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CAN condemns illegal Israeli aggression against the Global Sumud Flotilla and its activists
2 Oct 2025
Climate Action Network condemns Israel’s illegal interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters on October 2nd 2025, and the subsequent abduction of the activists on board.
CAN stands in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza
30 Aug 2025
Climate Action Network fully condemns the Israeli killings of Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Moamen Aliwa, and their assistant Mohammed Noufal, and calls for an immediate end to the ongoing targeting of journalists who are protected in terms of the Geneva Convention.
CAN condemns Israeli assassinations of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
11 Aug 2025
Climate Action Network fully condemns the Israeli killings of Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Moamen Aliwa, and their assistant Mohammed Noufal, and calls for an immediate end to the ongoing targeting of journalists who are protected in terms of the Geneva Convention.
UN Secretary-General seizes the Just Transition moment
22 Jul 2025
In response to the ‘Moment of Opportunity’ speech today by the UN Secretary General, and the associated energy report, Climate Action Network welcomes the meaningful mention of the need for a Just Transition. The renewable energy transformation is here and it is unstoppable, as Mr. Guterres stated today, but without effort and political will, this […]
BRICS’ fossil fuels fascination undermines largely positive declaration
7 Jul 2025
At a time of increasing warmongering, geopolitical divisions and dangerous rhetoric, BRICS leaders bucked the trend this weekend by focussing on international cooperation, multilateralism and reforming financial systems. In the declaration signed in Rio de Janeiro by the leaders of the world’s eleven largest emerging economies, there were several notable positives: a strong recognition of […]
G20 climate action plans: lost, not found, in Bonn
1 Jul 2025
The just wrapped up SB62 climate talks in Bonn missed the opportunity to raise the bar of Nationally Determined Contributions, due to the G20’s lack of political ambition. The NDCs are crucial as they are the cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, reflecting countries’ commitments to protect people, livelihoods and ecosystems to the best of their […]
Breakthrough for Justice at Bonn climate talks amid a system in crisis
26 Jun 2025
After two tense weeks of negotiations, one breakthrough emerged in the SB 62 climate talks: civil society’s Just Transition priorities were officially tabled in the UN climate process, thanks to relentless pressure from social movements, workers, and frontline communities. This vital step opens the door in the fight for transitions that put people first – […]
UNFCCC Parties must help protect civic space in climate talks, says Civil Society
24 Jun 2025
Civil society constituencies participating in the UNFCCC climate negotiations have today shared an open letter with all Parties to the Convention, raising urgent concerns over the UNFCCC Secretariat’s arbitrary and escalating censorship of peaceful expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people. The letter – signed by the Women and Gender Constituency, YOUNGO, and Environmental Non-Governmental […]
UNFCCC Censorship of Palestine Solidarity: NGOs at Bonn SB 62 call out moral crisis within the UN climate process
21 Jun 2025
Civil society organisations participating in the United Nations climate negotiations have condemned what they describe as the UNFCCC Secretariat’s ongoing and arbitrary censorship of expressions of solidarity with Palestine. On Friday, CAN International distributed a special edition of its ECO newsletter at the Bonn venue, focusing on the UNFCCC Secretariat’s demand for the removal of the phrase “End the […]
Break the Gaza siege: Climate Action Network supports activists’ brave aid efforts
9 Jun 2025
Peaceful activists will not be cowed by Israeli aggression. Climate Action Network condemns the interception by Israel’s military of the Madleen, a boat with twelve activists on board who were attempting to deliver desperately needed food and medicines to Palestinians in Gaza in the early hours of June 9th 2025. Climate campaigner, Greta Thunberg, one […]