How much more evidence do you need?
04/09/2025
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Dear Planetary Steward, dear friend of the Global Commons Alliance,
How much more evidence does the world need? A new study has found that the collapse of a critical Atlantic current (AMOC) which would devastate European harvests and communities, is no longer a low-likelihood event. This year is already the worst on record for wildfires in the EU. The most destructive flash floods in decades are affecting millions of people across India and Pakistan. Extreme storms are ravaging East Asia. We do not need more evidence that everyone on Earth is impacted by the erosion of our global commons. But we do need everyone on Earth to help accelerate systems change to safeguard them. We must connect people – across all sectors and regions – to take coordinated action now.
Around the world, it’s low-income nations that are still most impacted by out of balance natural systems, despite contributing the least to global emissions and nature loss. Although collaboration and solidarity among low-income countries in international talks has often been strong, colonial and oil states have too often dominated the environmental agenda that so heavily impacts vulnerable communities. Yet there are glimmers of change. This week the second Africa Climate Summit begins in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after it was put on hold last year. During the gathering, African leaders are expected to advocate for greater influence in global climate decisions — especially around clean energy and locally led resilience. In South America where local communities are hardest hit by deforestation, Indigenous people recently gained a formal role in the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, which gives them an intergovernmental voice on deforestation and biodiversity for the first time. In North America, Climate Week NYC is platforming political leaders from Kenya and Vanuatu, as well as hundreds of events led by diverse voices such as young people, climate justice leaders, Global Majority communities, and film screenings capturing stories from the environmental frontlines of Mexico and Indonesia.
Partners and members of the Global Commons Alliance will be at Climate Week NYC, including a Science Based Targets Network event spotlighting corporate progress on science-based targets for nature. We look forward to connecting with you in New York and beyond as we work together toward a just world, on a safe planet. One that includes everyone, for everyone.
With all my best,
Will Tucker, Director of Communications and Resource Mobilization
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