I'm from the Biobío region,where devastating fires happened this weekend. Although Chile has progressed in DDR,still structural constraints(urban informality) define the disasters effect on vulnerable populations.Adapting institutional structures to face these atrocious events is crucial and urgent.
For clarifying purposes. The US joined the UNFCCC through congressional approval, which means a president cannot simply withdraw through an executive order.
The Paris Agreement is different: it was adopted through executive authority, making withdrawal procedurally much easier.
Just came back to this platform after having some issues with my password. Happy to be here again.
Bad news from the EU.Regressions from the most climate progressive region on the planet.Highly concerning, especially with Trump in power.Also, the FinancialTimes today published that 79% of solar energy projects globally are taking place in China.What is changing?
www.politico.eu/article/cent...
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OC-32/25 sets justiciable regional standards, guides future climate-due-diligence laws, and may influence the upcoming ICJ Advisory Opinion.
A qualitative leap forward for climate & human rights in Latin America.
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This validates:
→ Rights-of-nature frameworks (e.g., legal personhood for rivers)
→ Public-interest litigation to protect ecosystems
→ Stricter scrutiny of projects affecting vital carbon sinks
9/D. Nature as a legal subject
The Court embraces a post-anthropocentric view:
→ Nature, including the climate system, is a subject of rights (¶284–286)
→ Irreversible harm to the environment is prohibited under jus cogens (¶287–294)
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This aligns climate justice with practical burden-sharing tools:
→ Finance
→ Technology
→ Loss & damage
→ Cooperation
A boost to LAC's position at future COPs.
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→ Domestic targets (NDCs) must integrate intra- & intergenerational equity (¶324–327)
→ Within sectors, actors with greater responsibility or risk must bear greater burdens (¶350)
🎯 A just allocation of climate burdens becomes a legal imperative.
6/⚖️C. Equity and differentiated obligations
The reinforced duty is shaped by common but differentiated responsibilities (UNFCCC Art. 3.1).
→ Developing states are not exempt—but cooperation is key. (¶237)
5/🌱B. A right to a healthy climate
The Court recognizes an autonomous human right to a “healthy climate”—understood as a climate system free from dangerous, human-induced interference. (¶299–303
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Stricter oversight for high-risk sectors (fossil fuels, cement, agribusiness).
This gives teeth to the polluter pays principle and opens the door to CSDDD/CSRD-style laws—but with climate-specific obligations and a stronger role for state oversight.
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This reinforced standard also applies to businesses:
→ Mandatory climate due diligence across value chains
→ Emissions disclosure
→ Transition plans
→ Penalties for greenwashing (¶346–351, 353–354)
2/ A. Reinforced due diligence: the new baseline
The Court elevates the duty of prevention: States must act with reinforced due diligence on climate risks—guided by the best available science and the urgency of harm. (¶231–238)
1/🧵To my non-Spanish-speaking colleagues: A quick thread on the new Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on Climate Emergency and Human Rights.
A landmark moment for climate law in Latin America & the Caribbean.👇
Legal relevance:
The paper provides a strong scientific basis to establish causal links in climate litigation, strengthening legal arguments for damages & reparations.
US$28 trillion in losses:
Between 1991–2020, emissions from these companies are estimated to have caused over $28 trillion in global economic losses due to intensified heatwaves.
Direct attribution:
The study models the economic damage attributable to each company based on its historical emissions. It’s a rigorous, company-specific approach to climate harm.2/n
New research in Nature strengthens the case for holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate-related damages.
By Callahan & Mankin, the study links emissions from 111 coal, oil & gas firms to trillions in economic losses from extreme heat. 1/n
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“The consequences of these decisions have already extended beyond U.S. borders,” writes @pedrocig.bsky.social. How the U.S. isn’t the only country paying the price for climate denialism 🌏:
In 2021, Pope Francis launched the Laudato Si' Action Platform—a 7-year initiative for Catholic institutions to implement concrete sustainability goals. This moved his vision from moral teaching to practical action, ensuring his environmental legacy will continue long after his passing. 10/10.
In Laudato Si, he advocated for "common but differentiated responsibilities" in climate action, acknowledging unequal contributions to the crisis while emphasising shared responsibility for solutions. 9/n
His vision challenges property rights absolutism: "The Christian tradition has never recognised the right to private property as absolute or inviolable." The "common destination of goods" must take precedence over profit maximisation. 8/n
Centres voices of the poor, emphasising "ecological debt" that wealthy nations owe to developing countries. Climate justice requires addressing historic emissions while enabling sustainable development for all. 7/n
Pope Francis called for "ecological conversion" - transforming relationships with creation, other humans & God. His vision required shifting from consumption & exploitation to care & reciprocity. 6/n
Laudato Si criticised the "technocratic paradigm" & "throwaway culture" that reduce nature to resources for exploitation. Condemns market-based approaches that fail to account for ecological limits or externalities. 5/n
Pope Francis directly acknowledges anthropogenic climate change as "one of the principal challenges facing humanity". He calls for the progressive replacement without delay of fossil fuels, placing religious moral authority behind scientific consensus. 4/n
Key concept: "Everything is interconnected" - Pope Francis rejected the separation between environmental and social concerns. His insight that climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution & social inequity are manifestations of the same crisis remains his enduring legacy. 3/n
The encyclical established that creation care is not optional for Catholics, but essential to their faith. Pope Francis framed ecological concerns as deeply interconnected with social justice, creating a comprehensive "integral ecology" framework that transformed Catholic environmental teaching. 2/n
As diverse communities around the world remember the legacy of Pope Francis, I would like to share some insights into one of his most significant legacies, particularly in the realm of climate justice: Laudato Si. 1/n 👇🧵
