Architects of UN carbon market must not sacrifice human rights in the interest of speed

Carbon Market Watch urges the UN Article 6.4 Supervisory Body to reject current drafts of the appeal and grievance processes and the sustainable development tool, arguing they contain insufficient human rights safeguards and create barriers to redress for affected communities.

• The current draft of the appeal and grievance processes creates barriers for people negatively impacted by carbon market projects through the requirement of fees, bureaucratic hurdles, a lack of native language interaction for indigenous peoples and local communities, and insufficient anonymity for safety.
• The sustainable development (SD) tool is criticized for prioritizing corporate practice over international law when assessing environmental and social impacts and for failing to recognize that national regulations may be inadequate for protecting human rights, particularly for indigenous peoples.
• The author contends that rushing to adopt these rules before COP29 in Baku would be a mistake, as previous attempts to submit incomplete guidance to the COP have increased political tensions.

APA

Mulder, I. (2024). Architects of UN carbon market must not sacrifice human rights in the interest of speed. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/04/30/architects-of-un-carbon-market-must-not-sacrifice-human-rights-in-the-interest-of-speed/

Chicago

Mulder, Isa. Architects of UN carbon market must not sacrifice human rights in the interest of speed. Carbon Market Watch, 2024. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/04/30/architects-of-un-carbon-market-must-not-sacrifice-human-rights-in-the-interest-of-speed/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{mulder2024architects, author = {Mulder, Isa}, title = {{Architects of UN carbon market must not sacrifice human rights in the interest of speed}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/04/30/architects-of-un-carbon-market-must-not-sacrifice-human-rights-in-the-interest-of-speed/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }