Compensation for atmospheric appropriation

Compensation for atmospheric appropriation

Research on carbon inequalities shows that some countries are overshooting their fair share of the remaining carbon budget and hold disproportionate responsibility for climate breakdown. Scholars argue that overshooting countries owe compensation or reparations to undershooting countries for atmospheric appropriation and climate-related damages. Here we develop a procedure to quantify the level of compensation owed in a ‘net zero’ scenario where…

Piloting Community-Based Loss and Damage Compensation in V20 Countries

Download Report Piloting Community-Based Loss and Damage Compensation in V20 Countries The V20/Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) countries, in partnership with CARE Deutschland e.V., launched the project “V20 Pioneering Community Funding for Addressing Climate Change Loss & Damage”. Since mid-2023, loss and damage response actions have been initiated in the pioneer countries of Bangladesh (Sharankhola sub-distri…