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World’s largest carbon offset projects unlikely to deliver promised emissions reductions despite ongoing reforms,” reveals that in 2024, the VCM 2.0 appeared to be saturated with a vast volume of projects and offsets that could not be reliably counted on to deliver the promised emissions reductions. We refer to these types of projects and offsets as “problematic.” Specifically, the research finds that:":1,"#assesses the most recent performance of the largest offset projects that comprise the voluntary carbon market (VCM) to help determine if it is setting the world up for galvanized climate action or exacerbating climate action failure. To do this, it analyses 47 of the largest carbon offset projects in 2024 and explores whether recent attempts to fix repeated failures of the VCM are leading to global emissions reductions.":1,"#research":1,"#Against this backdrop, this":1,"#More than 47.7 million problematic offsets credits were retired through 43 of the world’s largest projects in 2024.":1,"#Presente su formulario durante el proceso de registro. Para obtener más información, consulte el kit de herramientas para delegados preparado por la Secretaría del Convenio para la":1,"#Miembros del público y medios de comunicación:":1,"#Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (ONG):":1,"#Estados no Parte:":1,"#Estados Parte:":1,"#maximización de la transparencia":1,"#Abra este documento sobre la":1,"#, a pesar de la idea popular sobre el supuesto declive de la relevancia de la industria tabacalera, la “industria del tabaco es más poderosa que nunca”. Por eso, las Partes tienen la obligación legal de proteger la formulación de políticas de salud pública de la influencia de la industria. Y una forma importante de cumplir con esa obligación es presentando un formulario de Declaración de Intereses antes de que comiencen las negociaciones de la COP11 y la MOP4.":1,"#el exministro de Salud de Finlandia y presidente del comité del CMCT, Pekka Puska":1,"#Como afirmó":1,"#, anteriormente considerada una campeona en control del tabaco, para promover su agenda en la COP10.":1,"#Philip Morris International presuntamente reclutó a miembros de la delegación de Filipinas":1,"#en África. BAT realizó más de 200 pagos cuestionables a políticos, funcionarios públicos y periodistas en todo el continente para asegurar una ventaja competitiva, obtener información e influir en las políticas de control del tabaco. Investigaciones del Tobacco Control Research Group, la Universidad de Bath y otros socios indicaron que las acciones de la corporación no fueron un incidente aislado, sino que ejemplificaron su modo regular de operar para mantener un control monopolístico.":1,"#British American Tobacco (BAT) socavó las políticas de salud pública y llevó a cabo espionaje corporativo":1,"#Entre 2008 y 2013,":1,"#en un hotel a una hora del centro de conferencias y sostuvo reuniones secretas con delegados del gobierno de Vietnam y otros miembros del tratado. Estas sesiones individuales formaron parte del esfuerzo más amplio de la corporación para debilitar y bloquear disposiciones del tratado que salvan vidas, impulsar medidas que socavan la salud pública y revertir protecciones destinadas a reducir el consumo de tabaco.":1,"#Philip Morris International instaló su base de operaciones":1,"#a exclusivas fiestas posteriores y lujosas cenas orientadas a promover productos como los cigarrillos electrónicos y los dispositivos no combustibles.":1,"#han atraído a delegados fuera del lugar de negociación":1,"#, así como recopilar información sobre decisiones del tratado que les permita socavar el progreso de las reuniones. Estos representantes también":1,"#manipular e intimidar a delegados":1,"#Las corporaciones tabacaleras han utilizado credenciales “públicas” —un recurso destinado a que los medios de comunicación y la sociedad civil participen y observen las negociaciones— para infiltrarse e influir en la formulación de políticas y la toma de decisiones. Representantes de la industria tabacalera se han hecho pasar por periodistas y miembros de la sociedad civil con el fin de":1,"#Formulario de muestra aquí":1,"#Orientación sobre cómo presentar su formulario de Declaración de Intereses (DOI) para ayudar a proteger la formulación de políticas de la influencia de la industria tabacalera. (":1,"#, la disposición del tratado destinada a mantener a la industria tabacalera fuera de la formulación de políticas de salud, los intentos de la industria por influir, desviar y debilitar estas medidas críticas continúan. Este año, las Partes tienen la capacidad responsabilizar a estas corporaciones abusivas. Este centro de recursos le ayudará a aprovechar su potencial y participación para impulsar el progreso del tratado, incluyendo:":1,"#A pesar del sólido apoyo al":1,"#de su Protocolo para la Eliminación del Comercio Ilícito de Productos de Tabaco (el Protocolo)— que tendrán lugar en Ginebra del 17 al 26 de noviembre, son fundamentales.":1,"#la Cuarta Reunión de las Partes (MOP4)":1,"#la Undécima Conferencia de las Partes (COP11)":1,"#Recomendaciones para fortalecer la implementación del Artículo 19, una disposición que alienta a los países y gobiernos a responsabilizar a la industria tabacalera por sus abusos.":1,"#— a costa de nuestras vidas, nuestra salud y el planeta. Y por eso estas negociaciones —":1,"#declaración de la Conferencia Mundial sobre Control del Tabaco":1,"#Pero las corporaciones tabacaleras transnacionales continúan encontrando formas de interferir en la salud pública en todo el mundo —como se abordó recientemente en la":1,"#. En las últimas dos décadas, este acuerdo internacional, pionero y sin precedentes, ha establecido un cortafuegos entre los intereses corporativos y la salud pública. Con el apoyo de 183 países, el tratado protege al 90% de la población mundial mediante leyes de espacios libres de humo, impuestos al tabaco, prohibiciones de publicidad y advertencias sanitarias en los paquetes de cigarrillos. También ha servido como un sólido precedente en salud global en cuanto a salvaguardas frente a la interferencia de la industria a través del Artículo 5.3 y la responsabilidad mediante el Artículo 19.":1,"#20.º aniversario de la ratificación del tratado mundial para el control del tabaco":1,"#(Accede a esta información en":1,"#(Accede a esta información en <a ljsid-1=\"\">inglés </a>y <a ljsid-3=\"\">francés</a>.)":1,"#Bienvenido(a) al centro de recursos para las próximas reuniones del Convenio Marco de la Organización Mundial de la Salud para el Control del Tabaco (CMCT de la OMS), dirigido a las delegaciones de las Partes y a los representantes de las organizaciones observadoras.":1,"#Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), responsabilidad penal y violaciones a los derechos humanos":1,"#ACT Promoção da Saúde, Quem paga a conta cigarro / Quién paga la cuenta del cigarrillo":1,"#Centro Global para la Buena Gobernanza en el Control del Tabaco (GGTC), Artículo 19, documento de política":1,"#Base de datos de expertos e instituciones para la implementación del Artículo 19":1,"#Kit de herramientas de responsabilidad civil del Artículo 19":1,"#Informe y recomendaciones del Grupo de Expertos sobre el Artículo 19":1,"#Avanzar en materia de responsabilidad mediante el Artículo 19":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Índice mundial de interferencia de la industria tabacalera</a> e índices regionales":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Ejemplo de formulario de Declaración de Intereses para las Partes</a> (consulte el anexo en la página 6). Acceso rápido aquí.":1,"#Plantilla del formulario de Declaración de Intereses para medios, observadores y público":1,"#Guía de una página para proteger el espacio del tratado de la interferencia de la industria":1,"#Desafiando la interferencia de la industria tabacalera mediante el Artículo 5.3":1,"#Reglas de Procedimiento de la Reunión de las Partes":1,"#Reglas de Procedimiento de la Conferencia de las Partes":1,"#Celebración del impacto del tratado durante 20 años":1,"#Guía de la MOP para participantes":1,"#Guía de la COP para participantes":1,"#clave del CMCT y sus directrices de implementación":1,"#Descripción general de los":1,"#Descripción general del Protocolo":1,"#Descripción general del CMCT de la OMS":1,"#Información sobre el Tratado Mundial para el Control del Tabaco":1,"#A continuación, puede encontrar recursos para apoyar su participación en la COP11 y la MOP4, con el fin de avanzar y fortalecer el tratado mundial para el control del tabaco.":1,"#Durante demasiado tiempo, la industria tabacalera ha utilizado amenazas legales para intimidar a los gobiernos y hacer que abandonen las poderosas medidas del tratado destinadas a salvar millones de vidas. El Artículo 19 brinda a las Partes la oportunidad de responsabilizar a la industria tabacalera por estas acciones.":1,"#Avanzar en materia de responsabilidad y hacer que la industria tabacalera rinda cuentas":1,"#Depende de todos nosotros —miembros de las Partes, observadores de la sociedad civil y miembros de los medios de comunicación— mantenernos vigilantes frente a la interferencia de la industria. Corporate Accountability y nuestros aliados monitorearán las acciones y la presencia de la industria tabacalera durante las negociaciones. Si llega a tener conocimiento de cualquier intento de interferencia, por favor contacte a <a ljsid-1=\"\"><span ljsid-1-0=\"\">[email protected]</span></a>":1,"#Miembros del público y medios de comunicación: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Anexo 5, página 10</a>":1,"#Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (ONG): <a ljsid-1=\"\">Anexo 4, página 9</a>":1,"#Organizaciones Intergubernamentales (OIG): <a ljsid-1=\"\">Anexo 3, página 8</a>":1,"#Estados no Parte: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Anexo 2, página 7</a>":1,"#Estados Parte: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Anexo 1, página 6</a>":1,"#Consulte las secciones del Anexo y elija la plantilla correspondiente a su delegación::":1,"#Cómo completar su formulario de Declaración de Conflicto de Interés::":1,"#Más recientemente, <a ljsid-1=\"\">Philip Morris International presuntamente reclutó a miembros de la delegación de Filipinas</a>, anteriormente considerada una campeona en control del tabaco, para promover su agenda en la COP10.":1,"#Depende de todos nosotros —miembros de las Partes, observadores de la sociedad civil y miembros de los medios de comunicación— mantenernos vigilantes frente a la interferencia de la industria. Corporate Accountability y nuestros aliados monitorearán las acciones y la presencia de la industria tabacalera durante las negociaciones. Si llega a tener conocimiento de cualquier intento de interferencia, por favor contacte a <a ljsid-1=\"\">COP11@corporateaccountability.org</a>":1,"#Presente su formulario durante el proceso de registro. Para obtener más información, consulte el kit de herramientas para delegados preparado por la Secretaría del Convenio para la <a ljsid-1=\"\">POLICÍA </a>y la <a ljsid-3=\"\">FREGAR</a>.":1,"#Bienvenido(a) al centro de recursos para las próximas reuniones del Convenio Marco de la Organización Mundial de la Salud para el Control del Tabaco (CMCT de la OMS), dirigido a las delegaciones de las Partes y a los representantes de las organizaciones observadoras. <em ljsid-1=\"\">(Accede a esta información en <a ljsid-1-1=\"\">ingles </a>y <a ljsid-1-3=\"\">francés</a>.)</em>":1,"#e índices regionales":1,"#Texto completo de las decisiones de maximización de la transparencia para la":1,"#(consulte el anexo en la página 6). Acceso rápido aquí.":1,"#Ejemplo de formulario de Declaración de Intereses para las Partes":1,"#, que proporciona información de contacto de especialistas y profesionales con experiencia en litigios contra la industria y en materia corporativa.":1,"#La industria tabacalera tiene una larga y bien documentada historia de interferir en las políticas de salud pública en todo el mundo para proteger sus propias ganancias. Y desde la ratificación del tratado, solo ha redoblado sus esfuerzos.":1,"#la base de datos de expertos jurídicos":1,"#, las Partes pueden obtener orientación práctica que les ayude a determinar cómo iniciar un proceso legal, según su contexto y circunstancias. Las Partes también pueden encontrar el apoyo que necesitan mediante":1,"#Pero el trabajo para responsabilizar a la industria no se detiene en las salas de negociación de Ginebra. Debe avanzar país por país, en todo el mundo. A través del":1,"#(punto 6.5 del orden del día) para acceder a los ámbitos civil, penal y administrativo, las Partes pueden proteger la salud pública, salvaguardar el medio ambiente, recuperar costos y garantizar que la industria tabacalera rinda cuentas plenamente.":1,"#las recomendaciones del Grupo de Expertos":1,"#La COP11 es un momento decisivo para hacer que la industria tabacalera pague por los daños que ha causado. Al respaldar el proyecto de decisión de la COP en la Sesión Plenaria de Clausura e implementar":1,"#El Artículo 19 también puede ayudar a recuperar los costos de atención en salud y los daños ambientales causados por los productos de tabaco, desbloquear recursos para medidas que salvan vidas y dificultar que la industria continúe con sus abusos.":1,"#. Esta disposición alienta a los gobiernos a adoptar acciones legales, legislativas o administrativas contra la industria tabacalera, y obliga a que las corporaciones que han lucrado a costa de nuestra salud, nuestras vidas y nuestro planeta paguen por los daños pasados y futuros causados por sus productos.":1,"#El Artículo 19 es a la vez poderoso y subutilizado":1,"#Depende de todos nosotros —miembros de las Partes, observadores de la sociedad civil y miembros de los medios de comunicación— mantenernos vigilantes frente a la interferencia de la industria. Corporate Accountability y nuestros aliados monitorearán las acciones y la presencia de la industria tabacalera durante las negociaciones. Si llega a tener conocimiento de cualquier intento de interferencia, por favor contacte a":1,"#Proteger el tratado frente a la interferencia de la industria":1,"#Centro de recursos para la COP11 y la MOP4":1,"#This process threatens the democratic governance of our food systems. In a new report, Corporate Capture of FAO: Industry’s Deepening Influence on Global Food Governance , <a ljsid-1=\"\">FIAN Internacional</a> and Corporate Accountability outline the extent of corporate engagement in the FAO and its negative impacts on global decision-making at a time of worsening food crisis.":1,"#Go to Liner":1,"#Write a memo":1,"#Change a color":1,"#Important":1,"#Turn off":1,"#Ask AI":1,"#Highlight an image":1,"#to fancy afterparties and decadent dinners aimed at promoting products like e-cigarettes and noncombustable devices.":1,"#that will help you and your peers use these policy meetings to improve the lives and health of people around the world.":1,"#Key resources on what’s at stake at COP11 and MOP4":1,"#a provision that encourages countries and governments to hold the tobacco industry liable for its abuses.":1,"#Recommendations for strengthening the implementation of Article 19,":1,"#to help protect policymaking from the influence of the tobacco industry (sample form here.)":1,"#Guidance on how to submit your Declaration-of-Interest form (DOI)":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Key resources on what’s at stake at COP11 and MOP4</a> that will help you and your peers use these policy meetings to improve the lives and health of people around the world.":1,"#of its Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the Protocol), taking place in Geneva from November 17 – 26, are critical.":1,"#But transnational tobacco corporations continue to find ways to interfere with public health across the globe — as recently addressed on the":1,"#. In the past two decades, this precedent-setting international agreement has placed a firewall between corporate interests and public health. With the support of 183 countries, the treaty protects 90% of the world’s population through smoke-free laws, tobacco taxes, advertising bans, and cigarette package warning labels. It has served as a strong global health precedent for safeguards around industry interference through Article 5.3 and liability through Article 19.":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Recommendations for strengthening the implementation of Article 19,</a> a provision that encourages countries and governments to hold the tobacco industry liable for its abuses.":1,"#(Access this information in":1,"#(Access this information in <a ljsid-1=\"\">French </a>and <a ljsid-3=\"\">Spanish</a>)":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">ACT Promoção da Saúde, Quem Paga a conta cigarro</a> (Who Pays the Cigarette Bill)":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Guidance on how to submit your Declaration-of-Interest form (DOI)</a> to help protect policymaking from the influence of the tobacco industry (sample form here.)":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Declaration of Interest form for Parties sample</a> (refer to the annex on page 6).":1,"#Celebration of the treaty’s impact over 20 years":1,"#But transnational tobacco corporations continue to find ways to interfere with public health across the globe — as recently addressed on the <a ljsid-1=\"\">World Conference on Tobacco Control declaration</a>–at the the expense of our lives, health, and planet. And that’s why these negotiations, <a ljsid-3=\"\">Eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP11)</a> and the <a ljsid-5=\"\">Fourth Meeting of the Parties (MOP4)</a> of its Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the Protocol), taking place in Geneva from November 17 – 26, are critical.":1,"#Below you can find resources to support you in participating in the COP11 and MOP4 in order to advance and strengthen the global tobacco treaty.":1,"#But the work to hold the industry liable does not stop in the Geneva negotiating halls. It has to be moved forward country by country, across the globe. Through the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Civil Liability Toolkit</a>, Parties can get practical guidance to help them determine how to embark on the legal process, depending on their context and circumstances. Parties can also find the support they need through the <a ljsid-3=\"\">Legal Expert</a> database, which provides contact information for legal experts and professionals skilled in industry and corporate litigation.":1,"#Article 19 can also help recover healthcare costs and environmental damages caused by tobacco products, unlock resources for lifesaving tobacco measures, and make it harder for the industry to continue its abuses.":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Article 19 is both powerful and underutilized</a>. The provision encourages governments to take legal, legislative, or administrative action against the tobacco industry, and force the corporations that have profited at the expense of our health, our lives, and our planet to pay for the past and future harms caused by their products.":1,"#This year, we celebrated the <a ljsid-1=\"\">20th anniversary of the ratification of the global tobacco treaty</a>. In the past two decades, this precedent-setting international agreement has placed a firewall between corporate interests and public health. With the support of 183 countries, the treaty protects 90% of the world’s population through smoke-free laws, tobacco taxes, advertising bans, and cigarette package warning labels. It has served as a strong global health precedent for safeguards around industry interference through Article 5.3 and liability through Article 19.":1,"#It is up to all of us—Party members, civil society observers, and members of the media—to stay vigilant against industry interference. Corporate Accountability and our allies will monitor Big Tobacco’s actions and presence at the negotiations. If you become aware of any interference attempts, please contact <a ljsid-1=\"\">[email protected]</a>.":1,"#Copy applicable template to a Word document and fill out the form.":1,"#Members of the public and the media: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Annex 5, page 10</a>.":1,"#Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) <a ljsid-1=\"\">Annex 4, page 9</a>.":1,"#Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs): <a ljsid-1=\"\">Annex 3, page 8</a>.":1,"#Non-Party States: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Annex 2, page 7</a>.":1,"#Party States: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Annex 1, page 6</a>.":1,"#Welcome to the resource center for the upcoming meetings of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) for party delegations and representatives of observer organizations. <em ljsid-1=\"\">(Access this information in <a ljsid-1-1=\"\">French </a>and <a ljsid-1-3=\"\">Spanish</a>)</em>.":1,"#Open this document about maximizing transparency.":1,"#It is up to all of us—Party members, civil society observers, and members of the media—to stay vigilant against industry interference. Corporate Accountability and our allies will monitor Big Tobacco’s actions and presence at the negotiations. If you become aware of any interference attempts, please contact COP11@corporateaccountability.org.":1,"#(Who Pays the Cigarette Bill)":1,"#(refer to the annex on page 6).":1,"#Tobacco corporations have used “public” badges, a resource meant for media and civil society to participate and observe the negotiations, to infiltrate and influence policy and decision-making. Tobacco industry representatives have posed as journalists and civil society members in order to <a ljsid-1=\"\">manipulate and intimidate delegates</a> and collect information about treaty decisions that help them undermine progress at the meetings. These representatives have also <a ljsid-3=\"\">lured delegates from the negotiation venue</a> to fancy afterparties and decadent dinners aimed at promoting products like e-cigarettes and noncombustable devices.":1,"#database, which provides contact information for legal experts and professionals skilled in industry and corporate litigation.":1,"#. The provision encourages governments to take legal, legislative, or administrative action against the tobacco industry, and force the corporations that have profited at the expense of our health, our lives, and our planet to pay for the past and future harms caused by their products.":1,"#Article 19 is both powerful and underutilized":1,"#It is up to all of us—Party members, civil society observers, and members of the media—to stay vigilant against industry interference. Corporate Accountability and our allies will monitor Big Tobacco’s actions and presence at the negotiations. If you become aware of any interference attempts, please contact":1,"#Annex 5, page 10":1,"#Members of the public and the media:":1,"#Annex 4, page 9":1,"#Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)":1,"#Annex 3, page 8":1,"#Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs):":1,"#Annex 2, page 7":1,"#Non-Party States:":1,"#Annex 1, page 6":1,"#Party States:":1,"#Safeguarding the treaty against industry interference":1,"#An area larger than 10,000 soccer fields is dedicated to tobacco growing.":1,"#In reviewing Mexican government databases, Corporate Accountability found that in one of Latin America’s largest markets for tobacco products:":1,"#As the <a ljsid-1=\"\">World Health Organization (WHO) notes</a>, vast swaths of land are converted to tobacco growing each year, deforesting hundreds of thousands of hectares. Its cultivation is chemically-intensive, depletes soil health, contaminates drinking water, and <a ljsid-3=\"\">poses grave health threats to farmworkers</a>.":1,"#“Big Tobacco foists staggering costs on people and the planet from seed to smoking. These are costs that the industry–not farmers, not taxpayers, not our children–should bear. It is imperative countries hold the industry financially liable for its harms,” says Jaime Arcila, tobacco campaign senior researcher for Corporate Accountability.":1,"#In keeping with this <a ljsid-1=\"\">World No Tobacco Day’s theme</a>, “we need food, not tobacco,” a new <a ljsid-3=\"\">Corporate Accountability analysis</a> examines the further costs of tobacco production. Among its findings, tobacco cultivation diverts enough land to feed 40,000 people in but one major market for the deadly industry.":1,"#BOSTON/MEXICO CITY—25 years after <a ljsid-1=\"\">Big Tobacco was forced to pay</a> hundreds of billions in US dollars, lawsuits such as <a ljsid-3=\"\">Brazil’s landmark 2019 case</a> are progressing across the globe to make the industry pay for its public health harms.":1,"#New analysis brings the cost of tobacco growing into focus on World No Tobacco Day":1,"#In keeping with this World No Tobacco Day’s theme, “we need food, not tobacco,” a new Corporate Accountability analysis examines the further costs of tobacco production. Among its findings, tobacco cultivation diverts enough land to feed 40,000 people in but one major market for the deadly industry.":1,"#Pressure mounts to make Big Tobacco pay - Corporate Accountability":1,"#“The status quo is anti-economic development at its worst. Privatization of profit and socialization of costs. From Mexico to India to Nigeria, we’re done with tobacco industry welfare and ready for a new regime that employs farmworkers in safe, secure, well-paying jobs that feed nations,” said Philip Jakpor, director of programmes at <a ljsid-1=\"\">Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa</a>.":1,"#The industry’s many costs to the environment are also becoming better understood and <a ljsid-1=\"\">attracting greater scrutiny</a>. This week at <a ljsid-3=\"\">plastics treaty negotiations in Paris</a>, tobacco control advocates are highlighting how <a ljsid-5=\"\">cigarette butts are the most pervasive, toxic, single-use plastic litter</a> on the planet, costing governments more than $20 billion a year.":1,"#Currently, few countries are coming anywhere close to <a ljsid-1=\"\">recovering the full costs imposed by the tobacco industry</a> each year. For example, according to Corporate Accountability’s research, Mexico only recovers about 1/4 of Big Tobacco’s annual costs to society. The picture becomes even more bleak when considering the full, historic costs imposed over more than a century of mass production.":1,"#Advocates like Antonio Ochoa in Mexico are joining a global call to <a ljsid-1=\"\">make Big Tobacco pay</a> for its harms in the lead-up to major tobacco treaty talks this November in Panama. In this forum, countries will have the opportunity to progress one of the most vital, but most neglected articles of the treaty, <a ljsid-3=\"\">Article 19</a>. The article provides a framework for countries to hold the tobacco industry legally liable for its manifold harms.":1,"#“In Mexico, despite its recent public policy advances, the tobacco industry continues to kill more than 60,000 people each year and uses the country as an export terminal for death and disease throughout Latin America. Big Tobacco needs to pay for the poverty , hunger, disease, and pollution it has saddled us with,” says Erick Antonio Ochoa, executive director of <a ljsid-1=\"\">Salud Justa</a>.":1,"#The substantial opportunity costs of this scale of tobacco production in place of crops like maize, may go without saying. But there are even further costs that Big Tobacco has until now been able to keep off its ledger, such as the taxpayer cost of disposing of industry waste products such as cigarette filters or restoring habitat toxified by agricultural run-off.":1,"#And enough water to meet the needs of more than 5 million people is required to produce products that annually cause about 10 percent of the deaths in the country.":1,"#This area generates equivalent CO2 emissions to that of 29,000 cars each year.":1,"#Souparna Lahiri of Global Forest Coalition calls to kick Big Polluters out of the U.N. climate talks at this morning’s press conference.":1,"#But people across civil society are determined that when this issue comes later this week, the demand is loud and clear. That’s why, today, we and our allies organized a press conference to show government delegates and the media alike that the issue of Big Polluters’ and their proxies’ conflicting interests cuts across many other priority issues for the climate justice movement… and must swiftly be addressed.":1,"#As you can imagine, there are a number of items on the agenda besides the issue of whether and how Big Polluters should have a seat at the table. So yesterday, in the first meeting of AIM, the topic didn’t come up.":1,"#The issue of industry conflicts of interest is addressed as part of the agenda of a track called Arrangements for Intergovernmental Meetings (AIM). This is where governments discuss the nitty-gritty of how meetings are run: things like rules and processes for meetings, timing and host countries for major convenings, budgets… and “engagement of non-Party stakeholders”: i.e., who besides governments gets to participate and how.":1,"#But first, to understand where things are at, follow us into the weeds for just a brief moment of treaty context: Under the UNFCCC (global climate treaty), there are multiple types of discussion that may be happening at the same time—like trains running on parallel tracks.":1,"#At the global climate talks in Bonn, Big Polluters’ conflicting interests have yet to come up in the sessions where it’s on the agenda. But people from across civil society groups and constituencies are making sure the topic stays front and center.":1,"#This blog post is part of “Polluters out, people in!“–our series of dispatches from the global climate talks in Germany. Read more here. At the global climate talks in Bonn, Big Polluters’ conflicting interests have yet to come up in the sessions where it’s on the agenda. But people from across civil society groups and ...":1,"#Governments have yet to discuss Big Polluters’ role in climate talks-but civil society wastes no time - Corporate Accountability":1,"#to demand Global North governments stop doing polluters’ bidding—and start supporting a conflict-of-interest policy, so that just solutions to the climate crisis can take hold.":1,"#Take action now":1,"#We need you to help amplify the demands of these and the many other people and organizations calling to kick Big Polluters out of the climate talks.":1,"#We need you to help amplify the demands of these and the many other people and organizations calling to kick Big Polluters out of the climate talks. <a ljsid-1=\"\">Take action now</a> to demand Global North governments stop doing polluters’ bidding—and start supporting a conflict-of-interest policy, so that just solutions to the climate crisis can take hold.":1,"#This blog post is part of “<a ljsid-1=\"\">Polluters out, people in!</a>“–our series of dispatches from the global climate talks in Germany. <a ljsid-3=\"\">Read more here</a>.":1,"#After today, governments that seek to delay progress on this issue are on notice: Civil society is united, and we expect delegates to address polluters’ and their proxies’ conflicting interests at these negotiations.":1,"#— Pascoe Sabido (@pascoesabido)":1,"#pic.twitter.com/8p5GBeq2KG":1,"#policy. EU are you listening?":1,"##ConflictsOfInterest":1,"#Just chaired a v.inspiring press conference – speakers representing youth, indigenous peoples, women and gender and climate justice groups described the devastating impact of corporations on their work, and all called for a":1,"#Read more here":1,"#“–our series of dispatches from the global climate talks in Germany.":1,"#Polluters out, people in!":1,"#This blog post is part of “":1,"#Left to right: Pascoe Sabido, Corporate Europe Observatory, moderates a press conference on Big Polluters and conflicts of interests featuring Ndivile Mokoena representing the Women & Gender constituency; Lorine Azoulai, Youth constituency; Souparna Lahiri, Demand Climate Justice; and Michael Charles, Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus and member of the Navajo Nation.":1,"#Souparna Lahiri of Global Forest Coalition at climate talks in Bonn, June 2019.":1,"#— Pascoe Sabido (@pascoesabido) <a ljsid-1=\"\">June 20, 2019</a>":1,"#Just chaired a v.inspiring press conference – speakers representing youth, indigenous peoples, women and gender and climate justice groups described the devastating impact of corporations on their work, and all called for a <a ljsid-1=\"\">#ConflictsOfInterest</a> policy. EU are you listening? <a ljsid-3=\"\">pic.twitter.com/8p5GBeq2KG</a>":1,"#In taking up space at the table to advance their own profit-driven agenda, polluters and their proxies crowd out the voices of communities most impacted by the climate crisis—and the true, just solutions these communities have been bringing forward for years.":1,"#Michael’s words lay bare the real, devastating consequences that Big Polluters’ interference in the talks has — not just on arcane international policy, but for people’s lives all over the globe.":1,"#“Industry representatives were welcomed from the beginning at the UNFCCC while indigenous peoples have always had to fight for our voices to be heard within these halls of negotiation. Therefore, not only are we in support of a conflict-of-interest policy, but also call for the enhanced participation of Indigenous Peoples in climate policy. We reiterate that Indigenous Peoples are self-determining Nations that must be recognized by the UNFCCC as such. Our participation at the table should be prioritized and our indigenous rights should not be lost at the stake of the influence of industry representatives.”":1,"#Michael Charles, a youth leader with SustainUS, is a member of the Navajo Nation. He spoke out forcefully on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples’ Organization, representing the voices of different indigenous communities all over the world.":1,"#One by one, our allies took the floor: First the Climate Justice Network, then the Indigenous Peoples’ Organization, then the Youth constituency, and finally the Women & Gender constituency. And one by one, they made clear to the governments of the world gathered in the room that—regardless of whatever else is discussed in AIM sessions—kicking Big Polluters out is a big priority.":1,"#They carried that message into the second session of AIM this afternoon. And although again the topic of industry conflicts of interest didn’t come up for governments, they allocated a portion of the meeting to hearing from civil society groups.":1,"#Each of the panelists represented a different constituency with a different focus area within the talks… but all had a common, clear message: It’s time to kick Big Polluters out of the climate talks.":1,"#Governments have yet to discuss Big Polluters’ role in climate talks–but civil society wastes no time":1,"#June 20, 2019":1,"#A una semana del inicio de la <strong ljsid-1=\"\">COP30 en Belém</strong>, surgen nuevas propuestas impulsadas por el país anfitrión, <strong ljsid-3=\"\">brasil</strong>, como la <a ljsid-5=\"\">Coalición Abierta para la Integración de los Mercados de Carbono</a>, que “busca armonizar estándares y conectar diferentes sistemas de comercio de créditos de carbono ya existentes”. Asimismo, se ha presentado la iniciativa del <a ljsid-7=\"\">Fondo Bosques Tropicales para Siempre (TFFF)</a>, orientada a financiar la conservación de los bosques tropicales. Sin embargo, estas iniciativas continúan profundizando la crisis climática al priorizar mecanismos de mercado sobre las reducciones reales y estructurales de emisiones.":1,"#Vandria Borari is an Indigenous activist in Brazil and serves on the Corporate Accountability Board of Directors.":1,"#Vandria Borari - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Vandria Borari is an Indigenous leader, activist, and ceramist from the Lower-Tapajos region in Central Brazil. She is the coordinator of an Indigenous Show of the Tapajos Basin, an art exhibition that brings together different people across the region, and a member of “As Karuana,” a musical group of Indigenous women who use music to fight for the protection of the rivers and forests. With a background in law, Vandria provides legal advice to people in the Amazon, and has lectured on Amazonian Indigenous peoples, global agribusiness, and the authoritarian governments across Europe.":1,"#Thank you for urging the U.N. Secretary General to continue to condemn the stranglehold Big Polluters have on climate action and to take concrete action now to address fossil fuel industry influence throughout the U.N. We need as many folks to speak out to make the biggest impact. Will you invite 5 people to join ...":1,"#It's time to Kick Big Polluters Out. Help spread the word! - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Use the buttons below to help spread the word!":1,"#We need as many folks to speak out to make the biggest impact. Will you invite 5 people to join you and sign the petition? They can be your family, your friends, your neighbors, or anyone else you know who shares your belief in justice!":1,"#Not juan? <a ljsid-1=\"\">Click here</a>.":1,"#Welcome back, juan!":1,"#Thank you for urging the U.N. Secretary General to continue to condemn the stranglehold Big Polluters have on climate action and to take concrete action now to address fossil fuel industry influence throughout the U.N.":1,"#It’s time to Kick Big Polluters Out. Help spread the word!":1,"#Text Messages.":1,"#If you have agreed to receive text messages you will get periodic updates about our campaigns. You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you. If at any point you decide you don’t want to get text updates, you can easily unsubscribe by replying to a text and asking to opt out, emailing us at <a ljsid-1=\"\">info@corporateaccountabilit.org</a>, or calling us at <a ljsid-3=\"\">1-800-688-8797</a>. 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If at any point you decide you don’t want to get text updates, you can easily unsubscribe by replying to a text and asking to opt out, emailing us at <a ljsid-1=\"\"><span ljsid-1-0=\"\">[email protected]</span></a>, or calling us at <a ljsid-3=\"\">1-800-688-8797</a>. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties unless required by law.":1,"#Text messages":1,"#¿por qué se sigue confiando en un mecanismo tan problemático y principalmente defectuoso como el MVC 2.0 para que contribuya de manera significativa, urgente y permanente a la reducción de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero?":1,"#Algunos de los proyectos con mayor número de fallas fundamentales incluyen el <strong ljsid-1=\"\">proyecto Pacajai REDD+</strong>, ubicado en las afueras de <strong ljsid-3=\"\">Belém</strong>, <strong ljsid-5=\"\">brasil</strong>. Este proyecto fue el séptimo más grande en 2024 por número de créditos retirados.":1,"#A una semana del inicio de la <strong ljsid-1=\"\">COP30 en Belém</strong>, surgen nuevas propuestas impulsadas por el país anfitrión, <strong ljsid-3=\"\">brasil</strong>, como la <a ljsid-5=\"\">Coalición Abierta para la Integración de los Mercados de Carbono</a>, que “busca armonizar estándares y conectar diferentes sistemas de comercio de créditos de carbono ya existentes”. Asimismo, se ha presentado la iniciativa del <a ljsid-7=\"\">Fondo Bosques Tropicales para Siempre (Tropical Forests Forever Fund, TFFF)</a>, orientada a financiar la conservación de los bosques tropicales. Sin embargo, estas iniciativas continúan profundizando la crisis climática al priorizar mecanismos de mercado sobre las reducciones reales y estructurales de emisiones.":1,"#Más de <strong ljsid-1=\"\">47,7 millones de créditos de compensación problemáticos</strong> fueron retirados a través de 43 de los mayores proyectos del mundo en 2024.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">18 proyectos REDD/REDD+</strong> (conservación de bosques y prevención de la deforestación) en países como <strong ljsid-2=\"\">Brasil, Perú, Colombia, Guatemala, Camboya, Kenia</strong> y otros continúan siendo utilizados, a pesar de las preocupaciones ampliamente documentadas sobre este tipo de proyectos, sin mencionar las denuncias de daños por parte de comunidades locales y pueblos indígenas.":1,"#Para entrevistas o información adicional, contactar a:<br ljsid-1=\"\"> Adriana Ergueta<br ljsid-3=\"\"> Responsable de Comunicaciones<br ljsid-5=\"\"> América Latina y el Caribe<br ljsid-7=\"\"> Responsabilidad Corporativa<br ljsid-9=\"\"> aergueta@stopcorporateabuse.org":1,"#aergueta@stopcorporateabuse.org":1,"#América Latina y el Caribe":1,"#Responsable de Comunicaciones":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Casi todos (93%) de los proyectos que retiraron créditos problemáticos están ubicados en el Sur Global</strong>, es decir, en países que históricamente han contribuido menos al cambio climático y que ya están experimentando los mayores impactos. Esto incluye cinco proyectos ubicados en Brasil.":1,"#Adriana Ergueta":1,"#Para entrevistas o información adicional, contactar a:":1,"#¿por qué se sigue confiando en un mecanismo tan problemático y fundamentalmente defectuoso como el MVC 2.0 para que contribuya de manera significativa, urgente y permanente a la reducción de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero?":1,"#, aumentando la probabilidad de un fracaso global de la acción climática. Si bien puede haber avances derivados de las reformas al MVC, hasta ahora parecen ser limitados en alcance y potencial. Esto plantea una pregunta crítica:":1,"#MVC 2.0 continúa fracasando en gran medida":1,"#Esta investigación sugiere que, a pesar de las reformas en curso, el":1,"#. Estos créditos fueron emitidos por 43 proyectos problemáticos, que por sí solos representan casi una cuarta parte de todos los créditos retirados en el MVC en 2024.":1,"#80 % de los créditos retirados fueron problemáticos":1},"version":7013}]