Offener Brief an die MinisterInnen und Abgeordneten der UNFCCC Unterzeichnerstaaten

The document is an open letter addressed to ministers and delegates of UNFCCC signatory states, urging them to adopt ambitious climate protection measures and stop the use of emissions trading to weaken climate commitments. The signatories, representing 33 countries, demand the rejection of a pilot phase for emissions unit trading under the Framework for Various Approaches (FVA), the prevention of double counting, and the exclusion of non-additional projects and coal from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). They also call for the cessation of fossil fuel subsidies and the implementation of human rights safeguards in climate projects.

• The signatories call for the adoption of clear, just, and fair climate protection commitments to ensure global warming remains below 2°C.
• The letter demands the rejection of a pilot phase for trading emission units within the Framework for Various Approaches (FVA) to avoid weakening the post-2020 climate regime.
• The authors advocate for an internationally comparable system to prevent double counting and enable net atmospheric benefits, while ensuring carbon market access is linked to ambitious commitments to avoid 'hot air'.
• The document requests the exclusion of non-additional project types, such as large energy generation projects, from the Kyoto Protocol's flexible mechanisms (CDM and JI), as well as the exclusion of coal from the CDM and the end of fossil fuel subsidies.
• The signatories demand the introduction of protection mechanisms for human rights within climate projects implemented under the CDM, the Green Climate Fund, NAMAs, or future markets.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2013). Offener Brief an die MinisterInnen und Abgeordneten der UNFCCC Unterzeichnerstaaten. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Offener_Brief_COP19_deutsch2.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Offener Brief an die MinisterInnen und Abgeordneten der UNFCCC Unterzeichnerstaaten. 2013. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Offener_Brief_COP19_deutsch2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2013offener, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Offener Brief an die MinisterInnen und Abgeordneten der UNFCCC Unterzeichnerstaaten}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Offener_Brief_COP19_deutsch2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }