kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement

SGR recommends strict limits on the Kyoto Mechanisms to prevent 'hot air' loopholes and ensure industrialised nations prioritise domestic action. The statement calls for the total exclusion of nuclear fission and speculative 'climate-engineering' projects from Joint Implementation (JI) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), while demanding tight restrictions on forestry projects and a rigorous definition of 'sustainable development'.

• SGR advocates for strict limits on the three Kyoto Mechanisms to prevent the use of 'hot air'—where countries with lax targets sell permits without reducing emissions—and to ensure that industrialised nations do not use these mechanisms to avoid essential domestic action.
• The statement demands that nuclear fission technology and speculative 'climate-engineering' projects—such as iron fertilisation of oceans or deep ocean carbon storage—be entirely excluded from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) due to risks of nuclear proliferation, waste, and unpredictable environmental effects.
• SGR recommends tight restrictions on forestry projects within JI and the CDM to avoid loopholes and negative local impacts, proposing that forestry account for only a few percent of a donor country's reduction activities and requiring demonstrated local social and environmental benefits.
• SGR calls for a tight interpretation and agreed minimum standards for the 'sustainable development' criterion of the CDM to prevent the funding of projects with inequitable or negative local effects, suggesting similar standards be applied to JI recipient countries.

APA

Scientists for Global Responsibility (2000). kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement. https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement

Chicago

Scientists for Global Responsibility. kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement. 2000. https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Scientists for Global Responsibility |title=kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement |date=October 2000 |url=https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{scientistsforglobalresponsibility2000kyotomechanismssgrstatement, author = {{Scientists for Global Responsibility}}, title = {{kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement}}, publisher = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, year = {2000}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/kyoto-mechanisms-sgr-statement}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }