Open letter to implement UN obligations to respect human rights

A coalition of 98 global entities argues that the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) fails to comply with international human rights obligations, specifically those recognized in the 2010 Cancun Agreements. The letter calls for the establishment of an independent accountability mechanism, the adoption of international sustainable development safeguards, and the implementation of improved stakeholder consultation processes to prevent environmental and social harms.

• The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) currently lacks the monitoring rules, accountability mechanisms, and safeguards necessary to prevent human rights violations or guarantee the validity of sustainability co-benefit claims.
• The CDM is identified as being in non-compliance with international human rights obligations applicable to climate change, falling below the standards used by other global financing institutions and the requirements of potential offset credit buyers.
• The signatories demand the creation of a work programme to establish an independent accountability mechanism for the CDM, supported by international sustainable development criteria and a transparent stakeholder consultation process.
• The letter advocates for a mandate allowing the UNFCCC secretariat to collaborate with the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights or special rapporteurs to address human rights impacts of CDM activities.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2015). Open letter to implement UN obligations to respect human rights. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Open-letter-to-implement-UN-obligations-to-respect-human-rights_final_09102015.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Open letter to implement UN obligations to respect human rights. 2015. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Open-letter-to-implement-UN-obligations-to-respect-human-rights_final_09102015.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Carbon Market Watch |title=Open letter to implement UN obligations to respect human rights |date=9 October 2015 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Open-letter-to-implement-UN-obligations-to-respect-human-rights_final_09102015.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2015open, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Open letter to implement UN obligations to respect human rights}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2015}, month = oct, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Open-letter-to-implement-UN-obligations-to-respect-human-rights_final_09102015.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }