Amnesty Internationals nye rapport “State of the World’s Human Rights” konkluderer, at klimaforandringer og miljøødelæggelser påvirker menneskerettighederne negativt.
Rapporten beskriver, hvordan tørke, forurening, vandmangel og voldsomme storme har påvirket millioner af mennesker. Rapporten fremhæver også de voksende trusler mod miljøforkæmpere, især i lande som Honduras, hvor mange er blevet dræbt på grund af deres arbejde.
Udklip fra rapportens fund:
- The report called on developed countries to “urgently scale up climate finance” to lower-income nations for adaptation to climate change and to provide additional funding for damages caused by climate-related events. The idea behind such calls is that wealthier countries have, in general, historically contributed the most greenhouse gas emissions and become wealthy doing so while poorer countries have emitted little while enduring some of the worst impacts of global heating.
- Before Covid-19, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said that for the world’s least developed countries to meet global sustainable development goals, roughly $1 trillion annually is needed. That number is likely higher post-pandemic.
- The Amnesty International report noted that throughout 2023 some of the highest historical, current and per capita emitters, including the United States, China and Canada, have expanded fossil fuel projects that both contribute to climate change and have an impact on local communities. In 2022, China’s coal power plant construction was six times higher than the rest of the world combined, the report said.
- Amnesty International named Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Mexico as being increasingly dangerous locations for environmental defenders.
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