Farhana Yamin
Charities & Philanthropists
Also working within:
Environmentalism & Well-being
Legal Experts
Also working within:
Environmentalism & Well-being
Legal Experts
She/Her
Based: London, South East
Organisation:
Environmental Lawyer
Farhana is a climate lawyer, author an activist working with foundations. She is currently coordinating the Climate Justice & Just Transition Donor Collaborative which aims to try to shift power and resources to those on the frontlines. Farhana has three decades of experience providing legal and strategic advice to leaders of vulnerable nations on UN climate negotiations. As well as authoring numerous books and IPCC reports, she has played a key role in climate diplomacy and is widely regarded credited with getting the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 into the landmark Paris Agreement. In April 2019, she glued herself to Shell’s London headquarters as part of Extinction Rebellion’s protests the fossil fuel industry’s lack of action. She is an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford and Coordinator of Climate Reframe.
“Climate Justice and social justice are two sides of the same coin. Even in the UK, the poorest communities bear the brunt of air pollution. Our social and economic systems must put planetary safety and the needs of people above the relentless pursuit of private profits. We cannot allow a privileged few to leave our young to cope with the massive burden of irreversible change, possible collapse of food systems and social & psychological breakdown.”