In the report ‘Rethinking carbon credits according to climate and human rights obligations‘, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Elisa Morgera, identifies structural misalignments between carbon credit markets and the international obligations of States with regard to climate change and human rights.

She calls for an urgent reassessment, internationally and domestically, of this tool in accordance with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change.

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Rethinking carbon credits according to climate and human rights obligations

The carbon offset industry on trial