OPEN LETTER

The letter urges states to phase out offshore oil and gas production to protect coastal and Indigenous communities, citing a UN report on fisheries and the right to food. It argues that these activities degrade marine biodiversity and threaten the food security of small-scale fishing communities, while contributing to global temperature rise.

• Offshore oil and gas projects contribute to the degradation of the marine environment, including ecosystem imbalance and biodiversity loss, while increasing the socio-economic vulnerability of fishing communities and threatening their access to sustainable food.
• Ending offshore oil and gas activity is presented as a necessity for limiting global temperature rise to below 1.5C, noting that more than 30% of new oil and gas projects are located in the world's oceans.
• The authors advocate for several specific state actions based on UN recommendations: rejecting the expansion of offshore oil and gas, suspending harmful ongoing projects, assessing climate and biodiversity impacts prior to project approval or financing, and implementing periodic audits of oil loading with compensation for environmental damage.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2024). OPEN LETTER. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Open-Letter-to-Global-Leaders-on-the-Right-to-Food.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. OPEN LETTER. 2024. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Open-Letter-to-Global-Leaders-on-the-Right-to-Food.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=OPEN LETTER |date=5 April 2024 |url=https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Open-Letter-to-Global-Leaders-on-the-Right-to-Food.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2024open, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{OPEN LETTER}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Open-Letter-to-Global-Leaders-on-the-Right-to-Food.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }