52nd Session of the Human Rights Council General Debate on agenda item 3, 17 March 2023

CIEL supports the OHCHR report on climate change's impact on vulnerable populations, arguing that States must regulate fossil fuel corporations and their financiers to address the root causes of the crisis. The statement emphasizes the need for an urgent transition from fossil fuels, increased grants-based climate finance, and the protection of environmental defenders.

• Climate-related impacts are affecting communities globally, resulting in loss and damage that harms human rights and worsens existing discriminations and vulnerabilities.
• States are obligated to provide remedies for climate harm and regulate private actors, specifically fossil fuel corporations and their financial backers, who hold the most responsibility for the climate crisis.
• Proposed solutions for climate action include transitioning away from fossil fuels, scaling up gender-responsive and grants-based climate finance, compensating for loss and damage, recognizing Indigenous Peoples' knowledge, and protecting environmental defenders from corporate targeting.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council General Debate on agenda item 3, 17 March 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CIEL_HRC52_statement-OHCHR-report_March-2023.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council General Debate on agenda item 3, 17 March 2023. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CIEL_HRC52_statement-OHCHR-report_March-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw202352nd, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{52nd Session of the Human Rights Council General Debate on agenda item 3, 17 March 2023}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CIEL_HRC52_statement-OHCHR-report_March-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }