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The concept of environmental justice deserves clear understanding to ensure that actions taken to correct environmental harms do not inadvertently generate more problems. Health of Mother Earth Foundation’s (HOMEF’s) School of Ecology (SoE) is a space for building people’s intellect and reasoning power around such environmental as well as other socio-ecological issues. The coming School of Ecology (SoE) session which is the second in 2021, is slated for 6th and 7th April, with focus on Environmental Justice. In a media release, the director of HOMEF, Nnimmo Bassey stated: “The coming SoE session is informed by the need to reinforce knowledge on environmental justice and build resilience while creating and strengthening webs of resistance towards the change we seek to see in the society.”
WASHINGTON The re-entry of the United States into the Paris Agreement takes effect today. Friends of the Earth International, along with Friends of the Earth U.S., Sahabat Alam Malaysia/Friends of the Earth Malaysia, and Friends of the Earth Europe, released the following statements in response:
Karen Orenstein, Climate and Energy Program Director at Friends of the Earth U.S., said
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Rejoining the Paris Agreement was the right move for the United States, but it was just the easy first step. President Biden must follow through on his commitment to do more by centering environmental justice in his approach to the climate crisis globally. This includes the United States doing its fair share to keep global temperature rise to 1.5°C and providing climate finance for developing countries in line with science, equity, and justice.
As Joe Biden led the United States back into the Paris Agreement on climate change, after taking office Wednesday, diplomats and green groups breathed a collective sigh of relief - before urging him to step up cuts to U.S. emissions.
Joe Biden s return to Paris pact just a first step on U.S. climate action
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Last Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:35 PM IST
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The process to re-enter the international accord takes a month, meaning the United States will only officially have been out of the deal for a short time, since exiting in November. But Trump s hostility to the U.N. climate process and his support for polluting fossil fuels have left Biden s team a lot of catching up to do at home and abroad, policy analysts said.
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Biden has said he plans to set the country on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050, something a growing number of major economies are now promising to do.