Integrating Human Rights in the Modalities Related to Carbon Markets Established under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

The briefing note examines the ongoing negotiations regarding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, highlighting the risk that poorly designed carbon market and non-market mechanisms could lead to human rights violations. It advocates for the inclusion of rights-based safeguards, meaningful stakeholder consultation (including free, prior, and informed consent for indigenous peoples), and independent grievance redress processes to avoid repeating failures seen in the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism.

• Negotiations on Article 6 rules remain incomplete and divisive heading into COP25, with significant disagreement over environmental integrity, double-counting, and the inclusion of human rights and social safeguards.
• The document identifies three essential components for preserving human rights within Article 6 activities: social and environmental safeguards, public participation, and an independent grievance redress mechanism.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2019). Integrating Human Rights in the Modalities Related to Carbon Markets Established under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BriefingNote_RightsInArticle6.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Integrating Human Rights in the Modalities Related to Carbon Markets Established under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. 2019. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BriefingNote_RightsInArticle6.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2019integrating, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Integrating Human Rights in the Modalities Related to Carbon Markets Established under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BriefingNote_RightsInArticle6.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }