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The document details CDKN's support for Bangladesh in leading the global debate on loss and damage and its research into climate-induced displacement. It highlights the 'Adaptation Policy Options' project, which collects data on migration in five districts to inform policy, and the 'Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh' (ARCAB) programme, which focuses on long-term community-based adaptation and monitoring.

Friends of the Earth argues that significant cuts to non-defense discretionary spending and social safety nets would undermine the United States' ability to protect vulnerable populations and mobilize against catastrophic climate change. The organization calls for a shift away from austerity and budget deficit rhetoric, suggesting instead that the government increase revenue by requiring the wealthiest Americans and corporations to pay their fair share.

The document details CDKN's support for Bangladesh in advancing the 'Loss and Damage' agenda within the UNFCCC, including the creation of case studies and training for officials. It also highlights the development of a participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tool for community-based adaptation (CBA) by the ARCAB partnership, which has been scaled up to Somalia and Ethiopia. Additionally, it mentions research on climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh conducted by the University of Sussex and the University of Bangladesh.

The document argues that flexible mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI), have failed to achieve net emission reductions due to non-additional credits and 'hot air' surpluses. It calls for a severe restriction on the trade of emission surpluses, the exclusion of fossil-fuel-based mega-projects from the CDM, and the establishment of international human rights and oversight standards for carbon projects.

The document argues that current market mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI), are failing due to the issuance of non-additional credits and the accumulation of 'hot air' (excess AAUs). It calls for a strict regulation of emission permits, the prohibition of large-scale fossil fuel energy projects from generating credits, and the establishment of an arbitration mechanism to protect human rights and social impacts in CDM projects.

Carbon Market Watch argues that banning HFCs in refrigeration is essential to prevent the lock-in of high-emission infrastructure and to achieve indirect greenhouse gas reductions through improved energy efficiency. The letter asserts that a phase-down schedule alone is insufficient and warns against allowing multinational commercial interests to delay regulatory action that would otherwise benefit smaller European companies producing alternatives.

The letter warns that a surplus of over 13 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Kyoto emission units (AAUs) threatens the environmental integrity of future climate deals. It calls on EU ministers to support the G-77 proposal to contain these surpluses and urges the Council to act by qualified majority at the October 25, 2012 meeting to ensure the EU's commitment to meaningful emission cuts.

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute advocates for mandatory funding within the energy title of the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 to support sustainable bioenergy. The organization argues that investing in biofuels, biomass heating, and bio-based products will enhance national energy security, create rural jobs, and mitigate climate change by reducing reliance on petroleum fuels.

The World Resources Institute argues that sustainability must be viewed as a pro-growth path rather than a conflict with economic growth, urging governments and businesses to move from promises to concrete policy actions to protect the climate and ecosystems.

The document expresses concerns that carbon credit offsets within the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) and the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) undermine domestic emission reductions. It specifically calls for Portugal to prohibit offsets from industrial HFC-23 and N2O emissions, coal-fired power plants in developing countries, large-scale hydropower projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and Phase I Joint Implementation (JI) projects due to lack of environmental integrity and transparency.

The letter expresses concern that carbon offsets are undermining EU climate goals by stifling domestic emission reductions and supporting projects that lack environmental integrity. It specifically highlights the negative impacts of coal-fired power plants and large hydro projects in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), as well as the lack of transparency in Track 1 Joint Implementation (JI).

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) argues that the EPA's final New Source Performance Standards for the oil and gas industry must require 'green completions' to capture methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The memo asserts that methane from US oil and gas operations is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide over 100 years and contributes to global warming as much as 16% of all CO2 from US coal-fired power plants. CATF rejects industry claims that green completions are too costly or that flaring is a sufficient alternative, noting that such technologies are already used in states like Colorado and Wyoming.

The document argues that the EPA's proposed air pollution standards for the natural gas sector are essential for protecting public health and the environment, particularly through the implementation of 'green completion' technology to capture methane and smog-forming emissions from fracked wells. The authors contend that these standards are cost-effective, as the sale of recovered gas offsets compliance costs, and that they will not hinder domestic production, citing examples from Colorado and Wyoming. The letter specifically rejects proposed industry loopholes from the American Petroleum Institute (API), such as VOC percentage thresholds and implementation delays, which the authors claim would exempt millions of tons of pollution and undermine the standards' effectiveness.

The document argues for the implementation of strict EPA standards on coal-fired power plant emissions, specifically targeting mercury, benzene, and arsenic. It highlights the public health risks of mercury, the ability of many plants to already adopt pollution controls, and the potential for clean energy sources like wind and solar to replace polluting plants.

The letter argues that CDM coal power projects are non-additional, generate artificial carbon credits, and lock in billions of tons of CO2 while causing health and ecosystem damage. It references a CDM Executive Board suspension and an independent SEI study to support the claim that revised methodologies cannot ensure real and measurable emission reductions, calling for a formal CMP decision at COP-17 to exclude these projects.

The document highlights the rapid loss of Arctic sea ice and the resulting pressure to exploit undiscovered oil and gas reserves, warning that such activities create a feedback loop of increased emissions and further melting. It emphasizes the risks of Greenland Ice Sheet melting and shifting global weather patterns, while calling for a 'zero emissions Arctic campaign' to enforce the safest, zero-emitting practices for drilling and shipping.

A coalition of agricultural and environmental organizations argues that farm bill conservation programs should not face further cuts, noting they have already contributed over $2 billion in reductions since 2008 and face demand that far exceeds available funding.

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) documents global campaigns where local and Indigenous communities use collective rights to oppose corporate-led extractive and agricultural projects. The report highlights legal battles against dams in Malaysia and oil pollution in Nigeria, resistance to tar sands in North America, and the promotion of community-based forest governance and food sovereignty in regions such as Indonesia, Cameroon, and Latin America.

A coalition of international, regional, and local NGOs calls on the Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Special Procedure regarding the impact of hazardous substances and wastes on human rights. The document argues that the mismanagement of toxic products severely impacts the rights to health, an adequate standard of living, and life, often beginning with a violation of the right to access information. It highlights a gap in existing international chemical instruments, such as the Basel, Stockholm, and Rotterdam Conventions, which do not examine human rights effects, and positions the Special Procedure as critical for mainstreaming human rights into these frameworks and institutions.

The Centre for Environmental Rights advocates for the alignment of mining environmental regulations with the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), the use of Section 49 of the MPRDA to prohibit mining in critical biodiversity and hydrological areas, and the integration of GIS environmental data into the SAMRAD online application system to prevent mining rights from being granted in ecologically sensitive areas.