Climate emergency

“Your Honours,
The climate challenge is not just another issue in your inbox.
Protecting our climate is the world’s greatest test of leadership.
And that is why I ask you to lead.
The fate of humanity is at stake.
Make this COP count.
Make this COP a turning point.
Make this COP the new hope for the future of humanity.”

(António Guterres, Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite, 1 dicembre 2023)

The COP28 conference, attended by representatives of 197 countries plus the European Union as parties to the UN Framework Convention, ended on 12 December 2023.

For the first time, OPEC and the oil industry in general will have their own space at the COP28 climate conference.

Climate change is gaining relevance, interest, and space in young people’s daily lives. In September, six Portuguese youths took 32 states to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for inaction on climate change, challenging their fundamental rights in a case that could set a precedent for climate justice.

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