COP27 briefing: What’s at stake regarding false solutions?

This briefing from Friends of the Earth International identifies 'false climate solutions' promoted by high-emissions industries at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and proposes alternatives focused on just transitions and corporate accountability.

• The document identifies several 'false solutions' used by the fossil fuel industry, high-emissions industries, and financiers to avoid real emissions cuts. These include net zero, carbon markets, carbon offsets and removal, nature based solutions, and geoengineering.
• The briefing specifically examines REDD+ and soil carbon farming as examples of nature-based solutions, noting that these cause harm to communities, particularly those in the global south.
• Friends of the Earth International proposes real solutions to the climate crisis, which include accelerating the transition to a just, renewable energy system, supporting Community Forest Management and Food Sovereignty, and establishing binding rules to limit the power of transnational corporations.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). COP27 briefing: What’s at stake regarding false solutions? https://www.foei.org/publication/cop27-briefing-false-climate-solutions/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. COP27 briefing: What’s at stake regarding false solutions? n.d. https://www.foei.org/publication/cop27-briefing-false-climate-solutions/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndcop27, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{COP27 briefing: What’s at stake regarding false solutions?}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/publication/cop27-briefing-false-climate-solutions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }