🔖𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱: new assessment of historic emissions allocates responsibility for deforestation-related emissions to colonial rulers 🔍 Critical insights ahead of 🇺🇳#COP28 & #LossAndDamage@drsimevans.bsky.social@vernerviisas.bsky.social for impressive research!
3/ 📌 You can also support the selection process by ensuring that women experts from the Global South are aware of the invitation to apply for the position (I will paste more details below). ⌛ Deadline for endorsement: Nov. 30th ℹ️ All info: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
2/ Representation matters! To build upon the impressive work of the previous and current Special Rapporteurs, it is time for the Council to uphold its full selection criteria and to appoint an expert woman from the Global South to champion the right to a healthy environment.
🗣 ⚖ 🌿1/3 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀: over 100 NGOs & IPOs are coming together to demand that the UN Human Rights Council appoints a woman from the Global South as 🇺🇳 UN Special Rapporteur on human rights & the environment 📝Add your org. endorsement by Nov. 30th: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
2/2 Two overarching causes of legal action: 1️⃣ 🌿⚖️ harmful conduct, inc. in relation to right to healthy environment 2️⃣ 🍼🤥 failure to warn consumer and deceptive practices with regards to the harm caused by the intended use and foreseeable misuse of its single-use plastic packaging
🔥 ⚖ 🆕 Another interesting legal action initiated yesterday by🧑⚖️ NY Attorney General Letitia James against PepsiCo due to harmful impact of pollution caused by single-use plastics. Very timely given ongoing #INC3#PlasticsTreatyag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
6/💡As always, Natalia Kobylarz's summary of the case is really helpful: www.linkedin.com/search/resul...www.icj.org/wp-content/u...
5/ 👀 The dissenting opinion of 👨⚖️ Judge Frédéric Krenc offers great insights in terms of the missed opportunity offered by this ruling.
