Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change

The statement supports the Special Rapporteur's mapping report, specifically its focus on fossil fuels, loss and damage, and the risks associated with geoengineering and carbon credits. It calls for further investigation into human rights violations across the entire fossil fuel lifecycle to support a just transition and emphasizes the necessity of an intersectional approach to protect marginalized groups.

• The authors support the Special Rapporteur's mapping report for its focus on fossil fuels and loss and damage, noting that human rights institutions are helping to define state obligations regarding the root causes of climate change and the provision of remedy for climate harm.
• The statement highlights concerns that geoengineering and carbon credits may be incompatible with state human rights obligations, arguing that climate solutions must be based on science and human rights compliance.
• The authors argue that human rights institutions must further document violations throughout the fossil fuel lifecycle to encourage states to implement a just transition, which includes rejecting unproven technologies and carbon markets that expand the fossil fuel industry.
• An intersectional approach is deemed essential to ensure the needs and rights of marginalized groups are integrated into climate and human rights dimensions.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2024). Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ID-with-UNSR-climate_HRC56_July-2024.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change. 2024. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ID-with-UNSR-climate_HRC56_July-2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2024interactive, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ID-with-UNSR-climate_HRC56_July-2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }