Vishal Prasad
@vishlprasad
Campaign Director @pisfcc. Taking #ClimateChange to the Worldโs Highest Court. #AOLetsGO
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Coming tomorrow: In this third episode of our eco files series we look at the activists pushing climate cases into the view of international law. What inspired these #climatejustice activists - now they are worldwide - to get involved?
As we head into the final stretch of #IMO #MEPC80 meetings, I want to address some #disinformation weโre seeing about two goals we have this week: a) targets for decarbonisation, and b) the levy.
A thread:
#ClimateActionNow
The discussion on the #YouthClimateJusticeHanbook continues with key stakeholders in the Netherlands.
Join us as we speak about how we can engage with the second phase of the #ICJAO4Climate campaign.
Register here for online or in person attendance โฌ๏ธ
eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-towaโฆ
This week is #HagueJusticeWeek โ๏ธ
Join today's livestream at 6:00 PM (CEST) of #HagueTalks 'How to achieve environmental justice?' with speakers Mert Kumru, Jojo Mehta, Luรญs Antรณnio Mondlane, Vishal Prasad and moderator Ida Simonsen.
Register here:
haguetalks.com/event/environmโฆ
BREAKING: We are launching the #YouthClimateJusticeHandbook with World's Youth for Climate Justice. The document contains crucial arguments for our youth featuring intergenerational equity and human rights.
Download at pisfcc.org/handbook
๐บ๐ณFrom a Fiji classroom to the United Nations ๐บ๐ณ
Last month, the UN General Assembly voted to seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice regarding countries' obligations to address #ClimateChange .
We talked to the inspiring youth activists behind the resolution ๐
Join Ralph Regenvanu & Vishal Prasad from Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change this Thursday 6 April 7pm AEST to hear about the historic #ICJAO campaign and its long-term implications for climate justice. RSVPs essential at erc.org.au/international_โฆ
The UN has passed a historic resolution seeking an advisory opinion from the ICJ on climate change.
Our campaigner Vishal Prasad explains what you need to know about this momentous day for our planet ๐โ๏ธ
Unacceptable delays in climate action have lead โฆโฆUnited Nationsโฉ to request International Court of Justice to rule on national climate obligations. Carrots there are many, sticks are beginning to amasse. reuters.com/business/envirโฆ
Dear UN Delegates, please join Vanuatu and the #ICJAO4Climate Core Group ๐ป๐บ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ท๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐น๐ท๐ด๐ผ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฌ๐บ๐ฌ๐ป๐ณ on March 29 at 10am as the #ICJAO4Climate resolution is put to action in the UN General Assembly. Tankiu tumas! Ambassador Odo Tevi
Today our #ICJAO4Climate Core Group Ambassadors (๐ป๐บ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ท๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐น๐ท๐ด๐ผ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฌ๐บ๐ฌ๐ป๐ณ) led by Amb. Ambassador Odo Tevi had the privilege to brief the UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres of the #ICJAO4Climate resolution including the upcoming March 29 date for action. Pleased to hearโฆ
Days after two category 4 cyclones made landfall on Vanuatu within a 48-hour window, Ministers from Pacific Island nations are gathering in the nation's capital today to deliberate on building towards regional solidarity around a managed phaseout of #fossilfuels .
โ๐ฝ After almost two decades of talks, UN member states agree on high seas treaty ๐
The historic treaty is crucial for enforcing the 30x30 pledge made by countries at the UN biodiversity conf. in Dec, to protect a third of the sea (and land) by 2030.
theguardian.com/environment/20โฆ
Coming up on #AfternoonBriefing next on the ABC News channel:
- Vishal Prasad & Katrina Bullock on the ICJ called to rule on climate obligations
- Linda Dare from the #NoDumpAlliance
- Dilip Rao from DigitalFinanceCRC
- and journos Sara Tomevska, Chloe Bouras and Michael Read
Congratulations to Vanuatu UN on the UNGA draft resolution seeking an advisory position on #climatechange from the world highest court CIJ_ICJ. ๐
105 cosponsors have rallied behind the inspiring vision of Pacific Students and leadership of #Vanuatu .
Congratulations to the the #ICJAO4Climate Core Group (๐ป๐บ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ท๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐น๐ท๐ด๐ผ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฌ๐บ๐ฌ๐ป๐ณ) for achieving a majority of UN Member States as co-sponsors of the resolution seeking an advisory opinion on climate change obligations from the International Court of Justice!