Safeguards and Accountability

Briefing Notes

Carbon Market Watch, Carbon markets 101 – the ultimate guide to global offsetting mechanisms (2020)

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Integrating Human Rights in the Modalities Related to Carbon Markets Established under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (2019) 

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Getting Article 6 Right with Human Rights (2019) 

Carbon Market Watch, Reflection Note on the necessity for stakeholder consultations, avenues for redress, and environmental and social safeguards under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (2018) 

Submissions

Submission to the UNDP re: Accountability Mechanism (CIEL, et al., Jun 2012)

Submission to the UNDP re: Compliance Review and Grievance Processes (CIEL, Earthjustice et al.,18 Jun 2012)

Submission to the CDM re: Proposed Appeals Procedure (CDM Watch et al., 22 Apr 2010)

Briefing Papers

Social and Environmental Accountability of Climate Finance Instruments (Carbon Market Watch, Sep 2015)

Grievance Mechanisms in the UNFCCC (CIEL, ClientEarth and Earthjustice, 2 Dec 2011)

Publications

Johl and Lador, “A Human Rights-Based Approach to Climate Finance,” Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Feb. 2012) (also available in Spanish)

“A Complaint Mechanism for REDD+,” Center for International Environmental Law and Rainforest Foundation Norway (May 2011)