Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) supports the Special Rapporteur's findings that 'business as usual is a recipe for climate chaos' and urges states to implement mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for corporate value chains. CIEL emphasizes that oil, gas, and coal are 'the key drivers of the triple planetary crisis' and calls for the elimination of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms, which it describes as a 'substantial obstacle to effective climate and environmental action'. The statement further advocates for the incorporation of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment into national laws and a proposed legally binding instrument on business and human rights.

• States are urged to implement mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation covering corporate operations, subsidiaries, and value chains, while improving public access to information, justice, and the Free and Prior Consent of Indigenous Peoples.
• The fossil fuel industry, specifically oil, gas, and coal, is identified as the primary driver of the triple planetary crisis, necessitating a phase-out of these fuels and their subsidies, alongside the rejection of unproven technologies in the transition to renewable energy.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2024). Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HRC55-Statement-UNSR-Environment-Report-Business.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. 2024. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HRC55-Statement-UNSR-Environment-Report-Business.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2024interactive, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HRC55-Statement-UNSR-Environment-Report-Business.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }