SR human rights & climate change, Elisa Morgera
@SRclimatechange
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change / Email: [email protected]
⚠ Brasil | A lei sobre licenciamento ambiental, já aprovado pelas duas câmaras brasileiras e aguardando sanção presidencial, é contrário às recentes decisões expressas nas opiniões consultivas sobre emergência climática da @CorteIDH e @CIJ_ICJ Comunicado: ohchr.org/sites/default/…
READ HERE: The full text of the #ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. go.icj-cij.org/4lIAvRx
.@CIJ_ICJ Advisory Opinion on #ClimateChange is game-changer for #HumanRights "Failure by State to take appropriate action to protect climate system, including #FossilFuel production, consumption, exploration licences or subsidies — may constitute internationally wrongful act"
READ HERE: The summary of the #ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. go.icj-cij.org/4kYgfKy
📣 Great to see @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres speech on a #JustTransition in #Energy & beyond, on eve of @CIJ_ICJ Advisory Opinion on State obligations on #ClimateChange 👉 #HumanRights Imperative to #Defossilize: shorturl.at/ZaHjM
The fossil fuel age is flailing & failing. We're at the dawn of a new & clean energy era. An era where cheap, abundant, renewable energy powers a world rich in economic opportunity. We have the tools to power the future for humanity. This is our moment of opportunity.
UN experts urge #Brazil 🇧🇷 to halt serious regression on environmental licensing. The new bill risks exacerbating the triple planetary crises, deepening inequalities & would disproportionately affect #IndigenousPeoples. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
⚖️ 📣 Yesterday's ICJ ruling reminds us that environmental defenders are not extremists or criminals, but guardians of international law. They are the voices of future generations, reminding states of their legal obligations to protect the planet.
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/…
🌐 #FossiFuels + #Plastics are connected & harm our #climate system & our #HumanRights ‼️ they use the same playbook of disinformation + obstruction 👉 States' obligations & responsibility of @UNEP to address #ConflictOfInterest 🔎 Found out more at shorturl.at/ZaHjM
The #HumanRights imperative to #Defossilize our economies: shorturl.at/ZaHjM
“Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies. They are sabotaging them.” – @antonioguterres says renewable energy is the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century. un.org/en/climatechan… #ClimateAction
UN secretary-general urges governments to send a clear signal in their NDCs about the ‘inevitable’ shift away from fossil fuels buff.ly/LVFO0qF
The #HmanRights imperative to #Defossilize our economies at shorturl.at/ZaHjM
The renewable energy revolution is our moment of opportunity to ... build the energy system of the 21st century; meet the world's surging electricity demand sustainably; use trade, investment & finance to supercharge a just energy transition. Let’s seize it.
#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
🇧🇷 🛎️ I reiterate my concern about the discussion that the Brazilian @camaradeputados will hold on Bill PL 2159/21, whose proposal to weaken environmental licensing threatens the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, and children, including the right to a healthy environment
No mês passado, Grupos de Trabalho e Relatórios da ONU expressaram por que o Brasil estaria ignorando suas obrigações sob o direito internacional. Aqui está a nossa comunicação: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…
🇧🇷 🛎️ Reitero minha preocupação com a discussão que a Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil realizará sobre o Projeto de Lei PL 2159/21. @binadcosta @SRclimatechange @SRWatSan @camaradeputados #DireitosHumanos #LicenciamentoAmbiental #HumanRights #PLdaDevastação
Last month, UN Working Groups and Rapporteurships expressed why Brazil would be ignoring its obligations under international law (OL BRA (5.2025). spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/… @binadcosta @SRclimatechange @SRWatSan #DireitosHumanos #LicenciamentoAmbiental #HumanRights #PLdaDevastação
We need wonderful, committed, caring, kind human rights experts to take the lead in vital mandates at @UN_SPExperts next year, applications open until Ag 28th Apply!!
🇺🇳 The @UN_HRC is currently accepting applications for new @UN_SPExperts mandate holders, who will be appointed in early 2026 during #HRC61. 16 positions, including my mandate, are available. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 August 2025 ℹ️ All necessary details below 👇 ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/h…
more reflection on the dynamics at @UN_HRC on #FossilFuels #HumanRights #ClimateChange 👉#Defossilization report: shorturl.at/8tIHr @UN_SPExperts @UNHumanRights @UNFCCC #COP30
A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling for a transition away from fossil fuels at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) failed to make it into the council’s declaration on climate change and human rights. buff.ly/jPQmh3c