Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) submitted a statement to the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council supporting the Special Rapporteur's report on women, girls, and the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. CIEL emphasizes that addressing fossil fuels and the petrochemical industry is essential to protecting the rights of women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by the triple planetary crisis and microplastics.

• CIEL supports the Special Rapporteur's report, specifically endorsing recommendations regarding climate mitigation, adaptation, compensation, and the strengthening of regulations on chemicals that disproportionately impact women and girls.
• The document asserts that fossil fuels are a primary driver of the triple planetary crisis (pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change) and create "sacrifice zones" where environmental degradation and human rights violations intersect. To protect women and girls, CIEL argues that States must rapidly phase out fossil fuel extraction, consumption, and trade, and implement moratoriums on new or expanded petrochemical facilities.
• The statement highlights that microplastics are more likely to accumulate in women and cause adverse health effects, arguing that plastics are essentially fossil fuels. Consequently, CIEL calls for a human rights-based approach focusing on women and girls within the negotiations and provisions of the plastics treaty.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HRC52-ID-UNSR-Env-Statement_CIEL_March-2023.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HRC52-ID-UNSR-Env-Statement_CIEL_March-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023interactive, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HRC52-ID-UNSR-Env-Statement_CIEL_March-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }