Carbon Credit Markets Have a Human Rights Problem
Summary
In this episode of The Spill, host Nina Lekani interviews UN Special Rapporteur on climate change Elisa Mogera about her latest report on carbon markets. They discuss how the market logic of carbon credits perpetuates greenwashing and fails to deliver effective climate mitigation. Mogera explains how these instruments often violate the human rights of indigenous peoples and peasants through land accumulation and displacement. The conversation also covers the ICJ advisory opinion, the need for defossilization over decarbonization, and the interconnected power structures driving climate disin…
Topics discussed
Sponsorships: Mastercard and Brilliant
Show intro and episode overview
Role of UN Special Rapporteur and methodology
Fossil fuels in COP negotiations and health impacts
Overview of carbon markets and decarbonization
Critique of carbon credit logic and greenwashing
Human rights violations and power imbalances
Corporate involvement and lack of evidence
Carbon tunnel vision and scientific mismatch
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ICJ Advisory Opinion and legal obligations
Report process, consultations, and recommendations
Defossilization vs. decarbonization and health
Limitations of narrow climate targets
Corporate power, land accumulation, and disinformation
Systemic connections: food, tech, and fossil fuels
Transition Away from Fossil Fuels Conference and COP 31
Outro, credits, and Navy Federal sponsorship
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