Sept 15-22 sees the Draw the Line global week of events take place as world leaders meet at the UN General Assembly in New York, followed by UN climate summit (COP30) just six weeks later.
Draw the Line against inequalities, tyranny, genocide, destruction, and chaos… for rights, jobs, justice, democracy, and a fulfilling life on a safe planet.
As part of Draw the Line, the second annual Week of Action for Peace & Climate Justice take place and addresses the links between war, militarism/militarisation and social, economic and climate injustice.
https://climatemilitarism.org/weekofaction/
TPNS ACTIVITIES 15-21 September
Wednesday 17th September: Briefing & Paper
Military & Conflict-Related Emissions & Climate Reparations for Palestine
Co-Published with the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy
In this briefing, we quantify the historic military and conflict-related emissions of the 77 years of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land since its founding in 1948, culminating in the ongoing genocide of Palestinians for nearly two years. By applying the monetary measure ‘the social cost of carbon’, that is, the long-term social and environmental damage done by emitting one additional tonne of carbon, the briefing calculates the climate reparation owed by Israel to the Palestinian people as a result of these historic military and conflict-related emissions.
Thursday 18th September: Article
Disarming the Climate Crisis: the True Cost of Militarism
Written by Fatemah Khafagy & Deborah Burton
This article was prepared following on from a presentation given at the Bonn Climate Conference Climate Camp hosted by IPPNW Germany. The speakers covered the impact of armed conflicts and militarization in the MENA region, the scale and impact of military GHG emissions and the impact of ever rising military spending on climate finance.
Dr.Khafagy is Co-Convener of the Arab States CSOs & Feminist Network
Download/read [PDF] the article (English); the article in Arabic.
Friday 19th September: Webinar
Militarism & the Climate Crisis: From Baku to Belem
Peace & Demilitarisation Working Group of the Women & Gender Constituency host this webinar organised for the Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice, in support of the wider Draw the Line mobilisation.
2pm UTC Duration: 90 minutes
Deborah Burton – Founder, Tipping Point North South / Transform Defence
Stuart Parkinson – Executive Director, Scientists for Global Responsibility
Makoma Lekalakala – Director, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg
Hebah Kassem – Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy
Dennis Opondo – International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
Katrin Geyer – Environment Advisor, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Fatemah Khafagy – Co-Convener of the Arab States CSOs & Feminist Network
Moderator: Karen Hallows, Peace Boat
Saturday 20 September: “Make Them Pay” Mobilisation London
A major Draw the Line mobilisation will take place in London to demand that the wealthiest individuals and polluting corporations pay for the climate crisis and growing inequality. Organized by a coalition of over 80 groups, the event calls for a wealth tax on the super-rich and increased accountability from polluters to fund climate solutions and a just transition for workers and communities.
We need to make arms industry polluters and profiteers pay. Read more here.
NOTE
Report: Military Spending Rises and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: What does the research say?
by Dr. Stuart Parkinson, Scientists for Global Responsibility
Guardian news: Rising Nato military spending to cause huge spike in emissions, report warns
Pollution could be on par with annual emissions generated by Brazil as experts warn of climate effects of war
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