On 6 July 2023, CMW signed a joint letter led by ClientEarth on enhancing compensation rights against illegal pollution within the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). It demands the protection of victims suffering from health damage – such as cancer and heart disease – caused by illegal pollution produced by industries that do not stick to environmental rules or authorities that do not act. It calls for establishing a presumption of the causal link between pollution and health damage, if the victim has brought forward sufficient facts. Importantly, the IED currently does not cover greenhouse gas pollution: this is a significant shortcoming in EU climate policy and human rights protection that needs to be addressed by policymakers during the revision of this file.
Carbon Market Watch recommendations to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body: sustainable development tool
The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body aims to adopt the sustainable development (SD) tool at its next meeting in September/October. This tool is the main instrument