Day 3: Solutions
Developing Policies and Calls to Action That Are Grounded in Respect for Human Rights
Developing Policies and Calls to Action That Are Grounded in Respect for Human Rights
Sunday, December 4, 2022
The final day of the global climate summit explored climate solutions, including youth activism, education, policy and Indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge. We ended the summit with viable ways to adopt a human rights-based approach to climate solutions.
Learn about the summit’s Watch Globally, Engage Locally Panel Series—six national and community-focused sessions.
Kumi Naidoo
Keynote Speaker
Naidoo is a lifelong human rights advocate. As a leader in climate solutions, education and advocacy, Naidoo shared his expertise on the summit’s final day.
Panels
Climate change mitigation strategies require actions at a variety of levels, all of which have costs associated with them. This panel discussed the issues of carbon pricing and other systems to finance climate change mitigation within the framework of the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. It also addressed how these systems and other mitigation strategies can be implemented in an equitable manner globally, taking into account the human rights of those who might be harmed by climate mitigation policies, including those in need of affordable energy.
Moderator
Panelists
Ying Chen
United States
Business & Industry
Kelly Sims Gallagher
United States
Law & Policy
Energy
Mercedes GarcĂa PĂ©rez
EU/Spain
Law & Policy
Human Rights
Kishore Rao
United States
Business & Industry
Climate Change & Environment
Walter Vergara
Colombia
Climate Change & Environment
Business & Industry
Strategies to address climate change can focus on the most economically developed countries and populations, while bypassing the unique challenges of various stakeholders who are politically, socially and economically less fortunate. This panel discussed approaches that can be implemented to adapt to the impacts of climate change for Indigenous peoples, refugees, women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities and those living in island nations and in the Arctic. It also addressed possible mechanisms to fund payments for loss and damage already suffered by these and other groups and countries as a result of climate change.
Moderator
Panelists
Martin Keller
Germany & United States
Business & Industry
Energy
Constance Okollet
Uganda
Human Rights
Elizabeth Robinson
United Kingdom
Climate Change & Environment
Business & Industry
Education
Roberto Sánchez-RodrĂguez
Mexico
Climate Change & Environment
Many youth and others have claimed the rights of future generations in the face of climate change. This panel explored how global society, including governments, should factor in the human rights of future generations in developing solutions to climate change, especially from the perspective of youth. It also focused on how to effectively tap into the energy, enthusiasm and strong level of social networking of youth to help ensure that climate change activities are sustainably organized at the community level, including schools.
Moderator
Panelists
Stephanie Lamma Ewi
Cameroon
Environmental Governance
Climate Change & Environment
Youth Activist
Julieta Martinez
Chile
Youth Activist
Education
Climate Change & Environment
Monica Neupane
Nepal
Climate Change & Environment
Youth Activist
All people have the right to benefit from science and its applications. Western populations often turn to “advanced” and expensive technological solutions that may have unintended consequences and are not readily deployable globally. Indigenous peoples and others have over centuries developed a wealth of knowledge related to the natural environments in which they have lived. Under international human rights law, Indigenous peoples have specific rights related to their traditional knowledge. This panel explored how this knowledge can be brought to bear, along with Western science and technological approaches, in developing sustainable and widely deployable solutions to climate change.
Moderator
Panelists
Cristina Coc
Belize (Q’eqchi’)
Human Rights
Michael Kotutwa Johnson
Hopi Tribe, Arizona
Environmental Governance
Human Rights
Education
Tia Kennedy
Canada (First Nations)
Human Rights
Youth Activist
Robin Wall Kimmerer
United States
Climate Change & Environment
Florina Lopez
Panama
Human Rights