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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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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
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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
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‘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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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