Wealthy states must cut emissions faster than their developing peers, top maritime court International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea says, in major step for climate justice

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REVEALED: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF ‘ADVISER’ PROPOSING ACTIVIST BAN

Lord Walney, Gov's 'independent' adviser, holds paid roles to further the interests of arms and oil companies, whose profits are threatened by the same groups he's proposing to ban

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High Court rules that UK government has again breached the Climate Change Act in its Carbon Budget Delivery Plan. it now must revise the plan within 12 months to ensure the UK achieves its legally binding carbon budgets. Friends of the Earth Europe🌍

Successful JR brought by ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth and GLP.

Sheldon J finds Gov’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan unlawful on multiple grounds.

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.Doctors’ Association UK 💙 is now running a survey to ask for professionals' views on Dr Sarah Benn being taken off the medical register after she went to jail after a series of climate protests: docs.google.com/forms/d/135eOB…

🔴 Top Human Rights Court Urged to Tackle Corporate Climate Crimes

Historic hearing of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights asked judges to clarify the role of business in preventing human rights harms from climate change.

📝 Isabella Kaminski desmog.com/2024/04/30/int…

At a historic hearing of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights last week, legal experts and campaigners asked judges to clarify the role of business in preventing human rights harms from climate change #climatejustice #climatelitigation
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Ilham Aliyev, president of COP29 host Azerbaijan, tells #Petersberg2024 : “As [the] head of a country which is rich with fossil fuels, of course we will defend the right of these countries to continue investment and to continue production”

📣To those wanting to show solidarity to Dr Sarah Benn who has been suspended by GMC for 5 months after engaging in peaceful climate action- PLEASE do the following quick actions in this 🧵/

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.Nikki Reisch of Center for International Environmental Law urges the Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos to explicitly state a legal duty to phase out fossil fuels, including funding them: 'The power of this honorable court in naming the fossil elephant in the room should not be underestimated.' Hearing: youtube.com/@CorteIntDH

i wrote about student organizers calling for divestment from both israeli apartheid & fossil fuels, & how these two demands are fusing into one 'clarion call'

feat Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine Yale Endowment Justice Coalition Olivia Katbi 🌹 Phyllis Bennis Matt Leonard Noel Healy

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In this month's The Wave I'm reporting from Barbados at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' landmark hearing on climate & human rights.

Yesterday, Barbados & Vanuatu asked the court to rule on compensation, arguing that its advisory opinion would be meaningless otherwise the-wave.net/inter-american…

Following this article I've been correspondence from a variety of professionals who want to know how they can support Sarah. One possible avenue is to contact the GMC directly

Well this improves with every paragraph

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This is an incredibly effective piece of multimedia reporting by BBC reporter Shin Suzuki about vast ravines swallowing up whole neighbourhoods across Latin America and Africa bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

There is too much happening this month

I’d do it again, a relieved Trudi Warner says outside the royal courts of justice today, after High Court refuses to allow the solicitor general to prosecute her for contempt of court for holding a sign declaring the law outside a court as potential jurors entered.

“Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate change” theguardian.com/environment/20…