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International Student Parliament for Climate Justice held
An International Student Parliament for Climate Justice, organised by the Ecological Department of the CSI Madhya Kerala, has demanded urgent action to address climate crisis.
The event, held at CMS College here on Friday, saw school students symbolically representing 17 climate-vulnerable regions around the world from Tuvalu to the Sundarbans and from Greenland to Madagascar. A resolution passed by the parliament called for the immediate intervention of international bodies to bring down global temperatures, emphasising that the crisis is not only ecological or economic but also a spiritual and moral issue requiring ethical reflection and urgent global action.
The parliament also highlighted that developed countries, which comprise only 20% of the world's population, are responsible for nearly 80% of historical carbon emissions. Among the key demands raised by the parliament – held in the wake of the upcoming 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) – include an end to development based on fossil fuel, transfer of clean technologies to the Global South, equitable access to energy and divestment by churches and faith-based institutions from fossil fuel investments.
