Annual Panel Discussion on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and Earthjustice assert that climate change disproportionately affects marginalized populations and that the right to remedy, including reparations, is being denied to those suffering climate harm. They criticize the reliance on voluntary contributions for the UNFCCC Loss and Damage Fund and urge states to fulfill their legal obligations to provide redress, looking toward upcoming advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for clarification on state duties.

• Climate change creates an unprecedented threat to human rights that disproportionately impacts people who have been historically marginalized.
• The right to remedy and reparations for climate harm is currently being denied to affected communities, and the largest cumulative emitters have attempted to avoid or weaken their legal obligations in this regard.
• The UNFCCC Loss and Damage Fund is hindered by a preference for voluntary contributions and a reluctance to provide funding at scale, both of which typically result in insufficient climate finance.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2024). Annual Panel Discussion on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CIEL-intervention-HRC56_CIEL-and-EJ_LD_July-2024.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Annual Panel Discussion on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights. 2024. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CIEL-intervention-HRC56_CIEL-and-EJ_LD_July-2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2024annual, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Annual Panel Discussion on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CIEL-intervention-HRC56_CIEL-and-EJ_LD_July-2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }