Human rights and the clean development mechanism
Lessons learned from three case studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12937008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wolfgang Obergassel (0000-0001-7849-8898, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, corresponding author), Lauri Peterson (0000-0003-0744-7617, Bielefeld University), Florian Mersmann (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy), Jeanette Schade (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy), Jane A Hofbauer (0000-0002-0120-617X, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy), Monika Mayrhofer (0000-0003-0160-604X, University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-71 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Rights and the Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-7188 • E-ISSN: 1759-7196 |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4337/jhre.2017.01.03 |
| OpenAlex | W2598506267 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This article analyses the human rights implications of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While the CDM is likely to expire in the near future, the experience gained should be used to inform the rules of the new mechanism to be established under the 2015 Paris Agreement. We argue that the CDM and the new mechanism, as international organizations under the guidance of UNFCCC member states, should apply the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Based on the experience drawn from three case studies (two hydro power projects in Barro Blanco, Panama, and Bujagali, Uganda, and one geothermal energy project in Olkaria, Kenya), we show that CDM projects, while in formal compliance with CDM rules, can lead to a number of human rights infringements. We conclude with a number of recommendations on how to achieve a greater recognition of human rights in the new mechanism under the Paris Agreement
Business · Clean Development Mechanism · Climate change · Convention · Economics · Environmental resource management · Human rights · Kyoto Protocol · Law and economics · Mechanism (biology · Political science · Sociology · Environmental law and policy · Human Rights and Development · International Environmental Law and Policies · Law · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |