Global Initiative - Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

In the COB to Lithuania, the CESCR called on the State to “enhance its efforts to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change ... [...] and for the implementation of its transition to a net zero … by 2050.” Additionally, in the COBs to Armenia and Panama, the Committee called on the States to promote alternative and renewable energy sources. [...] In the COB to Brazil, the Committee identified concrete measures that States could take to tackle the climate crisis, recommending that the State party “[c]onsider adopting a national emissions trading system” and “take all the measures necessary to stop deforestation.” Similarly, in the COB to China, the Committee recommended to “expand the emissions trading system.” The Committee addressed adapt. [...] In the COB to Portugal, the CESCR stressed the need for more measures, such as “fire prevention through the implementation of climate-smart and fire-smart land management such as afforestation and reforestation, farmland recovery and agroforestry, and the use of fuel reduction and fuel-conversion techniques that promote less flammable and more resilient types of land cover.” The Committee also rec. [...] Additionally, in the COB to Panama, the CESCR highlighted the importance of the participation of Indigenous Peoples in the design of adaptation policies by asking the State to guarantee that “Indigenous Peoples are effectively consulted and fostering their full participation in the design and implementation of relevant policies and programmes.” Furthermore, the CESCR also noted the importance of c.