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COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged heavily with Indigenous Peoples. Can upcoming hosts Turkey, Australia and Ethiopia take this further?
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As the International Court of Justice delivers its advisory opinion on the obligations of states regarding climate change on 23 July, experts following the hearings say the resolution will have “ripple effects on litigation” against corporate emitters.
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