Letter sent on May 30 by over 150 NGOs to the full Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board and Secretariat being concerned about the GCF and wanting to ensure that it is a transparent, democratic, inclusive, and effective institution. The letter requests that civil society participation in GCF processes be upheld in applying these same principles, especially in time for the June 25-28 board meeting in South Korea.
The UN-backed ‘Carbon Removal Pioneers’ stoke the development dreams of African countries but crash against the reality of climate science.
The new body tasked with designing and supervising the global carbon market under the Paris Agreement must put in place environmental safeguards and protect the interests of local and indigenous communities.
The EU’s recent failure to rise to the unprecedented challenge presented by the climate emergency should not lead us down the path to cynicism but must prod us to redouble our efforts to bring about meaningful change,
Negotiators must prioritise human rights, transparency and environmental integrity as they hammer out the framework for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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