Reflections on what UN’s state of REDD really looks like

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The Third World Network pointed out that at a related European Union
climate summit in Brussels on December 12, “The European leaders
decided to give free emissions permits at least until 2020 to several
of the highest emitting industries, including cement, chemicals and
steel. “Private investors are circling the talks like vultures,
swooping in on every opportunity for creating new profits. Business
and corporate lobbyists expanded their influence and monopolized
conference space at Poznan. At least 1,500 industry lobbyists were
present either as observers or as members of government delegations.”

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The preferential treatment received by industry was also seen in
climate talks outside of Poznan and the financial crisis has offered
new excuses for backpedaling on carbon emission reduction targets.
Many of the companies had pleaded for exemptions from their political
leaders, claiming that the recession and competition from imports make
them unable to take on the burden of paying for permits.

The Third World Network reported, “They used the phrase ‘indigenous
people’ instead of ‘indigenous peoples’ with an ‘s,’ which is the
internationally accepted language. This was a battle fought by
indigenous peoples for more than 30 years with the UN. The ‘s’ in
peoples means that indigenous peoples have the right to
self-determination and have collective rights.” The International
Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIFPCC) responded by
staging a spontaneous protest inside the convention. The IIFPCC called
for “the suspension of all REDD initiatives in Indigenous Territories
until such a time that Indigenous Peoples rights are fully recognized
and promoted.”

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