Une analyse des liens entre les grands pollueurs et les principales initiatives « Zéro émission nette »

The report analyzes the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), the UN High-Level Expert Group (HLEG), and the 'Race to Zero' alliance, asserting that these bodies are compromised by ties to the fossil fuel industry. It details how board members and advisors have professional links to companies like ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP, or financial institutions that continue to fund fossil fuel expansion. The document argues that these connections allow polluters to use 'net zero' frameworks as a tool for greenwashing and to avoid regulations that would require actual emission reductions at the source.

• The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) is governed by individuals with ties to major fossil fuel actors and a history of failed regulatory oversight. This includes board members associated with firms like ExxonMobil, Petrobras, and BP, and a chair whose law firm represents the oil and gas industry.
• The UN High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on net-zero emissions commitments for non-state entities includes members with controversial records, such as a former Canadian minister who supported the Trans Mountain pipeline and a former BNP Paribas executive from a period when the bank was the EU's largest fossil fuel financier.
• The 'Race to Zero' alliance includes numerous financial institutions that continue to invest heavily in fossil fuels. In 2021, a small group of member banks invested over 500 billion USD in fossil fuels, with an average of 25% of that funding directed toward new expansion.
• The 'Race to Zero' alliance reportedly weakened its criteria for phasing out coal projects because member banks threatened to leave the initiative following warnings from fossil fuel industry partners.
• The report argues that 'net zero' initiatives are being manipulated by large polluters to create an illusion of climate action, which masks their intention to continue polluting and allows them to bypass significant regulations.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2022). Une analyse des liens entre les grands pollueurs et les principales initiatives « Zéro émission nette ». https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Conflits-d-interets-et-credibilite_ATI_CA_GPC_novembre-2022.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Une analyse des liens entre les grands pollueurs et les principales initiatives « Zéro émission nette ». 2022. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Conflits-d-interets-et-credibilite_ATI_CA_GPC_novembre-2022.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2022une, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Une analyse des liens entre les grands pollueurs et les principales initiatives « Zéro émission nette »}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Conflits-d-interets-et-credibilite_ATI_CA_GPC_novembre-2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }