eu-human-rights-open-letter_final-261115-a0e524f73c4ea58a.pdf

The Human Rights and Climate Change Working Group and associated organisations call on EU leadership to champion human rights within the Paris Agreement. They argue that climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable populations and that climate actions themselves can cause human rights abuses without safeguards. The letter specifically requests support for an amended Article 2(2) of the draft text to recognise the protection of human rights, indigenous peoples' rights, gender equality, and a just transition for the workforce.

• Climate change negatively impacts access to basic needs such as water, food, health, and housing, with a disproportionate effect on marginalized groups, including women, indigenous peoples, and impoverished communities in fragile ecosystems.
• The letter urges the EU to support an amended Article 2(2) of the draft Paris Agreement to explicitly recognize the need to ensure the respect, protection, promotion, and fulfilment of human rights, including intergenerational equity, food security, and the rights of indigenous peoples.

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@misc{carbonmarketwatchndeuhumanrightsopenletterfinal261115a0e524f73c4ea58apdf, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{eu-human-rights-open-letter\_final-261115-a0e524f73c4ea58a.pdf}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/EU-human-rights-open-letter_final-261115.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }