UN report on human rights calls for radi • Table.Briefings

In his first report, new UN Special Rapporteur Ian Fry, responsible for human rights in climate change, criticizes the deadlock in climate negotiations. He calls for hotly contested measures: A fund to repair climate-related damage, outlawing fossil fuels, a tribunal against fossil fuel investors. At the upcoming climate summit, his arguments will cause a stir.

The document holds political explosives for the UN General Assembly and the upcoming climate summit in Sharm el Sheikh. In his first report, Ian Fry, the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the context of climate change, presents explosive demands that are highly controversial among UN states: among other things, the outlawing of fossil fuels by the UN, a rapid and drastic reduction of CO₂ emissions, an aid fund for climate damage and climate tribunalsagainst states and companies. UN Secretary-General António Guterres submitted the report to the UN General Assembly on July 26.

UN report on human rights calls for radical climate protection

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