Introduction (for news items see below)
Climate change as a human rights issue:
Climate change has clear implications for human rights. These include: impacts on the rights to life, health, housing and food; displacement; and its disproportionate impact on certain groups, especially the poor.
“Approach to climate change should be rooted in human rights”, Mary Robinson, Jan 2007
“Global Warming and Human Rights [PDF]”, Inuit leader Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Jan 2007 (background for climate change case before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)
“Climate Change and Human Rights – A Rough Guide [PDF]", International Council on Human Rights Policy, Jun 2008
"Climate Wrongs and Human Rights - Putting people at the heart of climate-change policy [PDF]", Oxfam, Sep 2008
Selected company examples – concerns & positive steps:
Climate Justice – Enforcing Climate Change Law: Includes examples of climate-related lawsuits involving companies
Global Roundtable on Climate Change: 100 leaders from business & other orgs call on govts. to set carbon emission targets
Royal Society (UK) and Union of Concerned Scientists (USA), Sep 2006/Jan 2007, allege ExxonMobil misleading public by funding orgs. that deny climate change. ExxonMobil’s responses also provided.
Germanwatch files OECD Guidelines complaint against Volkswagen over climate change impacts
Group of investors publishes “Climate Watch List” of 10 US companies that are lagging in their response to climate change, Feb 2007
Mexico: Govt. recognises 15 companies for publicly reporting greenhouse gas emissions
Practical guidance:
“Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change”, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (with case studies on the strategies of: Alcoa, Duke Energy, DuPont, Shell, Swiss Re, Whirlpool)
World Business Council on Sustainable Development, "Energy & climate"
Carbon disclosure project: Global investor survey of companies’ carbon emissions reporting. See also their survey of Asian companies.
Financial Times: “In depth - Carbon Trading”
Links to climate change organisations & further web resources
