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The rise of community repair: data from the Open Repair Alliance
Open Repair Alliance October 19 was the international repair day in SETEM. This year the ORA has also presented the main conclusions of its last report based on the data from community repair initiatives. Data collected from around 208,000 reported repair attempts of electronic devices has been used. Since the arrival of the first Repair... Read More
COP29: The Carbon Footprint of Big Tech and Supply Chains
Last week marked the beginning of COP29, where representatives from around 200 countries gather to address the global climate crisis and the pressing need to limit temperature rises. This year’s conference, held from November 11–22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, aims to continue advancing the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. However, one sector which remains surprisingly detached from... Read More
Civil society statement on the publication of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals report
United Nations Secretary-General convened a Panel on Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition to develop principles and recommended actions to place equity and justice at the heart of supply chains. The Panel, which included three civil society seats occupied by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), Climate Action Network (CAN) and the UN Permanent Forum... Read More
Civil Society Raises Its Voice and Calls on the UN for Strong Leadership for a Just Energy Transition
In response to the growing demand for critical minerals for the energy transition, Secretary-General António Guterres is leveraging the convening power of the United Nations to bring together a diverse group of governments and other stakeholders in the value chain of these minerals. Their goal is to develop a set of common, voluntary global principles... Read More