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COP28 takes place in Dubai from November 30 until December 12 2023

Oct 26, 2023

In the three decades since the Rio Summit and the launch of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP) has convened member countries every year to determine ambition and responsibilities,...

Success in cross-national fight against gas drilling on the German-Dutch border.

Oct 10, 2023

Deutsche Umwelthilfe (Environmental Action Germany), Bürgerinitiative Saubere Luft Ostfriesland (Citizen initiative Clean Air Ostfriesland), Island Borkum and the Dutch organization Mobilisation for the Environment win their court case to uphold construction freeze:...

September 27 2023 – Hearing at the European Court of Human Rights: Six young people from Portugal against 32 European countries

Oct 2, 2023

European governments have a legal duty to act urgently on the climate crisis After witnessing devastating forest fires and experiencing ever-worsening heatwaves, six Portuguese young people decided to act. On 3rd September 2020, they launched an unprecedented case...

Omas for Future Germany cheers: Appointment to the Club of Rome Board

Sep 28, 2023

Physicist Dr. Harry Lehmann becomes a new member of the international organization. What an honour! Dr. Harry Lehmann, co-founder and chairman of Omas for Future, is now a new member of the Club of Rome. As a physicist and systems analyst, he joins this prestigious...

Climate case pleadings on appeal in Belgium

Sep 26, 2023

On Sept. 14, 2023, the appeal process of the Climate Case, with 60,000 plaintiffs, began at the Brussels Palace of Justice, the largest lawsuit in Belgium’s judicial history – and even the largest climate case worldwide. The hearings – each Thursday...