COP15 and Climate Justice: Collapse, Greenwash or New Impetus for the Future?

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Mary Robinson, in her opening remarks as moderator of the Jan. 25th 2010 multistakeholder event on Climate Justice, noted that 2010 has become a critically important year to make faster progress on climate change, keeping up the momentum and building greater understanding, trust and collaboration.

She noted that the framing for the meeting - Climate Justice - builds on the concepts of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities contained within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Climate Justice begins with the acknowledgement that because the worlds richest countries have contributed most to the problem, they have a greater obligation to take action and to do so more quickly.

It requires analysis and action that builds on the differential impacts on specific groups, including women and indigenous peoples. Climate Justice reinforces the need for governments and others to act in an accountable and transparent manner that respects the human rights and dignity of all people.

It reinforces the importance of identifying and giving attention to the perspectives and voices of those who are most vulnerable. And a climate justice approach underscores the importance of multilateralism and all nations being involved in the negotiating process and outcomes, giving a particularly strong voice to those countries who will suffer most.

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