Baku, Azerbaijan - Climate leaders will come together for a press conference at COP29 Baku to highlight multiple streams of work being done to decolonize climate policy on a national and international level. 

Indigenous Peoples Movements and allies have been calling out colonization as the root cause of the climate crisis for decades. While decolonization is most often associated with Indigenous Peoples, it has become apparent that true decolonization is a collective responsibility. 

This press conference will feature voices from Indigenous and allied groups working on decolonizing policy projects in Canada and internationally.

• Sarah Beth Hanson, Indigenous Climate Action
  Speaking on ICA’s Decolonizing Climate Policy Research Project

• Caroline Brouillette, Climate Action Network - Réseau action climat Canada
  Speaking on the role of non-Indigenous allies and the ENGO Decolonization Toolkit

• Rosario Carmona, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
  Speaking on role of non-Indigenous allies and supporting The Decolonizing Climate Policy Project

• Larissa Baldwin-Roberts, GetUp! + Common Thread
  Speaking on First Nation Sovereignty