Climate Justice Now!
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Climate Justice Now![1] (CJN!) is a global coalition of networks and organizations campaigning for climate justice.[2]
The coalition was founded at the 2007 UNFCCC meeting in Bali, and has since mobilized for UNFCCC meetings in Bangkok, Copenhagen and Cancun.
Climate Justice Now, (CJN!), is a movement advocating for equitable solutions to the climate crisis, emphasizing the need to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change on marginalized communities. It recognizes that those who contribute the least to greenhouse gas emissions often suffer the most severe consequences, such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and food insecurity. By promoting policies that prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations, Climate Justice Now seeks to ensure that climate action is not only effective but also fair and inclusive. This movement highlights the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and economic issues, urging governments, organizations, and individuals to take collective responsibility in fostering a sustainable and just future for all. Through grassroots activism, advocacy, and education, Climate Justice Now calls for systemic change to create a resilient planet where everyone has the right to thrive. CJN also strives to combat the conflict with carbon trade, in tandem with other climate NGOs.[3]
Climate Justice Through Litigation
[edit]Recent research highlights the increasing role of litigation as a strategy for climate justice. NGOs like CJN often utilize human rights frameworks to hold governments and corporations accountable for climate change impacts. This approach has gained prominence, especially in cases where vulnerable communities are disproportionately affected by climate change.It also seeks legal remedies for environmental harms, ensuring that the responsibility for addressing climate impacts is shared equitably. Examples include leveraging the European Court of Human Rights for environmental cases, emphasizing NGOs' role in enforcing fair governance and legal standards.[4]
Members
[edit]CJN! list its members and allies on its website as:
- Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
- Carbon Trade Watch
- Center for Environmental Concerns
- Centre for Environmental Justice, Sri Lanka
- Canadian Youth Climate Coalition/Coalition canadienne des jeunes pour le climat
- Earth in Brackets
- Earth Peoples
- Ecologistas en Acción
- Ecological Alert and Recovery-Thailand (EARTH)
- Focus on the Global South
- Freedom from Debt Coalition, Philippines
- Friends of the Earth International
- Friends of the Earth U.S
- GAIA: Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance and Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
- Global Exchange
- Global Forest Coalition
- Global Justice Ecology Project
- Gendercc – Women for Climate Justice
- IBONinternational
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
- Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
- International Forum on Globalization
- Kalikasan-Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE)
- La Via Campesina International Peasant Movement
- Members of the Durban Group for Climate Justice
- Oil-watch
- Pacific Indigenous Peoples Environment Coalition, Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Sustainable Energy and Economy Network
- The Indigenous Environmental Network
- The International Institute of Climate Action & Theory
- The People's Coalition for Fisheries Justice-Indonesia (KIARA)
- Thai Working Group for Climate Justice (TCJ)
- Tibet Justice Center
- Timber-watch Coalition
- The Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities against REDD
- WALHI/Friends of the Earth Indonesia
- World Rainforest Movement
- Quaker Earthcare Witness
References
[edit]- ^ "Climate Justice Now! – A network of organisations and movements from across the globe committed to the fight for social, ecological and gender justice". www.climate-justice-now.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Hadden, Jennifer (2015). Networks in Contention: The Divisive Politics of Climate Change. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-08958-7.
- ^ Özgür, Aktaş (2022). "Rethinking the Limits of the Concept of Agency in the International Relations Discipline: The Case of the Climate Justice Movement". Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences. 31 (2): 385–402. doi:10.26650/siyasal.2022.31.1066830.
- ^ "Way forward", Youth2030: Progress Report 2024, United Nations, pp. 93–95, 17 July 2024, ISBN 978-92-1-106616-6, retrieved 27 November 2024
External links
[edit]- Statement of principles
- Homepage as archived August 29, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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