Mainstreaming the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment with the Reykjavik process

Amendment No. 1 | Doc. 15955 | 16 April 2024

Signatories:

Mr Norbert KLEINWÄCHTER, Germany, EC/DA ; Mr Thibaut FRANÇOIS, France, EC/DA ; Ms Nicole HÖCHST, Germany, EC/DA ; Mr Marcin ROMANOWSKI, Poland, EC/DA ; Mr Harald WEYEL, Germany, EC/DA

Origin

2024 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 1, replace the words "the challenge of climate change constitutes the greatest existential emergency for humankind and that this emergency is mainly due to the lack of long-lasting structural action" with the following words:

"climate change is a challenge that requires structural action and foresight"

Explanatory note

It is false that climate change is an existential emergency for humankind; it is one that humankind will have to adapt to. It is furthermore false to say that climate change happened due to governmental inaction. There are a number of reasons why climate change happens.