GENeva Environment Network
@GENetwork
#GENeva: a global hub for #environmental governance. GEN is a network of 75 organizations based in the region, led by @UNEP & supported by #Switzerland
#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 21 July - 3 Aug? ✅ #ClimateJustice #ICJAO ✅ #OvershootDay ✅ #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 ✅ #HRC59 Outcomes ✅ #WetlandsCOP15 ✅ #ISA30 #DeepSeaMining ✅ #GreenSummer ✅ & more Check events, #jobs & suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN21Jul-3Aug25
Milestone for people & our planet with sweeping #ICJ advisory opinion on #ClimateChange! It affirms Govts’ obligations to protect our climate & environment & uphold our human rights. This is a roadmap for #ClimateJustice, remedies for harm & a just transition for all. @CIJ_ICJ
The work continues! Volunteers help build The Thinker's Burden by @thevonwong to be exhibited at Place des Nations in the margins of #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 to send a powerful message to world leaders to #BeatPlasticPollution. 🔸 Register to volunteer ▶️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
I welcome that the @CIJ_ICJ has just made it very clear: all States are obligated under international law to protect the global climate system. This is victory for planet, for climate justice, and for the power of young people leading the way. icj-cij.org/sites/default/…
🌍 24 July marks #EarthOvershootDay. From this day, humanity has used up resources than what the planet can regenerate within a year -- using what is equivalent to 1.8 Earths. Learn initiatives on sustainable production & consumption to #MoveTheDate ▶️ tiny.cc/GENEarthOversh…
This morning, @tweetswchs students visited the #EnvironmentHouse for an introduction to #GENeva as a global hub for env't governance. Engaging discussions took place with Francisca Conejeros, intern of @UNEP Law Division, who shared insights on law, environment, & work of UNEP.
Countries that cling to fossil fuels are sabotaging their economies. Driving up costs, undermining competitiveness, locking-in stranded assets. They are missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century: the renewable energy revolution.
On 23 July, the @CIJ_ICJ will deliver its much-anticipated authoritative judicial ruling on States’ obligations in relation to #climatechange. Join us in #GENeva for a live screening & commentary of the historic moment. #ICJAO 📆 23 July, 14:30 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN23Jul25
The impacts of unsustainable, unprincipled plastic production threaten our future. Leading up to #INC5.2, this #GENeva #BeatPlasticPollution Dialogue will present the need to align #PlasticsTreaty with human rights framework. 📆 29 July, 14:00 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN29Jul25
