COP 14/MOP 4, Poland 2008

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) demands that industrialized countries reduce emissions by at least 40% by 2020 and provide large-scale financial transfers to developing nations based on climate debt. The organization rejects carbon offsetting, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and the inclusion of forests in carbon markets, arguing that such mechanisms undermine real emission cuts and threaten indigenous land rights. FoEI advocates for the conservation of old-growth forests, the protection of climate refugees, and the removal of the World Bank from climate financing roles due to its undemocratic structure and continued investment in fossil fuels.

• Industrialized countries (Annex I) must reduce their emissions by at least 40% by 2020 to avoid an unacceptably high risk of global temperatures exceeding safe levels.
• FoEI rejects carbon offsetting and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), stating that offsetting replaces necessary domestic emission reductions and that the CDM has caused devastating social, environmental, and human rights impacts in the global South.
• Forests should be kept out of carbon markets because market-based REDD mechanisms create loopholes for high-carbon lifestyles, undermine public governance, and are based on the false premise that forest carbon cycles are equivalent to fossil fuel emissions.
• Any agreement on forest conservation must prioritize the recognition and enforcement of customary and territorial land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities to prevent social dislocation and violent eviction.
• Developing countries require approximately $86 billion annually by 2015 for climate adaptation, which should be provided by developed countries through mandatory contributions and innovative taxes rather than loans.
• The World Bank is deemed an inappropriate institution for managing climate finance because its 'one dollar-one vote' structure marginalizes Southern countries and it continues to fund fossil fuels, totaling $2.275 billion in 2008.
• Climate refugees and people displaced by climate change should be granted legal protection, potentially through a new international convention.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2008). COP 14/MOP 4, Poland 2008. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FoEI-Poznan-Summary-Position.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. COP 14/MOP 4, Poland 2008. 2008. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FoEI-Poznan-Summary-Position.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternational2008cop, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{COP 14/MOP 4, Poland 2008}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2008}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FoEI-Poznan-Summary-Position.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }