The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the KlimaSeniorinnen case is truly momentous and well worth reading in full. Here’s a short 🧵 on the Court’s decision.

⭐ PPH member spotlight: Dr Hannah Blitzer from Wildlife and Countryside Link
If she had a magic wand, what would she change to address #pharmapollution ? 🪄
Nature Recovery Obligation - 'establishing duties on large companies to reduce harm from toxic chemical pollution'
👉 bit.ly/4cO7q35

Today MPs will debate a new law to end the sale of precious peat bogs for garden compost.

This is hugely important and is supported by gardeners and nature groups.

A last chance for govt to act before the election.

Monty Don Conservative Environment Network The Wildlife Trusts

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

100k+ people have signed our #Nature2030 call for all political parties to adopt 5 key policy asks in the General Election - including a right to a #healthyenvironment 🌍and a larger budget for #naturefriendlyfarming 👩‍🌾

Will parties be brave and stand up for nature? 🌿

New Global Network for Human Rights & Environment blog on the recent climate decisions at the European Court of Human Rights 👇

A turning point for #ClimateJustice !

The ECHR CEDH delivered decisions on 3 #ClimateCases brought by 🇨🇭KlimaSeniorinnen, 🇵🇹Youth4ClimateJustice, & 🇫🇷MP Damien CAREME 🌍.

This has the potential to influence all environmental & climate matters, including the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll .🧵

I am organising three virtual consultations to receive input for my two reports:
1) Climate justice: Loss and damage
2) Right to development of children and future generations
Register here for the day/time that works for you to receive a joining link: ohchr.org/en/consultatio…

⚡️⚖️a few snapshots from the landmark #ClimateJustice decision delivered today by the 🇪🇺European Court of Human Rights in Klimaseniorinnen v. 🇨🇭Switzerland
🧵a short thread focusing on the scope of substantive obligations of States...⬇️

Excellent thread by Corina Heri on the events around today's 3 landmark human rights/climate change decisions👇

Climate change requires policy action, and action from states. There's been an evolution of scientific evidence and legal standards, including in the context of climate change, and environmental degradation can have serious adverse effects on human rights.

🔥📢historic #ClimateJustice decisions upcoming today at European Court of #HumanRights
⚖️Today's decisions could shape #ClimateAction policies in all 46 🇪🇺European States & beyond
🧵A live thread on key stakes & takeaways from the Court's hearing taking place in Strasbourg⬇️

Today the UN Human Rights Council changed my title to Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
Why does it matter?
For humanity, it's another sign that this human right is globally recognized as fundamental.
For me, a dream come true!

75% of Brits support creating a new legal right to:
🍃clean air
🏊‍♀️clean water
🌳local access to nature

A healthy environment free from pollution must be a human right

If you agree, sign the #Nature2030 letter to all politicians to commit to this change👇bit.ly/nature_2030

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights handed down a landmark decision on Friday, 22 March in La Oroya v Peru. For GNHRE, SREnvironment has published an essay on this judgment and what it means for the right to a healthy environment.

See his work here: gnhre.org/?p=17944

Calling European civil society!

Do you believe in a right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment?

Join us in demanding an additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights!

Sign up 👉 forms.gle/xbXN8fxsLViJwE…

We are the Coalition for the Right to a Healthy Environment at the Council of Europe!

Gathering 150+ organisations, we fight for the Council of Europe's urgent recognition of this right so that Europe no longer lags behind in the fight against environmental crises.

healthyenvironmenteurope.com

In the #Budget2024 the Chancellor has extended eligibility for Agricultural Property Relief to habitats created through Defra UK’s new environmental land management schemes

This is good news!

It removes a barrier to creating big nature stuff, like woodlands, & wetlands…

🚨BREAKING🚨

Election victory for Trump could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030 – new Carbon Brief analysis

🎯US would blow past climate goals
😳would wipe out impact – twice over – from 5yrs of global clean energy growth
🥵would likely end 1.5C hopes

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(Bleak and concerning) Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030

In sum - Trump win would spell very expensive climate disaster...
carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump…

The strongest message any political party could send to farmers would be an increased budget to support wildlife-friendly farming. That would say more than 1,000 emails:

🌾 'we value a nature-friendly farming future enough to invest in it'.

At least £4.4bn a year is needed.