Rio without the principles

The author contends that industrialised governments at Rio+20 have avoided reaffirming key 1992 Rio principles, specifically 'common but differentiated responsibility' and the 'precautionary principle'. The text further rejects the 'Green Economy' framework, arguing that it prioritizes economic mechanisms and monetary valuation over democratic participation and risks turning nature into a subject of financial speculation.

• Industrialised governments at the Rio+20 Summit avoided explicitly reaffirming the 1992 Rio principles, including the precautionary principle and the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, which acknowledges that Northern countries are most responsible for the climate crisis.
• Friends of the Earth International rejects the 'Green Economy' concept included in the Rio+20 text, asserting that it focuses too heavily on economic factors and lacks the necessary component of democratic participation.
• The 'Green Economy' approach, as analyzed by UNEP, is criticized for promoting the monetary valuation of nature, which the author argues leads to the commodification of the environment and opens nature to financial speculation.

APA

admin (2012). Rio without the principles. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/rio-without-the-principles/

Chicago

admin. Rio without the principles. Friends of the Earth International, 2012. https://www.foei.org/rio-without-the-principles/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Rio without the principles |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=25 June 2012 |url=https://www.foei.org/rio-without-the-principles/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2012rio, author = {admin}, title = {{Rio without the principles}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2012}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/rio-without-the-principles/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }