San Jose, Costa Rica, 4 July 2025 — Yesterday the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published its groundbreaking legal opinion declaring that States have a wide range of human rights obligations to address what the Court unanimously agreed to be a real and escalating climate emergency. In order to protect and guarantee multiple human rights […] The post Groundbreaking Legal Opinion from Inter-American Human Rights Court Declares States’ Obligations to Address the Climate Emergency f...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
On Thursday 3 July, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is releasing its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights. In the forthcoming Opinion the Court is expected to clarify the obligations of States to protect human rights by addressing the causes and consequences of climate change, taking into account considerations of […] The post Webinar: First Reflections on the Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights fi...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
Washington, DC, 30 June 2025 — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is due to release its Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency on 3 July 2025, 10:00 AM CST. The forthcoming Advisory Opinion is the result of a historic public participation process and will create legal guidance for all 34 OAS Member States[1], including some […] The post As Climate Crisis Escalates, Inter-American Human Rights Court to Issue Landmark Climate Opinion on States Obligations first appeared on Inst...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
9 April 2025 – China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the General Administration of Customs, issued the National Plan on the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (2025–2030) (hereinafter […] The post China Issues National Plan to Strengthen the Management of Ozone-Depleting Substances and Cl...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
2 April 2025 - China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, and National Energy Administration jointly released the Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Heat Pump Industry. The Action Plan aims to advance the high-quality […] The post China Issues Action Plan to Promote Development of the Heat Pump Indust...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
28 February 2025– In response to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights’ Call for Inputs on the Fossil Fuel-Based Economy and Human Rights, the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) submitted its recommendations underscoring the urgency of reducing fossil fuel-based emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), particularly methane, to slow […] The post IGSD Urges UN to Declare Human Rights Obligation to Reduce Methane Emissions first app...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
27 February 2025 – The Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) at University of Maryland, the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Centro Studi Galileo, and the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) released an open-source handbook that explains how to appropriately install high-efficiency room air conditioners for the highest energy efficiency and lowest […] The post New Handbook of Best Practices: Room Air Conditioner Installation for the Lowest Carbon Fo...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
by Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat Cutting hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is essential in the fight against climate change and improving public health. Projects supported by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), such as the Green Automobile Air Conditioner Technology Demonstration Program, are leading the charge in creating sustainable solutions with lasting impact. By tackling […] The post How R-290 Cooling is Transforming the Automotive Sector and Fighting Super Pollutants fi...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
4 de diciembre de 2024 – El Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) y el Centro para los Derechos Humanos y el Ambiente (CEDHA) presentaron un amicus curiae ante la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador, proporcionando evidencia científica y argumentos legales para destacar la importancia de priorizar el caso emblemático de los Mecheros. En 2020, […] The post IGSD y CEDHA Presentan Amicus en el Caso Histórico de Mecheros en Ecuador first appeared on Institute For Governance...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
4 December 2024 – The Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) and the Center for Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA) filed an amicus curiae before Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, providing scientific evidence and compelling legal arguments to emphasize the need to prioritize the landmark ‘Mecheros case’ on fossil gas flaring. In 2020, nine girls from […] The post IGSD & CEDHA Submit Amicus in Ecuador’s Historic Case on Fossil Gas Flaring (Mecheros Case) first ap...| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
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Slashing emissions of carbon dioxide, by itself, cannot prevent catastrophic global warming. But a new study concludes that a strategy that simultaneously reduces emissions of other largely neglected climate pollutants would cut the rate of global warming in half and give the world a fighting chance to keep the climate safe for humanity.| Institute For Governance & Sustainable Development
