Watch This! NGO Newsletter #14: Lessons from the CDM for the SDM and climate finance

by Juliane VoigtGlobal markets, Human rights in climate action, Sustainable developmentPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish In a historic step, the Paris agreement recognized the interconnectivity of climate change and human rights, specifying in its preamble that “Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights.” This also sets the foundation to make the newly established sustainable …

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WATCH THIS! NGO Newsletter #13: UNFCCC Secretariat urges CDM Board to address human rights impacts of CDM projects

by Juliane VoigtGlobal marketsPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish Following numerous incidents of human rights violations related to implemented carbon offsetting projects, the UNFCCC Secretariat brought forward a concept note that urged the UN’s Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to address human rights violations in the CDM. The Board entered into very lively discussions at its …

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WATCH THIS! NGO Newsletter #13: Why Paris needs to deliver strong human rights language in the core agreement

by Juliane VoigtGlobal markets, Human rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish Climate change exacerbates global injustice for present and future generations, and poses one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. In order to deliver for the most vulnerable and marginalized people in the world, Paris must include a strong recognition of human rights in the operative text …

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WATCH THIS! NGO Newsletter #12: Next round in the review of the Modalities and Procedures of the CDM – much potential but little development

by Juliane VoigtGlobal markets, Sustainable developmentPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish The review of the Modalities and Procedures of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) went into the next round at the intersessions in Bonn in June 2015. With Paris just around the corner and market mechanisms further expected to play a role in the implementation of the commitments post 2020, …

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