Submission to UN Special Rapporteur consultation on fossil fuel-based economy and human rights

Higham, Ian ORCID: 0000-0003-1427-6940, Chan, Tiffanie ORCID: 0009-0003-2405-7749 and Reyes, Joy (2025) Submission to UN Special Rapporteur consultation on fossil fuel-based economy and human rights. . Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

This submission was made in response to an open consultation by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on climate change on advancing understanding on how to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights, as well as prevent harm and ensure non-discrimination, in the context of a just transition away from fossil fuels and the phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies. The submission is informed by research conducted at LSE, including at the Grantham Research Institute, and also the authors’ established expertise in the law and governance of climate change and human rights. It responds to questions relating to the human rights impacts of the fossil fuel-based economy, the transition away from and phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies, relevant international law, transferable insights from other sectors, contributions to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and proposals for scaling up action.

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Official URL:	https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publicatio...
Additional Information:	© 2025 The authors
Divisions:	International Relations Grantham Research Institute
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JC Political theory
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2025 10:48
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2025 09:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129040

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