Tiempos de Justicia Climática

The report advocates for climate justice, asserting that wealthy nations bear a historical responsibility for emissions and must provide financial and technological support to developing regions. It critiques market-based mechanisms like carbon credits and biofuels, labeling them as 'false solutions' that protect corporate profits while harming local communities and ecosystems. The text provides specific examples of climate impacts in Nigeria, Kiribati, and the Himalayas, and proposes a transition for Europe toward a low-carbon society based on drastic emission reductions and lifestyle changes.

• There is a profound imbalance in climate responsibility and impact: the European Union and the US are responsible for over half of atmospheric carbon emissions despite representing only one-tenth of the global population, while the poorest 10% of the world contributed less than 1% of these emissions.
• In Nigeria, the oil industry causes severe environmental damage and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta, including approximately 300 oil spills annually and the operation of gas flares at over 100 points that emit toxic gases.
• A study by the Stockholm Environment Institute suggests Europe could reduce internal greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2020 and 90% by 2050 (relative to 1990 levels) through energy efficiency, a phase-out of fossil fuels, and lifestyle changes, without relying on nuclear energy, biofuels, or carbon capture.
• Low-lying Pacific nations like Kiribati are facing existential threats from rising sea levels and altered rain patterns, leading to the contamination of drinking water and the evacuation of the Carteret Islands.
• The 'Great Melt' in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, where temperatures are rising two to four times faster than the global average, threatens the water and food security of over one billion people who depend on the eight major Asian river systems.
• Corporate lobbying by groups such as EUROPIA and the International Emissions Trading Association undermines fair climate agreements by promoting 'false solutions' like carbon capture and storage (CCS) and flexible Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) rules to protect profits.
• Biofuels are characterized as a 'false solution' that drives land grabbing, deforestation, and food price increases, specifically citing the expansion of palm oil in Indonesia and Colombia and biofuel designations in Madagascar.
• Carbon credit schemes, including REDD in Costa Rica and the CDM, are criticized as deceptive mechanisms that allow developed nations to avoid domestic emission cuts and can lead to the funding of high-carbon projects, such as a coal plant in India.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). Tiempos de Justicia Climática. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tiempos_de_Justicia_Climatica2.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Tiempos de Justicia Climática. n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tiempos_de_Justicia_Climatica2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndtiempos, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Tiempos de Justicia Climática}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tiempos_de_Justicia_Climatica2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }