*[Enwl-eng] CAN Monthly Newsletter June 2021
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Post SB2021 and G7 Summit Issue
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The Fight for Justice isn't Over
Dear CAN family,
With the conclusion of the UN intersessionals and
the G7 Leaders’ Summit we now have four months to go to COP26.
We know the SBs have not been easy, not least
because of the virtual format, but also in terms of observer participation,
which needed fighting for all the way through.
I want to thank everyone from the network who worked
together during the last three weeks to unite behind our missions to get
civil society voices heard, both inside and outside of the negotiations. I
believe we succeeded in doing this. While we could not be face-face, the
passion and commitment of the members in all the discussions we had was
palpable and inspiring. Thank you all!
We are now in a critical four-month period before
the Glasgow talks (in whatever format that meeting eventually takes) and we
know we are far off track in terms of what we need to ensure this COP26
delivers on climate justice.
The outcome from the G7 summit has only confirmed
that rich nations are not interested in demonstrating meaningful global
solidarity, whether not meeting their obligations on climate finance or on
delivering the means to achieve vaccine equity.
While we may pivot to the next big political moment,
whether the G20 meeting or the UN General Assembly meeting, we have to ask
ourselves what we should be doing differently to get these leaders to act
differently?
The moment to show solidarity, in the midst of a
historic pandemic and as the climate crisis escalates, is now!...not in two
months, not in four months and definitely not next year. The apathetic lack
of urgency to meet the immediate needs of those on the frontlines of these
twin crises and to deliver on old promises, can only be seen as a huge moral
failure and a breach of trust.
Our work continues and we can take a moment to
recharge and reorient our strategies and align our thinking. One thing is
for sure - we stay in the fight. I am inspired this week by reading the
stories of all the prize winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, one
among whom is CAN member Kimiko Hirata, who has inspired us all. Their work
is testimony that perseverance, courage and unrelenting pressure can and
will yield results. We are so honored to work among those who have shown us
what is possible.
Tasneem Essop,
Executive Director, Climate Action Network
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Members' Spotlight
CAN Japan: Kiko Network International Director and
CAN Japan Representative Kimiko Hirata was awarded the Goldman Environmental
Prize for her NGO activities to prevent climate change, notably leading to
the cancellation of one-third of the planned new coal power plant projects
initiated by the Japanese Government and businesses. The carbon impact of
Hirata’s activism is the equivalent of taking 7.5 million passenger cars off
the road every year for 40 years. Kimiko is the first female to be awarded
the Prize in Japan. Know more
Introducing CAN Zimbabwe: CANZIM was
established at the 2021 CAN General Assembly with a membership of over 90
members organisations across the 10 provinces of Zimbabwe interested or
working on climate and developmental issues. CANZIM aims to be a powerful
national network of civil society organisations driving collective and
sustainable action to fight the climate crisis and to achieve social and
racial justice. Know more
CAN Arab World: Climate Action Network in the
Arab World has the honor to invite you to participate in the launch events
of the report: "Communicating climate change in Tunisia, Egypt and
Mauritania - with lessons for North Africa and the Levant region", which is
one of the achievements of Climate Outreach, Climate Action Network Arab
World, Greenish from Egypt, Earth Hour Tunisia and the Youth Climate
Movement RIM in Mauritania. It is a two-year citizen science project
exploring people’s perceptions of climate change across Tunisia, Egypt and
Mauritania. Know more
#WorldWeWant
Russia: More intense & frequent
#ClimateImpacts are leaving vulnerable communities & ecosystems little time
to recover, leading to worse #ClimateChange from loss of sinks & more
emissions watch the case of #Russia. Countries meeting for #SB2021 #G7 must
invest more now for #WorldWeWant (Download|Youtube|Twitter|Instagram)
Faith Leaders: International cooperation,
compassionate leadership & solidarity are basic requirements to heal our
common home. Catholic faith leaders @CathClimateMvmt are calling on
countries meeting for #SB2021 & #G7 to #ActonClimate with new finance for
#LossandDamage for a safe #WorldWeWant (Download|Youtube|Twitter|Instagram)
Niger: Having #LossandDamage on the agenda in
#SB2021 #COP26Glasgow #G7 is a justice issue it validates the suffering felt
by communities who are owed reparations from those who caused the
#ClimateCrisis through unsustainable development & heavy reliance on #Coal
#oilandgas #WorldWeWant (Download|Youtube|Twitter|Instagram)
Uganda: Do you think politicians at #SB2021 &
@G7 Summit are showing they're connected to people's realities? To everyday
people struggling with multiple crises? When fish farms rice fields & homes
are destroyed by the #climatecrisis? Let us know what the #WorldWeWantEarth
globe europe-africa looks like! Raised fist
(Download|Youtube|Twitter|Instagram)
In the News
G7 summit: Leaders pledge climate action but
disappoint activists
(BBC)
The leaders said, for example, that they would
aim to reach net zero by 2050 at the latest. That's about 20 years too late,
according to Catherine Pettengell, interim head of the UK's branch of
Climate Action Network, which represents more than 1,500 civil society
organizations in over 130 countries. "We were really expecting to see the G7
step up and send a strong signal ahead of COP26 that they've really done
their homework and were ready to act." Continue reading
Other coverage:
a.. G7 leaders share a bold vision for a net
zero future. But the devil is in the lack of detail (CNN World)
b.. G-7 nations agree to boost climate
finance, details missing (CNBC)
c.. Climate crisis: rich countries falling
short on vow to help poorer ones (The Guardian)
d.. G7 have fallen disappointingly short on
climate, COVID and open societies, say Civil Society 7 (C7) (ReliefWeb)
How COVID-19 Vaccination Became a Climate
Metaphor
(Time)
Tasneem Essop, executive director of Climate
Action Network, described the pandemic and climate change as “twin crises”
and said the summit did “not measure up” to them. Nick Mabey, head of the
E3G climate group, called out the G7 for failing to offer “enough financial
firepower to tackle the global COVID, economic and climate crises.” And
Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace International, called for
a vaccine patent waiver. Continue reading
‘Our fight is more visible’: Goldman
environment prize winners see shift in political winds
(The Guardian)
For more than 20 years, Kimiko Hirata has
fought a long and often lonely battle against coal in Japan, but for the
first time the climate activist believes the dirtiest fossil fuel is on the
run, not just in her country but across the world. “Momentum towards coal
phase-out is growing worldwide, implementation has to follow more quickly
after policy shifts. We see lots of vision and policy, but we need a real
economic change.” Continue reading
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What's on this Month
a.. 24 June - Webinar: Communicating climate
change in Tunisia, Egypt and Mauritania - w. lessons for North Africa/Levant
b.. 26 June - 04 July - London Climate Action Week
2021
c.. 29 June - Webinar: Can South Asia work
together to combat climate change?
d.. 05 July - CAN Arab World roundtable
e.. 05-07 July - Vienna Energy Forum
f.. 06-09 July - Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021
Virtual Thematic Sessions
g.. 06-15 July - High-Level Political Forum on
Sustainable Development (HPLF)
h.. 19 & 26 July - CAN Climate Communications
Training: Effective Communications to Support Advocacy in a Digital World
Resources
Hollow Commitments: An analysis of developed
countries’ climate finance plans
(CARE, June 2021)
CARE analyzed the most recent official finance
plans that developed countries submitted under the Paris Agreement and found
that despite vocal pledges of support for vulnerable countries from the G7
and other wealthy nations, the actual information submitted by all 24
assessed donors falls well short of what was requested and is nowhere near a
roadmap that ensures rich countries deliver on their climate finance
commitments.
The Big Con: How Big Polluters are advancing a
“net zero” agenda to delay, deceive, and deny
(Corporate Accountability, June 2021)
This report makes clear that Big Polluters’
idea of “net zero” is part of their continued plan to protect deeply unjust
global systems, distract from taking the real action needed, and to evade
responsibility for the climate crisis and to continue to pollute.
Governments must stop buying into and reinforcing this dangerous scheme, and
instead commit to real action to reach the needed emissions reductions by
2030, and to hold Big Polluters accountable for their deception.
Renewables 2021 Global Status Report
(REN21, June 2021)
As the world’s only crowd-sourced report on
renewable energy, the Renewable 2021 Global Status Report (GSR) is in a
class of its own. It covers policies, markets, and much more, while telling
the most up-to-date global story on renewable energy. Since 2005, the GSR
has worked with its many contributors to put the spotlight on ongoing
developments and emerging trends that shape the future of renewable energy.
IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop Report on
Biodiversity and Climate Change
(IPBES and IPCC, June 2021)
As the world’s only crowd-sourced report on
renewable energy, the Renewable 2021 Global Status Report (GSR) is in a
class of its own. It covers policies, markets, and much more, while telling
the most up-to-date global story on renewable energy. Since 2005, the GSR
has worked with its many contributors to put the spotlight on ongoing
developments and emerging trends that shape the future of renewable energy.
Webinar: Building back better: COVID recovery,
resilience building and societal transformation
(European Commission, 10 June 2021)
CAN Executive Director Tasneem Essop speaks at
the ECCA 2021 – 5th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference on
“Building back better: COVID recovery, resilience building and societal
transformation.”
Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global
Energy Sector
(International Energy Agency, May 2021)
This special report is the world’s first
comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050
while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, providing universal
energy access, and enabling robust economic growth. It sets out a
cost-effective and economically productive pathway, resulting in a clean,
dynamic and resilient energy economy dominated by renewables like solar and
wind instead of fossil fuels.
Fossil Fuel Exit Strategy: An orderly wind
down of coal, oil and gas to meet the Paris Agreement
(The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty,
June 2021)
Last month, the IEA sent a strong signal that
governments should end licensing and finance for new oil, gas and coal
extraction with its first release of a 1.5°C-aligned energy scenario. The
conclusions from Fossil Fuel Exit Strategy, however, go a step further: to
limit warming to 1.5˚C, the world not only needs to end the expansion of
fossil fuels but also needs to actively wind down existing coal, oil and gas
projects. The world simply doesn't need any more fossil fuels as there is
more than enough renewable energy potential worldwide now to meet the world’s
energy needs during this transition and expand energy access for all.
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