Climate Justice Now: time to pay our climate debt.
Rich industrialised countries have caused climate change, but it is the world’s poorer majority who are paying the highest price. Rich countries owe a ‘climate debt’ to the global south. Not only do we need to reduce our emissions drastically, but we also need to provide new money so that poor countries can develop in a sustainable way and cope with the climate crisis which is already putting millions of lives at risk.
Come and hear our panel of speakers from the global south explain why we need an effective global climate agreement which delivers justice for the world’s poorest people. And find out how you can make this happen.
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Indigenous Environment Network and Rainforest Action Network
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger
Eriel is a Dene woman belonging to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation of Northern Alberta. Eriel is currently employed with the Rainforest Action Network as the Freedom From Oil Campaigner in Edmonton, Alberta targeting Tar Sands development and the banks that fund it. Eriel has dedicated herself to advocating for environmental justice for her traditional First Nations community in Fort Chipewyan.
Mohammed Shamsuddoha, Equity Bangladesh
Md Shamsuddoha
Md Shamsuddoha leads a rights-based NGO alliance called Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (Equity Bangladesh). The alliance envisions a society with equity and justice based on human rights and democratic values.
Md is keen on analysing public policy as well as raising critical questions on the key issues facing developing countries, especially on climate justice. He is also actively involved in promoting public policy debate.
Md has organised several major campaigns including: building awareness on the impacts of climate change and claiming compensation and reparation for ecological debt; protesting against the involvement of the World Bank in the management of climate change adaptation in Bangladesh; and, campaigned for the rights of migrants forced to move by climate change.
Emily Cantrell, People & Planet
Emily
Emily is the Campaigns and Outreach Team Manager at People & Planet
Missing Shared Planet, but still want to hear about climate justice?
The Climate Justice Now! debate at Shared Planet is the final stop of a week-long speaker tour hitting cities up and down the country. From Monday 16 - Friday 20 November, the tour will be stopping in Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Birmingham and Brighton. Find out more about the Climate Justice Now! speaker tour.
