Dear all,
I'm turning to our community in the face of a very urgent matter right in the middle of COP30 : a terrible process is going on in Europe right now, with far-ranging devastating impacts on the climate, human rights and the environment around the globe.
On 13 November, just a few days into COP30, the European Parliament adopted a regressive legislation called “Omnibus I”, which significantly scales back the European Union’s corporate sustainability laws and climate requirements, especially the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
This vote, if unchallenged by European Member States, will impact the whole world. Corporations operating in the European Union will no longer be obliged to meet the Paris Agreement and to respect human rights and the environment in their production chains across the globe.
The only way to stop this backward movement of European law is to send European States a strong signal of a united front from around the world against such irresponsible decisions.
In the European political decision-making process, once the Parliament has voted, it enters a final round of negotiations with the European States and European Commission. That negotiation, called a "trilogue" starts this coming Tuesday, so this is our moment, right in the middle of COP30, to put pressure on EU member States to stand firm and refuse any regression to corporate climate laws.
I have created a Google form here, with a more detailed description of the context and then the letter itself below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1-Kz3ZQqzi10nLGC72-vhKz-e9QsiNpffjG2kXGVsh3Ua3A/viewform
Please sign it, and circulate it to as many as you can. This is a global problem, not just a European one. Let's send that signal loud and clear.
I count on you. Thank you in advance
Best
Claire