Attention Shifts to COP25 to Deliver on Paris and Avert Climate Catastrophe

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) describes the progress at the SB50 talks in Bonn as "glacial," noting that while a non-consensus text for Article 6 was established for COP25, critical language on human rights remains in brackets. CIEL emphasizes that Article 6 mechanisms—which include carbon credit markets and sustainable development mechanisms—must incorporate independent grievance bodies and social safeguards to avoid the failures of the Clean Development Mechanism. The statement also highlights the importance of the Escazú Agreement for environmental democracy in Latin America and condemns countries that questioned the IPCC's Special Report on 1.5°C during the negotiations.

• Negotiations at SB50 resulted in minimal progress, with parties agreeing to use a single non-consensus text as the basis for further discussions on Article 6 at COP25 in Chile.
• CIEL argues that Article 6 mechanisms must include strong human rights-based social and environmental safeguards and an independent grievance body to prevent the displacement of indigenous peoples and biodiversity loss seen under the Clean Development Mechanism.
• Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is intended to facilitate international cooperation to meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through three approaches: internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (carbon credit trading), a “Sustainable Development Mechanism” for financing mitigation projects, and non-market cooperative approaches.
• Civil society advocates emphasized the Escazú Agreement as a critical regional instrument for environmental democracy, public participation, and the protection of environmental human rights defenders in Latin America.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2019). Attention Shifts to COP25 to Deliver on Paris and Avert Climate Catastrophe. https://www.ciel.org/news/bonn-climate-talks-make-little-progress-though-human-rights-remain-in-draft-text/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Attention Shifts to COP25 to Deliver on Paris and Avert Climate Catastrophe. 2019. https://www.ciel.org/news/bonn-climate-talks-make-little-progress-though-human-rights-remain-in-draft-text/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2019attention, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Attention Shifts to COP25 to Deliver on Paris and Avert Climate Catastrophe}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/bonn-climate-talks-make-little-progress-though-human-rights-remain-in-draft-text/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }