant?nio Guterres announced an extreme climate situation. Specialists of the Climate Secretariat of the Russian Social and Ecological Union believe that it is high time for Russia, which is subject to climate change more than other regions, to take more decisive measures to implement the Paris Agreement. For more news on climate and energy please visit rusecounion.ru/eng Addressing the heads of the G7 states, the UN Secretary General noted that the past 5 years were the hottest years in the history of meteorological observations. ?According to the World Meteorological Organization, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached the highest level in the history of mankind: this level of CO2 concentration existed about 3 to 5 million years ago, when the temperature was much higher and the sea level was 10-20 meters above the presently existing,? said the UN Secretary General. Specialists of the European atmosphere monitoring service of the Copernicus project also accent the extreme degree of aggravation of the climate change situation. According to their information, in the Arctic area, besides the melting of ice, a record number of continuous forest fires have occurred - more than 100 cases during this summer. In June, that led to the release of more than 50 megatons of carbon into the atmosphere, more than the past eight years? total. ?Forest fires in the Arctic, Alaska and Siberia are particularly alarming since solid combustion particles are more frequently deposited on ice,? the European Meteorological Service said in its statement. ?It obstructs the ice, which leads to absorption rather than a reflection of sunlight, which could further exacerbate global warming.? Almost everywhere on the planet, the number of people who have realized that climate change is extremely dangerous is growing rapidly. The introduction of a special climate regime (climate emergency) was announced by 985 jurisdictions in 18 countries. The population of the territories declaring an extreme climate is more than 200 million people. The recognition of the territory as a zone of extreme climate situation is not merely symbolic. A climate-related emergency announcement is a strong signal for both government and local residents. Most ?climate emergency zones? have the goal of increasing ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, achieving zero carbon emissions by 2030, and make climate a priority when considering all decisions at the local level. Ant?nio Guterres emphasized that leaders should ?shift taxes from people to carbon? (that is, introduce carbon regulation), as well as stop subsidizing fossil fuels and stop building coal stations. ?All this requires a lot of political will,? he added. In Russia, the climate situation is not recognized an emergency, but de-facto, the situation is close to that. For example, recently, Russian scientists raised the issue of climate-change risk of contracting infections such as fever, which are atypical for northern countries. Advisor to the director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor Viktor Maleyev said that ?the West Nile fever has already been registered in Voronezh, although previously it had been diagnosed in more southern regions of Russia ...? Climate warming in Russia is going 2.5 times faster than the global average. This fact has already been confirmed in real life. Recently, Russian scientists and Russian President V. Putin directly linked a natural disaster in the Irkutsk region with global climate change. According to Associate Professor of the Department of Meteorology and Near-Earth Space Physics of the Geography Department of Irkutsk State University Inna Latysheva, ?the cause of catastrophic floods is the anomalous development of atmospheric processes that have manifested themselves against the background of observed global and regional climate changes.? In the opinion of Siberian scientists, the likelihood of a recurrence of natural excesses, both floods and droughts, is ?quite high? in the future. President Putin also agreed with that during his visit to Siberia. Later, at a meeting with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron, the RF President said that he supported France?s efforts against climate change: ?Joint work in the field of combating climate change is essential ... We are ready for such joint work.? However, previously the media actively cited the skepticism of the Russian leader regarding the feasibility of renewable energy sources (RESs), which are recognized worldwide as an effective means of combating climate change. And despite the promised early ratification of the Paris Agreement, not everything is going smoothly in this area. The Ministry of Natural Resources should submit to the government draft law on ratification of the Paris Agreement by September 1, and ratification of the agreement should occur before the start of the World Climate Summit, which will be held in New York on September 23. Meanwhile, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation at the discussion of the position on ratification of the Paris Agreement expressed concerns that this would entail additional payments and obligations for Russia and proposed to postpone ratification. The Paris Agreement is now almost the only driver for the modernization of industrial production in Russia. furthermore, a country where climate change goes faster than the global average should not turn a blind eye to the obvious risks of climate change. Representatives of the RSEU in their Position highlight this and believe that Russia needs to ?develop a National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change, foresee the mandatory development of regional adaptation plans, and motivate regions to interact with the Climate Center of Roshydromet in order to assess the effects of climate change and develop relevant adaptation measures.? -- RSEU Climate Secretariat www.rusecounion.ru Tel.mob: +7 921 9117986, +7 9217444255 e-mail: rseu.climate at gmail.com From: RSEU Climate Secretariat Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 12:35 PM Subject: The situation on the verge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 84569 bytes Desc: not available URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Sep 23 15:06:09 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:06:09 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?Our_work_isn=E2=80=99t_finished?= Message-ID: <14D7F1F1FB0F4D8D940D91B49E051539@evol.sp.ru> On Friday, four million people in 185 countries took to the streets to put a stop to business as usual and demand that fossil fuels stay in the ground. Four million. The Global Climate Strike is already the biggest climate mobilisation ever, and it?s not even over yet. Can you share this video and inspire your friends and family to join this movement? Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Our work doesn?t stop here. Find more climate strike events planned for this week near you and check out other ways to keep up the pressure. What happens next is up to us. Onwards, Jenny and the whole 350.org team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 350.org is building a global climate movement. You can connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing. From: Jenny Tuazon - 350.org Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 7:52 AM Subject: Our work isn?t finished -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 24 15:41:47 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:41:47 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] War with Iran Message-ID: <51E32F10919949ED9A116A894A4915C8@lewpostnew> Avaaz.org - The World in ActionTrump just said the US is ?locked and loaded? -- ready to attack Iran. The horrific proxy war in Yemen is spiraling out of control, and more than ever people-power is needed to help stop it! Add your name calling on all parties to urgently de-escalate and come to the negotiating table. Let?s get a million people signed on and Avaaz will pull out all the stops to make sure leaders hear our call! Trump just said the US is ?locked and loaded? -- ready to attack Iran. The horrific proxy war in Yemen is spiraling out of control, and more than ever people-power is needed to help stop it! Add your name calling on all parties to urgently de-escalate and come to the negotiating table. Let?s get a million people signed on and Avaaz will pull out all the stops to make sure leaders hear our call! SIGN HERE Dear friends, Trump just said the US is ?locked and loaded? -- ready to attack Iran. Iran?s responded saying they?re ready. And this tit for tat is. This horrific proxy war is spiraling out of control, and more than ever people-power is needed to help stop it! 100,000 people have already died in this awful conflict. Saudi has bombed Yemen relentlessly, and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have used every trick in the book to fight back. Now the war has reached a crushing stalemate and it?s becoming very clear: no amount of military might will end this horror -- the only solution is a negotiated peace treaty! Add your name calling on all parties to urgently de-escalate and come to the negotiating table. Let?s quickly get one million, and Avaaz will pull out ALL the stops to make sure leaders hear our call! End the war in Yemen! Days ago, the Houthis blasted Saudi Arabia?s oil refineries. This is huge -- not only did it cripple half of Saudi Arabia?s oil production, it showed that the Houthis have new, sophisticated capabilities that put Saudi in much greater risk than before. We?ve seen how brutal and unpredictable Saudi Arabia?s Mohammad Bin Salman is -- he can retaliate in a very deplorable way. Between him and Trump?s trigger-happy anti-Iran sentiment -- there is a serious risk that this war could completely unravel. And while stopping the war in Yemen won?t end the bigger conflict with Iran, bringing all sides of the war to the negotiating table is our best chance to de-escalate the tension. And it won?t be easy -- peace talks have fizzled out in the past. But in these moments of frightening escalation, it is our best hope to stop further bloodshed. No one can raise an alarm like the Avaaz community. Let?s make our call for peace impossible to ignore -- and Avaaz will pull out all the stops to make sure leaders hear us and act: End the war in Yemen! We?ve campaigned to end this horrific conflict since it started, and we won?t give up until the day we see a free and safe Yemen! Now let?s each pile on the pressure to make it happen. With hope and determination, Rewan, Will, Mohammad, Marie and the entire Avaaz team More information: UN Yemen envoy warns oil facilities attack could threaten regional stability, calls for inclusive process to end fighting (Relief Web) https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/briefing-security-council-yemen-special-envoy-warns-oil-facilities-attack-could The secret to Yemen?s war? We can end it. (NYT Oped by UN special envoy Martin Griffiths) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/opinion/yemen-war.html The key to stopping attacks on Saudi Arabia lies in halting the war in Yemen (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/thebakersinstitute/2019/09/16/the-key-to-stopping-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-lies-in-halting-the-war-in-yemen/#5df7f63478a9 Avaaz is a 51-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "G8+5: FEEL THE HEAT, ACT NOW!" on 2007-06-01. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz at avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, contact us, or simply go here to unsubscribe. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at https://www.avaaz.org/en/contact/?footer or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US). From: Rewan Al-Haddad - Avaaz Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 12:07 PM Subject: War with Iran -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Sep 24 18:43:03 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:43:03 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] People vs Food Giants Message-ID: <9ECF9550DEA34719B51170D155E28F94@lewpostnew> Take 5 minutes to call an MEP to tell them to only confirm the new European Commission if they can guarantee to face the climate emergency with bold action. CALL AN MEP NOW Hi, We?re living through a climate emergency and real action is needed to steer us to safety and to protect us from the most terrifying effects of rising global temperatures. But in Europe, it?ll only happen if the 27 new candidates hoping to be appointed to lead the European Commission take climate change seriously. In a few days, MEPs will decide whether to accept the nomination of these candidates: we?re asking them to reject any candidate for the EU Commission who is not committed to declaring a climate emergency. A quick phone call is an incredibly powerful way to get a message directly to MEPs. By flooding their offices with calls, we can tell them how important taking action to avoid complete climate breakdown is to us all. And we know hearing from members of the public is not something they?re used to so it's bound to get their attention. It will take just a few minutes, but we?ve made it really easy and given you tips on what you could say. Click to call an MEP If voted through, the new EU Commissioners will serve for the next 5 years. These will be absolutely crucial years - they will be the make or break for the future of our planet. Scientists have said again and again that we can either rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions or lock ourselves into climate and environmental breakdown. [1] But there?s still enough time. The EU can kick off a green transition by phasing out fossil fuels and investing in a green and fair transition. And the EU has huge global influence and responsibility - if it starts moving it can generate further action around the world. But this won?t happen without strong leadership in the European Commission. In days, MEPs will assess the people who want to become new European Commissioners and ask them probing questions. [2] Can you call an MEP involved in this decision and ask them to reject any candidate who won?t meet this climate emergency with bold action? It?s quick and easy -- click and call an MEP! It might feel a bit scary to dial a number and wait to speak to an MEP or someone in their office. But MEPs represent us -- it?s their job to listen. It?s these small acts of courage from people like you that will make a difference for our world. When you make a call to an MEP today, you won?t be alone. Thousands of us across Europe are with you. Click here to find an MEP to call In solidarity, Alex (Marseille), Fatima (London) Virginia (Madrid) and the We Move Europe team References: [1] https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/ [2] 20 MEPs will be key in the decision process around the Commissioner hearings. As a body, the European Parliament represents the overall EU citizens. This is why we are targeting those MEPs and making sure that they hear from people in the language they speak, rather than just from their 'electorate'" [3] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/25/our-house-is-on-fire-greta-thunberg16-urges-leaders-to-act-on-climate 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: Alexandre Naulot - WeMove.EU Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 6:20 PM Subject: People vs Food Giants -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Sep 25 14:19:08 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:19:08 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Special coverage: UNEP at UNGA, climate leaders, Champions of the Earth and more. Message-ID: Special coverage: UNEP at UNGA, climate leaders, Champions of the Earth and more. UN Environment Programme Special Coverage World leaders gathering in New York City at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly have been putting environmental issues are at the forefront of the discussions. Governments, civil society and individuals are making commitments on how they will act on climate, sharing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, and celebrating those taking bold action for our world. UNEP at the UN General Assembly This week UNEP is drawing the world?s attention to existing solutions to pressing environmental issues and calling for ambitious action. Go to the website for daily updates. In addition to the high-level summits, many other events, report launches and partnership announcements have been announced or are underway. Climate leaders that inspire A five-fold increase in climate action and commitment, although crucial, will not necessarily be popular, nor easy. What does it take? Find out what inspires the climate leaders of today. Tell us who inspires you using #ClimateAction and @unenvironment for a chance to be published on our website. Champions of the Earth Ant Forest, Costa Rica, Fridays for Future?the movement started by Greta Thunberg?Katharine Hayhoe and Patagonia are the 2019 UNEP Champions of the Earth, for pioneering and passionately demanding climate action. The award is the world?s flagship environmental honour. Young Champions of the Earth Adjany Costa from Angola, Anna Luisa Beserra from Brazil, Louise Mabulo from the Philippines, Marianna Muntianu from the Russian Federation, Molly Burhans from the United States, Omar Itani from Lebanon and Sonika Manandhar from Nepal are the winners of UNEP?s 2019 Young Champions of the Earth award. Publication Highlights Emissions Gap Report An advance chapter of the 2019 Emissions Gap Report finds that more opportunities for action exist than ever before, and directs G20 members towards nationally appropriate actions they can take to increase much needed action and ambition. read more United in science The world?s leading climate science organizations released a unified assessment for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, underlining the glaring and growing gaps between agreed on targets and what world leaders are actually doing to tackle the climate emergency. read more UN Environment, 2019 www.unenvironment.org Our mailing address is: unenvironment-info at un.org UN Environment does NOT share your information with third parties, UN Environment does NOT share your email addresses with sponsors or any third parties, and UN Environment does NOT run exclusive ?sponsored? emails on behalf of third parties. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Sep 26 00:11:52 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:11:52 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] Climate Week 2019 in Georgia Message-ID: <7A9A641353584A03A0E71289DBE5530C@lewpostnew> Climate Week 2019 takes place in Georgia from 27 September to 4 October, organized by the Greens Movement of Georgia / Friends of the Earth-Georgia in cooperation with and as a joint effort of organizations working in different parts of the country. These are: Public Development Center of Akhaltsikhe, Association "Dea", Radio "Old Town", The Imereti Scientists? Union ?Spectri?, NGO "Green Regions", NGO "Tetritskaro Youth Center", Association "Sema", Energy Efficiency Center Georgia, Bolnisi Language House, NGO "International Development Agency"," World Experience for Georgia" (WEG). Accordingly, Climate Week events are planned throughout the country and everyone can participate. The events will take place in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Senaki, Bolnisi, Mtskheta, Khoni, Tetritskaro. Climate weeks have been held annually in many countries around the world since 2009. There are many different events within the Climate Week that have one common goal: to mobilize and unite the world community to tackle a common problem - global climate change. Climate Week was founded in 2009 in New York (Climate Week NYC). It was initiated by the international non-governmental organization Climate Group as a result of successful partnerships with New York City, UN and many other organizations. Since then, a variety of climate protection events have been organized within the frames of the Climate Week in various countries around the world, including Georgia. It has been celebrated in Georgia since 2009 and in most cases organized by the Greens Movement of Georgia / Friends of the Earth. Climate Week 2019 is held in Georgia in the framework of the project "Strengthening Civil Society in the implementation of national climate policy? implemented by the Greens Movement of Georgia/friends of the Earth in cooperation with Bund f?r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. (BUND) and supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Schedule: Friday, 27 September 1. Webinar for regional Organizations of Greens Movement of Georgia 2. Working Meeting in Akhaltsikhe: ?Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Efficiency of Buildings 3. Outdoor Performance in Senaki: "Turn Off the Engine" Saturday, 28 September 4. Conversations on Climate Change and the NDC Process. Working Meeting with Representatives of radio and TV companies, news agencies, newspapers operating in Kutaisi Monday, 30 September 5. Working Meeting in Kutaisi ?NDC Process Challenges of Kutaisi? 6. Seminar for Nature and Art Teachers of Public Schools in Khoni Municipality on: "Current climate change mitigation processes and students awareness 7. Seminar and field activity for public school students in Tetritskaro and Manglisi Wednesday, 2 October 8. Clean Up Action in the areas of Algeti National Park 9. Film screening in Senaki: ?A Man Who Planted Trees? and a discussion session Wednesday, 3 October 10. Seminar at Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University: "Climate Change, Soils and Agriculture. 11. Working meeting in Mtskheta with the representatives of the signatory cities on the topic "The obligations of the signatory cities and the NDC process." 12. Information campaign for children in Bolnisi ?Climate change and children? Friday, 4 October Drawing Competition "We and Global Climate Change" for 10 public schools in Khoni Municipality 13. Competition of chalk paintings on asphalt: "We and Global Climate Change" for pupiles of 4 secondary schools in Khoni Municipality 14. Working meeting: ? Climate Change - Challenges in the Health Sector and Georgia, Tbilisi 15. Seminar for academic sector representatives and students on ?Paris Agreement, NDC Process and Georgia, Tbilisi, Ilia University -- -Eter Jincharadze PR Assistant Project: ?Strengthening civil society for the implementation and improvement of national climate policies? The Greens Movement of Georgia/Friends of the Earth ? Georgia Address: Slava Metreveli str. N4, 0112, Tbilisi, Georgia From: Eto Jincharadze Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 6:40 PM Subject: [can-eecca] Climate Week 2019 in Georgia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Sep 26 00:17:46 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:17:46 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Make a quick call? Message-ID: <4C59E1159D4F484CB8D9C26A005EA72C@lewpostnew> Take 5 minutes to call an MEP to tell them to only confirm the new European Commission if they can guarantee to face the climate emergency with bold action. Call an MEP NOW We?re living through a climate emergency - real action is needed to steer us to safety and protect us from the most terrifying effects of rising global temperatures. But in Europe, it?ll only happen if the 27 new candidates hoping to be appointed to lead the European Commission to take climate change seriously. In a few days, MEPs will decide whether to accept the nomination of these candidates: we?re asking them to reject any candidate for the EU Commission who is not committed to declaring a climate emergency. A quick phone call is an incredibly powerful way to get a message directly to MEPs. By flooding their offices with calls, we can tell them how important taking action to avoid complete climate breakdown is to us all. And we know hearing from members of the public is not something they?re used to so it's bound to get their attention. It will take just a few minutes, but we?ve made it really easy and given you tips on what you could say. Call MEPs and demand climate action If voted through, the new EU Commissioners will serve for the next 5 years. These will be absolutely crucial years - they will be the make or break for the future of our planet. Scientists have said again and again that we can either rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions or lock ourselves into climate and environmental breakdown. [1] But there?s still enough time. The EU can kick off a green transition by phasing out fossil fuels and investing in a green and fair transition. And the EU has huge global influence and responsibility - if it starts moving it can generate further action around the world. But this won?t happen without strong leadership in the Europea Commission. In days MEPs will assess the people who want to become new European Commissioners and ask them probing questions. [2] Can you call an MEP involved in this decision and ask them to reject any candidate who won?t meet this climate emergency with bold action? It?s quick and easy -- call an MEP today It might feel a bit scary to dial a number and wait to speak to an MEP or someone in their office. But MEPs represent us -- it?s their job to listen. It?s these small acts of courage from people like you that will make a difference for our world. When you make a call to an MEP today, you won?t be alone. Thousands of us across Europe are with you. Click here to call an MEP Fatima (London), Alexandre (Marseille) and the WeMove Europe Team [1] https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/ [2] 20 MEPs will be key in the decision process around the Commissioner hearings. As a body, the European Parliament represents the overall EU citizens. This is why we are targeting those MEPs and making sure that they hear from people in the language they speak, rather than just from their 'electorate'" [3]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/25/our-house-is-on-fire-greta-thunberg16-urges-leaders-to-act-on-climate 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: Fatima - WeMove.EU Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 6:59 PM Subject: Make a quick call? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Sep 26 00:21:26 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:21:26 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Food fraud Message-ID: People deserve to know where their food comes from, but a legal loophole is letting food giants lie to us by mislabeling their products. By joining this European Citizens Initiative we can force a change in the rules and put an end to this food fraud for good. Sign now: Sign now Imagine buying eggs that you thought were locally sourced, only to find out that they had come from the other side of the world. Suddenly your eco-friendly choice is not so good for the environment, or your local farmer. [1] A legal loophole is letting food giants label products as if they are made locally when they aren?t - it?s food fraud and it?s hurting us, farmers and food producers. [2] But we now have a chance to change the rules. WeMove Europe is working with other organisations to force the European Commission to put the correct country of origin on all food sold in Europe. [3] A million people signing an official EU petition, called a European Citizen Initiative (ECI), would mean decision-makers are legally obliged to respond to our demands. We?ve done this successfully once before on glyphosate, and we can do it again on food labelling. [4] Sign now to put an end to this food fraud: Yes, I'll sign the petition Knowing where our food comes from is important for so many reasons: it allows us to support local farmers, gives us some indication if the food was produced in season and the food miles involved, and for those of us concerned about animal welfare and farming practices in certain countries, it allows us to make better choices. Right now there isn't a mandatory requirement to put the country of origin on all foods bought in the EU, and companies are exploiting this to mislabel food. The ECI is the only tool that allows ordinary Europeans to have a direct and formal say in EU decision-making. So far, partners have been able to gather 900,000 signatures - together we could tip this over the edge, and get it to the one million needed to secure a response. Because this is an official EU petition, the signing is a two-step process, and it?ll need a little more information than usual (e.g. your place of residence and date of birth). But it shouldn?t take more than a minute or two. We?re almost there - sign the petition for better food labelling now: Yes, I'll sign the petition With determination, Fatima (London), Virginia (Madrid), Alex (Marseille), and the entire WeMove Europe team. References: [1] https://www.slowfood.com/sloweurope/en/eci-eat-original-unmask-your-food-reflects-the-concerns-shared-by-thousands-of-europeans/ [2] [3] https://www.eatoriginal.eu/ 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: Fatima - WeMove.EU Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 9:25 PM Subject: Food fraud -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Sep 26 23:33:54 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:33:54 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Protect, Restore, Fund Message-ID: <38935F90EA5D4DC1B6A6D0C244A202E3@lewpostnew> Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot on natural climate solutions https://nature4climate.org/news/greta-thunberg-and-george-monbiot-on-natural-climate-solutions/ Nice video. Please share. VP Kiev -- ~ 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: Thursday, September 26, 2019 7:30 PM Subject: Protect, Restore, Fund -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Sep 27 00:04:13 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 01:04:13 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] What is World Environmental Health Day? Message-ID: <46F00993F41B4B37A6415AD9F171B6F5@lewpostnew> The Climate Reality Project Learn how the climate crisis is impacting your health. To view this email as a web page, click here Did you know that September 26 is World Environmental Health Day? Since 2011, this day has served to raise awareness of the environmental issues that most impact public health. This year?s theme, climate change challenges, time for global environmental health to act in unison, could hardly be timelier. The rising global temperature isn?t just worsening heatwaves and causing sea-levels to rise, it?s also intensifying extreme weather events, increasing the spread of infectious diseases, and undermining access to clean air and water and sufficient food around the world. For these reasons and more, it?s no surprise that the World Health Organization claims, ?Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the twenty-first century.? What?s worse, children, the elderly, communities of color, and those around the world with modest incomes are often disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis. Letting this emergency go unaddressed can?t be an option. That?s why this World Environmental Health Day, we hope you?ll choose to learn more about how our changing climate is impacting public health outcomes all around the world by checking out our free e-book, The Climate Crisis and Your Health: What You Need To Know. DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK This info-packed resource explains how climate change threatens human well-being and importantly, how we can work together to protect our families and communities and effectively fight and solve this crisis. - Your friends at Climate Reality Contact Us | Join Reality DONATE Privacy Policy ? 2019 The Climate Reality Project From: The Climate Reality Project Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:53 PM Subject: What is World Environmental Health Day? . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Sep 27 00:23:09 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 01:23:09 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] What will I tell him? Message-ID: <100ED196995343C8929367A14DA20B3A@lewpostnew> Avaaz and the EU elections We just made history together and it was beautiful. Millions of us joined young people fighting for our future in the biggest climate protests ever seen We're making history together Dear Avaazers around the world, Millions of us joined young people fighting for our future in the biggest climate protests ever seen, and as I watched huge crowds pour onto the streets across the planet, my heart swelled with hope. But it also broke. It broke for the places already devastated by climate change. It broke for the Amazon, burning even as the children marched. And it broke for those brave children -- broke that children had to strike at all. My one-year-old son was with them -- at his first ever protest. I wondered what I will tell him about all this when he?s old enough to understand?? And the answer came in a single word: Avaaz. I?ll tell him the story of us -- the millions of people around the globe who have come together across every imaginable barrier to build a better world for our children. That is Avaaz -- it?s all of us uniting to live in harmony with each other and our planet, recognising that we?re not separate from nature, but we ARE nature, unfolding in ever more magical ways. Here are a few of the stories I?ll tell my son about what our movement did to save the future: We're going all out for 100% clean energy -- millions in the streets!! Avaazers have been fighting for a safe, sustainable climate for over a decade -- and Friday?s climate strikes and the UN climate summit were no exception. Together we helped turn out tens of thousands of people to strike all over the world. We also helped ensure momentum in the streets was felt in the halls of power -- days before the climate summit, we pushed Germany to pass a new climate plan. Now 77 countries have committed to ending carbon emissions by 2050, and 130 banks have agreed to align their investments with the Paris Agreement. It?s not yet enough, but climate courage is on the rise everywhere! We?re defending the Amazon -- 2.4 million+ Avaazers!! When news of the Amazon fires first broke, we urgently needed to show Brazil?s Congress that there was national and global consensus for stopping illegal deforestation. We released a poll showing even Bolsonaro's supporters wanted action, which was echoed by a viral campaign signed by more than 2 million Avaazers. Then we brought our message directly to Congress -- joined by a chorus of fabulous school children. The fight is far from over, but every week Avaazers are in Congress pressuring key MPs to pass more laws to protect the Amazon and defend against Bolsonaro?s bullying of indigenous communities. Check out Avaaz staffer Diego Casaes with 38 school kids and key MPs delivering our Amazon protection message right to Congress!! "Avaaz has been a steady fighter for the Amazon. Your petitions and national polls serve as important advocacy arguments for our work with other MPs and make a real difference." - Alessandro Molon, Brazilian MP We?re fighting the extinction crisis by protecting HALF the Earth -- 3 Presidents & counting!! Earlier this year, thousands of us wrote deeply inspired letters to world leaders calling on them to back a plan proposed by scientists to put half the planet under protection to stop the extinction crisis. The letters were turned into beautiful books and are being delivered in person to some of the most powerful people on the planet. Already, we?ve met with Canada?s Prime Minister Trudeau, Colombia?s President Duque, Costa Rica?s President Alvarado as well as France?s Environment Minister ?lisabeth Borne and Ethiopia?s Environment Minister Fekadu Beyene -- and each of them voiced support for this inspiring plan. Now we need to keep up the pressure ahead of a key summit next year to make sure governments everywhere commit to protecting half the planet. Avaaz delivers the half earth protection plan to world leaders. We?ve helped indigenous people defend their lands -- 7 million acres protected! When the Waorani people of Ecuador sued their government to save their land from being sold to oil companies, Avaazers around the world donated to help fund their legal case. And we won!! Helping to protect 500,000 acres of the Waorani?s land, halting the oil auction of an additional 7 million acres of indigenous lands in Ecuador, and setting a critical legal precedent for indigenous rights across Amazonia. We also brought indigenous leaders from the Amazon to New York to meet with key UN officials, and in Brazil we supported massive marches of indigenous people to stand against Amazon destruction! Members of the Waorani Nation finding out they'd just won their case protecting their rainforest lands from oil auction. "When the Ecuadorian government tried to auction off half a million acres of my people's lands to oil companies, we took them to court and asked for your support. Avaaz members responded, giving our fight the visibility and resources needed to win a historic victory for the Waorani people, indigenous rights and the Amazon rainforest." - Nemonte Nenquimo, President of the Waorani Pastaza Organization We?re fighting the ivory trade -- closing ivory markets everywhere! Our movement has been leading the charge to save elephants by closing the largest ivory markets. We helped push Hong Kong to shut down their massive ivory trade, and after a major Avaaz campaign, Europe is promising tough new restrictions on ivory. Now we?re focusing on Japan, one of the world's largest remaining ivory markets. Last month, we sent thousands of messages to Japan's leading decision-makers, shared our 1.2 million petition with the Japanese delegation at a key wildlife summit, and ran a hard-hitting full-page ad in the Financial Times across Asia. And the best thing? It?s working -- new statistics show elephant poaching is dropping as ivory markets are being shut down! Avaaz's full page ad in the Financial Times calling Japan to close its ivory trade during the crucial CITES conference. And winning protections for giraffes, snow leopards and wildlife everywhere! That?s not all. Over a million of us helped win new protections for threatened giraffes this year, even when many said it was impossible. Tens of thousands of us chipped in to create a massive snow leopard reserve in Nepal, and to buy and protect a swathe of fragile habitat threatened by development in the Galapagos Islands. And thanks to donations of Avaazers, brave rangers across Africa who put their lives on the line to save our wildlife are getting the best training in the world. Avaaz-funded rangers receiving training so they can teach their peers how to best protect wildlife in Africa. "We knew we had to change the game for Rangers on the front-lines of conservation? only thing is we didn?t know who would be willing to fund and support such a game-changing plan. And then Avaaz found us! Already I can hand on heart say it's the best program we?ve ever initiated for Rangers, one that will make a profound impact, and it wouldn't have happened without the Avaaz community getting behind us." - Sean Willmore, Founder and Director of The Thin Green Line Foundation & President of the International Ranger Federation And that?s to say nothing of our work defending democracy, investigating massive disinformation networks, standing up to far-right politics all over the world, fighting for human rights, and being a global voice for vulnerable minorities when they come under attack. We?re writing a new story for humanity, one that unites us all and transforms how we live on this planet. And we?re doing it together. How this story ends is up to each and every one one of us. Hope can flow from heartbreak when we find within ourselves the resolve to act. And that's exactly what we're doing. We?re building the world we dream of -- the world our children deserve. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Sep 29 22:58:39 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 23:58:39 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] Ukraine's 'extremely weak' climate ambition may soon rise Message-ID: Ukraine's 'extremely weak' climate ambition may soon rise Jean Chemnick, E&E News reporter Published: Thursday, September 26, 2019 Ukraine's position on climate action is complicated. Thirty years ago, the Eastern European country involuntarily made one of the largest contributions to climate mitigation ever when the Soviet Union it was part of collapsed ? and with it its industrial base and economy. But as urgency around the world's response to climate change has intensified in recent years, Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries have maintained they deserve room to grow their emissions as they rebuild their economies. Ukraine's nationally determined contribution, or NDC, to the Paris Agreement called for reducing emissions at least 40% compared with 1990 levels by 2030. That's identical to the European Union's commitment, which is considered one of the world's strongest. But Ukraine in 1990 was one of the world's highest-emitting countries, responsible for 880 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent. In 2017, it released 310 megatons, about 0.7% of the world's emissions. "If you compare [the Ukrainian NDC] to 1990, it's of course one of the strongest," said Oldag Caspar, who does work in Ukraine for Germanwatch. "If you compare it to actual emissions, it's one of the weakest." Caspar said Ukraine has traditionally maintained that its people have paid for their country's current low emissions levels with substantial economic suffering. They should be credited against future obligations. But the tide in Ukraine may be turning. A confluence of economic and political factors, together with climate concerns, have led the country to seek alternatives to coal and natural gas, and raised interest in aligning renewable energy and climate objectives more closely with the European Union. Ukraine was one of the first countries to submit a low-carbon pathway for 2050 to the United Nations last year. But it wasn't very ambitious. It promised only to cut emissions in half by midcentury, when scientists say the world's emissions should be net zero. Irina Stavchuk, executive director of the Centre for Environmental Initiatives, the country's largest environmental nongovernmental organization, acknowledged that the 2030 target was "extremely weak." But she noted that it was produced and presented to the Ukrainian government by experts from the U.N. Development Programme. "The country was just in the middle of the strong war with Russia, so it was communicated as 'we cannot take higher obligations in this uncertainty,'" said Stavchuk in an email to E&E News. But Ukrainian and international environmentalists asserted that the conflict with Russia over the annexation of Crimea makes energy efficiency and renewable energy development more urgent, not less. Russia indirectly supplies a substantial portion of Ukraine's gas. And when delegates were gathered outside Paris in December 2015 to complete work on the climate deal, Ukraine faced a winter with no coal supplies from Russia or the occupied areas to provide heat. In a letter to the U.N. climate body in 2015, environmental groups noted that UNDP gave the Ukrainian government four options for its 2015 Paris pledge, which ranged from a 7% to 43% increase in emissions between 2012 and 2030. "We consider the [intended nationally determined contribution] proposal developed by the UNDP office in Ukraine for consideration of government as misleading, politically biased and one, which does not contribute to transition of Ukraine to low carbon development," the letter states. The NGOs noted that existing Ukrainian energy law is much more ambitious. Climate Action Tracker, a watchdog group that assesses the ambition of Paris commitments, rates Ukraine's pledge "critically insufficient." But it makes the same point: that if Ukraine simply carries out policies that are already on the books, it will substantially overachieve its climate commitment. The U.S. Agency for International Development provided the Ukrainian government with support for its 2050 decarbonization strategy, which it submitted to the U.N. climate body in July 2018. "Although they tried to do the process as inclusively as possible, so all experts and NGOs could participate, for policymakers it was something additional to existing, officially approved strategy documents," said Stavchuk. The 2050 strategy shows one way the country could develop, she said. Ukraine has the capacity to develop with an increased focus on renewable energy, Caspar said. It has land to install wind power and solar equipment, and has even begun exporting wind turbines to the European Union. "Renewable energy is seen in Ukraine as something not only modern and future-driven ? especially by the younger generation, of course, and the younger generation of decisionmakers and experts and journalists and so on ? but it's also seen as something European, and something which opens the door to Brussels and to a better and more intense relationship with the E.U.," he said. Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been in the news this week for his July phone call with President Trump, in which Trump asked him to investigate the son of former Vice President and Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden. Zelensky was elected earlier this year, and some of his policy positions are still unclear. But greens see hopeful signs. For one thing, Ukraine confirmed at a U.N. climate gathering in New York City on Monday that it would strengthen its NDC next year. It's one of only 59 countries that have agreed to do so. Stavchuk said the process of revising the NDC began early this year. It will use as its baseline a newly approved energy strategy that skews more closely to Ukraine's current emissions, she said. "So the NDC should be more ambitious than the previous one," said Stavchuk. Another hopeful sign, Caspar said, has to do with Stavchuk herself. If confirmed by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers today, the environmentalist will become the nation's new deputy minister of energy and the environment. Her boss, the minister, hails from the country's largest renewable energy trade association. "The Energy Ministry was famous for being the coal ministry, and nuclear as well, but mostly coal," said Caspar. "This is a signal." -- 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. Network Development and Outreach Department EECCA Regional Officer (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia) Climate Action Network-International (CAN) WhatsApp: +79296458435 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 ??: Fred Heutte Date: ??, 27 ????. 2019 ?. ? 07:30 Subject: [CAN-talk] E&E: Ukraine's 'extremely weak' climate ambition may soon rise From: Tatiana Shauro Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019 9:43 PM Subject: [can-eecca] Ukraine's 'extremely weak' climate ambition may soon rise -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Sep 30 00:50:39 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 01:50:39 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Save our oceans Message-ID: The climate crisis is an oceans crisis. We need to protect our oceans properly to truly fight climate change. Tell the EU to save our oceans now! Sign Now Oceans, which cover 70% of the world, are crucial to our survival - they produce much of the oxygen we breathe and absorb excess carbon dioxide - protecting them is a major way to combat the climate emergency. But right now we're pushing them to the edge of collapse. Overfishing is putting major stress on our oceans - almost 90% of fish stocks in the Mediterranean, and over 40% of fish stocks in the North-East Atlantic are overfished. [4] Without urgent intervention overfishing will irreparably destroy marine ecosystems, and diminish their ability to be carbon sinks - a vital process in minimising climate breakdown. [5] The climate crisis is an oceans crisis. Let's use the momentum created this last week, when millions of teenagers and adults joined in protest all over Europe for the Global Climate Strike, to bring attention to our desperate oceans. Tell the EU to save our oceans This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report that shows how awful the impacts of climate change will be on the ocean - and as a result, for us. An ocean full of life will play a central role in solving the climate crisis. But the ocean will help us only if we stop overfishing immediately and ensure that at least 30% of the ocean is fully and properly protected.[3] The EU agrees there is an oceans crisis and has made a plan to end overfishing by 2020. But after five years, they are blatantly ignoring their own promises (and the science), while our marine ecosystems continue to be destroyed. Why? Because fisheries ministers pander to the short term interests of big industry and lack the political courage to take action for sustainable fisheries. With the release of the new IPCC report and the renewed pressure on the EU to take bold action on climate change, let?s turn up the pressure even further show support to save and protect our oceans. Tell the EU to save our oceans The 2020 deadline to end overfishing and to save our seas is fast approaching. Join more than 200,000 WeMove Europe members who have already signed to demand that EU ministers keep their promises. In solidarity, Giulio (Rome - Tyrrhenian sea), J?rg (L?beck - Baltic Sea), Alexandre (Marseille - Mediterranean sea) and the whole WeMove Europe team References: [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02832-w [2] https://truthout.org/articles/leaked-ipcc-report-warns-of-the-future-of-oceans-in-climate-change/ [3] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC): https://www.ipcc.ch/srocc/home/ [4] http://www.seas-at-risk.org/issues/fisheries.html [5] https://save.our.fish/node/134/?utm_source=email&utm_campain=190919, https://our.fish/press/ending-overfishing-is-opportunity-to-combat-climate-crisis-report/ 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. 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