Young people want Parliament's partnership in defending climate justice at COP30

Various youth-related entities have called for the support of Parliament in strengthening the demands they will present at the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém and in implementing concrete measures after the event. The topic was debated this Tuesday (7) in a joint hearing of the Environment and Amazon and Indigenous Peoples Committees of the Chamber of Deputies. Climate justice to prevent and repair damages from the planet's temperature rise on the most vulnerable social groups dominated the requests. The coordinator of government relations of the Alana Institute, Tayanne Galeno, demanded priority attention from COP30 and Parliament for the 2.2 billion children and adolescents worldwide and 54 million in Brazil who are exposed to extreme climate risks. "Children and adolescents are part of the present and should not be considered as the future. Absolute priority for the right of children and adolescents to nature and a healthy environment," she stated. Director of the ...