Lucy Maxwell @lucysmaxwell

Human rights and climate justice | Co-Director, Climate Litigation Network. Team @urgenda. Advisory Board @ACRiSL_Project. Usual disclaimers. @lucysmaxwell.bsky London, England and Melbourne, Australia Joined November 2014

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Lucy Maxwell @lucysmaxwell

a year ago

Busy time in climate litigation (& such dire need for action) I shared thoughts on Inter American Court of Human Rights hearing & Advisory Op -- important for 8+ pending cases against govts in Latin Am, cases globally, norms on adaptation, loss + damage reuters.com/business/envir…

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Lucy Maxwell @lucysmaxwell

a year ago

E.g. we have the tech 👇🏼 — we need political will to tackle the climate crisis Latest positive results on global renewable energy growth from @emberclimate

Global Energy Monitor @GlobalEnergyMon

a year ago

E.g. we have the tech 👇🏼 — we need political will to tackle the climate crisis Latest positive results on global renewable energy growth from @emberclimate

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Lucy Maxwell @lucysmaxwell

a year ago

We have the solutions — political will is the barrier: “Lack of money was only a concern for 27% of scientists … Few respondents thought that a lack of green technology or scientific understanding of the issue were a problem – 6% and 4% respectively.”

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington

a year ago

I’ll give the last word to a guarded optimist: “I am convinced that we have all the solutions needed for a 1.5C path and that we will implement them in the coming 20 years. But I fear that our actions might come too late and we cross one or several tipping points.” 14/14

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Lucy Maxwell @lucysmaxwell

a year ago

Crystal clear message from the world’s climate scientists — what’s needed is *political will*. Otherwise the future for all is very dark 👇🏼

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington

a year ago

Crystal clear message from the world’s climate scientists — what’s needed is *political will*. Otherwise the future for all is very dark 👇🏼

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Lucy Maxwell @lucysmaxwell

a year ago

Watch this space -- ruling in Korean Climate Case could be the first of its kind outside of the EU, with huge ripple effects. I shared thoughts with Korean TV news earlier this week. Next hearing is on 21 May. Follow @youth4climatekr and Plan 1.5 plan15.org

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Lucy Maxwell @lucysmaxwell

a year ago

Yes - climate cases certainly do lead to action! Glad to speak to @Nature about the impact of climate cases to ramp up governments' weak climate action 👇

Carissa Wong @CarissaCWWong

a year ago

Yes - climate cases certainly do lead to action! Glad to speak to @Nature about the impact of climate cases to ramp up governments' weak climate action 👇

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Grata Fund @GrataFund

a year ago

“[The win] sets a tone globally that has impacts in Australia as well, to say that climate action is a legal duty – it’s not just a matter of politics,” she says. Grata ED @isreinecke on what the Swiss climate win means for Australia. Read more 👇 smh.com.au/environment/cl…