My dad was a fan of the simplicity of #3wordweather ‘It’s all you need to know, you don’t need the nitty gritty”.
Given that COP29 Azerbaijan will be full of nitty-gritty, complex negotiations and acronyms, I will be summarising each day and the sessions I attend as a virtual attendee with three words:
INCLUSIVITY IS ESSENTIAL
Working with South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre in support of a sustainable and just transition for the Region, it was fascinating to attend: IRMA, PWYP, ResponsibleSteel: Using IRMA to Advance Environmental and Social Responsibility in Transition Mineral Supply Chains .
Told you there are a lot of acronyms…
What’s a #justtransition? A just transition is a framework that aims to ensure that the move to a sustainable economy is fair and inclusive.
We heard from Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy of the European Commission. Ditte stated the need for traceability, transparency, monitoring and diversification in EU and global supply and value chains. With an emphasis on working in partnership to develop new, clean trade and investment for an inclusive and sustainable future, it touched on key elements of my role at the The University of Sheffield.
A just transition cannot be fully realised without exploring the supply chain…where does what we buy come from and who has its production impacted?
A just transition needs to be incorporated into the phase out of fossil fuels, but also the phase in of a more #sustainable future. We need to consider equitable principles when planning for #COP29 commitments in #Baku, to avoid repeating the status quo of the past and present. This includes fair targets across countries and incorporating indigenous perspectives and knowledge systems.
To get a sense of the variety of perspectives throughout the world, I recommend ‘The Wayfinders’, a stunning book by Wade Davis:
