{"id":6267,"date":"2023-02-08T13:25:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/kmru\/?page_id=6267"},"modified":"2023-02-09T09:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T07:00:09","slug":"taking-inaction-on-carbon-sinks-to-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cceel\/taking-inaction-on-carbon-sinks-to-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar : Taking inaction on carbon sinks to court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Friday 17 February at 11:30 CET in Zoom. <\/strong>Register <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenpeace.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_HViVMLeNQHyC2mpiXkAcHQ&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C54aa8847f11642ecf2bd08db05dc7bc5%7C87879f2e73044bf2baf263e7f83f3c34%7C0%7C0%7C638110216812616412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gb0znr7IL08u9TjT%2B4aHra39y2sMM6dZ9cVJXS1w454%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>To fight global warming, climate emissions must go down while carbon removals go up.<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>And, importantly, governments must respect their own laws.<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><br>Join us to hear about Finland\u2019s first climate lawsuit, and two other recent climate cases in<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>Europe, all of which address inaction on carbon sinks.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:30 <strong>Opening remarks<\/strong>, by Kaisa Kosonen, Senior Policy Advisor, Greenpeace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:35 <strong>Finland\u2019s 1st climate court case<\/strong>, by Hanna Aho, Policy Officer, Finnish Association for Nature Conservation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:50 <strong>Case Aurora &#8211; youth vs. Sweden<\/strong>, by Anna Rogalska&nbsp;Hedlund, attorney for Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:00 <strong>Case Deutsche Umwelthilfe vs. Germany<\/strong>, by Dr. Caroline Douhaire, Associate,&nbsp;Geulen &amp; Klinger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:10 Discussion facilitated by <strong>Dr. Kati Kulovesi, Professor of International Law and\u00a0Director, CCEEL, UEF Law School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:45 Closing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-small-font-size\"><blockquote><p><br><em>The webinar is organised by Greenpeace Nordic, Finnish association for Nature Conservation, and the GreenDeal-NET and 2035 Legitimacy Projects \/<\/em><em>Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environment Law CCEEL.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Background:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finland<\/strong> has a target of becoming climate neutral by 2035. Now this target, which is enshrined in Finland\u2019s Climate Act, is in danger. Representing a historical shift, Finland\u2019s land-use sector has turned from a net sink into a net source of climate warming emissions. Frustrated by their government\u2019s inaction, despite the obligations in national and EU law, Greenpeace and Finnish Association for Nature Conservation took the Finnish government to court, by filing an administrative complaint to Finland\u2019s Supreme Administrative Court in November 2022. (For more info, see <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenpeace.org%2Ffinland%2Ftiedotteet%2Filmastonmuutos%2Ffinlands-first-climate-litigation-case-filed-greenpeace-norden-and-the-finnish-association-for-nature-conservation-have-submitted-an-administrative-appeal-due-to-the-state-of-finlan%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C54aa8847f11642ecf2bd08db05dc7bc5%7C87879f2e73044bf2baf263e7f83f3c34%7C0%7C0%7C638110216812616412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3a2tjEUNrlVdlYymyzIjge61KY8utCnsjZkPKw0%2FHvs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In <strong>Sweden<\/strong>, after two years of intense legal preparations, the youth organization Aurora submitted a litigation in November 2022 against the Swedish state for its insufficient climate policies \u2013 the very first of its kind in Sweden. According to the claim, the Swedish state must drastically reduce emissions and protect carbon-absorbing natural ecosystems in order to achieve its fair share of global mitigation efforts. For more info, see <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fxn--auroramlet-75a.se%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C54aa8847f11642ecf2bd08db05dc7bc5%7C87879f2e73044bf2baf263e7f83f3c34%7C0%7C0%7C638110216812616412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Z8xh4ysspbPjSvZI1JwtxCXbZNh63OWc3IxJJhQbQQk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Germany<\/strong>&#8216;s climate protection act stipulates achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 latest. Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) (German Environmental Action), filed a suit in November 2022 against the German government, calling on it`s legal responsibility to present a climate protection program that formulates sufficient measures to achieve the LULUCF&#8217;s climate targets. For more info, see <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.duh.de%2Fpresse%2Fpressemitteilungen%2Fpressemitteilung%2Fclimate-lawsuit-filed-environmental-action-germany-sues-german-government-for-ineffective-climate-p%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C54aa8847f11642ecf2bd08db05dc7bc5%7C87879f2e73044bf2baf263e7f83f3c34%7C0%7C0%7C638110216812616412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yC29rTA%2Bx76y9mawOpeUX2MKE6axwdEaqpr5sYU%2Bs6g%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Register free for the webinar <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenpeace.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_HViVMLeNQHyC2mpiXkAcHQ&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C54aa8847f11642ecf2bd08db05dc7bc5%7C87879f2e73044bf2baf263e7f83f3c34%7C0%7C0%7C638110216812616412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gb0znr7IL08u9TjT%2B4aHra39y2sMM6dZ9cVJXS1w454%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/kmru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/522\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cceel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/522\/1.png 1414w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cceel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/522\/1-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/kmru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/522\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cceel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/522\/2.png 1414w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cceel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/522\/2-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 17 February at 11:30 CET in Zoom. 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