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Political Momentum for Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Growing

New Report Reveals US Petrochemical Buildout Undermines Global Climate Goals

Representatives from the Global Coalition at the UN Headquarters in New York.

UN Summit of the Future Lags Scientific Urgency and Legal Progress on Human Rights & Climate Action

United Nations, New York

CIEL Experts Available to Comment on UN Summit of the Future and NYC Climate Week

Victoria: Colombia Refuerza la Democracia Ambiental con la Constitucionalidad del Acuerdo de Escazú

Victory: Colombia Strengthens Environmental Democracy with the Constitutionality of the Escazú Agreement

Switzerland’s refusal to accept the European Court of Human Rights’ Climate Ruling: an Embarrassment for the Swiss Government

Pueblos y Sociedad Civil Entregan a la CorteIDH la “Declaración de Manaos” Urgiendo Aclarar Obligaciones de los Estados en la Emergencia Climática

Manaus Declaration Urges the Inter-American Court to Clarify State Obligations in Climate Emergency

People holding a sign that reads End Plastic Era

CIEL Welcomes US’ Signaling a Change in Global Plastics Treaty Positions

Export Development Canada

Export Development Canada Undermines Climate Commitments Yet Again with Massive Loan Renewal for Enbridge

CIEL Experts Available to Comment on 61st Session of UN Authority on Climate Science

New EU Agenda Under von der Leyen: Corporate Profit Eclipses People and Planet as Climate Concerns Take Backseat

CSOs deliver petition to IFC Board.

Declaración Conjunta de Sociedad Civil antes de la Decisión sobre el Marco de Remediación y Salida Responsable de la CFI

CSOs deliver petition to IFC Board.

Joint Civil Society Statement Ahead of IFC Remedy and Responsible Exit Framework Decision

Plastic bottles - bisphenols and regrettable substitution

New Report Helps Cities and States in Legal Fight Against Plastic Pollution and Mounting Costs

CIEL Leadership Transition

Statement on the UNEP Assessment on Environmental Damage in Gaza

UN Climate Talks in Bonn Fail to Put World on Path for Success at COP29

CIEL and IPEN Urge Governments to Uphold Scientific Integrity in Development of New Science Policy Panel

CIEL Welcomes City of Alameda’s No To Risky Geoengineering Experiment

CIEL Experts React to the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report

Environmental Groups Urge Alameda Council to Reject Risky Geoengineering Experiment

EU Exit from Energy Charter Treaty: Win for People, Environment, and Climate

CIEL Experts Available to Comment on UN Climate Talks in Bonn

Historic Climate Opinion: States Must Protect Oceans from Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Building Building of the International Criminal Court (ICC) situated alongside the road.

CIEL Statement on the ICC Prosecutor’s Application for Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

Experts Available: Historic Opinion on Climate and the Law of the Sea

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Calls for Canada and the US to Decommission Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline

Plastics Treaty Talks in Ottawa Sacrifice Ambition for Compromise

COP29 President’s Commitments to Support Fossil Fuels Showcases — Yet Again — The Gross Conflict of Interest Dominating Climate Policy

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumber National Delegations, Scientists, and Indigenous Peoples at Plastics Treaty Negotiations

group of Indigenous leaders holding a banner that reads "End the plastic era" at a protest.

March to End the Plastic Era, led by Indigenous Peoples and impacted community leaders, exposes how plastic poisons people across its full lifecycle

Prioritize Corporate Accountability in Climate Opinion, Legal Experts Tell Inter-American Court

CIEL Expert Availability at the Fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) for a Plastics Treaty in Ottawa, Canada

Historic Climate Ruling: States Must Step up Climate Action to Protect Human Rights

United Nations Human Rights Council

CIEL Welcomes Two New UN Special Rapporteurs Who Will Contribute to Addressing the Triple Environmental Planetary Crisis

CIEL Expert Availability: Awaited Landmark Climate Rulings from the European Court of Human Rights

Green globe placed on top of a book and gavel.

Major Milestone Reached in Historic Climate Judgement

Roșia Montană landscape

CIEL Joins Roșia Montană Community in Celebrating Historic End to Struggle

Offshore Oil and Gas Activity

CIEL Expert Availability on the Risks of Oil & Gas Activity in the Oceans

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Building

SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Omits Key Risks, Fails Investors and the Public

WTO MC13 Recognizes the Importance of the Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Empty Efforts to Derail Plastics Treaty Negotiations at UNEA-6 Fail

A judge's gavel resting on dry ground, symbolizing the legal system, climate change

Human Rights Court Must Prioritize Corporate Accountability in Climate Opinion

Climate Vulnerable Nations Reject US-led Push for Solar Geoengineering at UNEA-6

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CIEL Calls for Urgent International Action to Stop Israel’s International Crimes in Gaza

EU Must Embrace Real Solutions for Higher Climate Ambition, Not Speculative Technologies

Second Science Policy Panel Talks Demonstrate Substantial Progress

Global Coalition Makes History: First to Receive UN’s Top Human Rights Honor

COP28 CIEL Comment: COP28 Dubai Summit “People-Powered Progress and Fossil-Fueled Failure”

475 Carbon Capture Lobbyists at COP28 Exposes Fossil Fuels’ Grip

CIEL Calls for Lasting Ceasefire and Peace in Palestine/Israel to Protect Human Rights and Climate Justice

CIEL Expert Availability During COP28 in Dubai

Ambition Meets Inertia in Third Session of Global Plastic Treaty Talks

Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage: No Solution to Fossil Fuel Pollution

Large group of people gather in a conference hall at the UNEP compound. They are seated with their backs to the photographer.

Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

CIEL Stands in Solidarity with the Peaceful Protests in Panama; Calls for Respect for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Effective Implementation of the Escazú Agreement.

CIEL se une en solidaridad a las protestas pacíficas en Panamá; pide respeto a los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas y la aplicación efectiva del Acuerdo de Escazú

CIEL Expert Availability at the Third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) for a Plastics Treaty in Nairobi, Kenya

Global Concerns Over Marine Geoengineering Echo Worldwide, Signaling United Stand for Regulations

Center for International Environmental Law Welcomes New Global Framework on Chemicals and Waste

Climate Inaction Discriminates Against Youth, European Court Is Told

Climate Opinion Awaited as Historic Hearings Conclude at ITLOS

Toxic chemicals impact human rights - SAICM

CIEL Experts Available to Comment on the Future of Global Chemicals Policy

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Misguided Climate Report Sidelines Proven Methods for Speculative Technologies

MEDIA BRIEF: Geoengineering & Human Rights

CIEL Experts Available to Comment on ITLOS Climate Hearing

Aarhus Task Force on Access to Justice meets in Palais des Nations, Geneva

Indigenous Leaders Urge Canada to Pull Support for Line 5 Pipeline

People holding hands appear in the background.

CIEL Welcomes New UN Guidance on Children’s Rights and the Environment

Geneva Human Rights Council

UN Expert Calls on Canada to Shut Down Line 5 Oil Pipeline

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Tribunal de Montana dictamina que el Estado debe proteger el derecho a un ambiente sano para las generaciones presentes y futuras

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Montana Court Rules the State Must Protect the Right to a Healthy Environment for Present and Future Generations

Belém Declaration Falls Short on Deforestation Commitments and Fails to Address Fossil Fuels

Global Coalition for the Right to a Healthy Environment Wins UN’s Highest Human Rights Honor

Legal Principles Shed New Light on Human Rights of Future Generations

CIEL Reacts to EU Climate and Security Statement

States From Three Continents Recognize the Need to Tackle Conflicts of Interest in International Fora

UN Climate Process Stalled by Delay & Denial

Second Session of Plastics Treaty Negotiations Delivers Zero Draft Mandate, Intercessional Roadmap

CIEL Experts Available to Comment on UN Climate Talks (SB58) in Bonn

Plastics Treaty Negotiations Move Out of Deadlock, but Core Issues Remain Unsettled

ADVISORY: Observers and Delegates at INC-2 Negotiations Outline what is Needed to Advance a High-Ambition Plastics Treaty

CIEL Expert Availability at the Second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) for a Plastics Treaty in Paris, France

Reykjavik Summit Delivers a Roadmap to Protect the Right to a Healthy Environment

UNEP Announcement Curtails Public Participation in Upcoming Plastics Treaty Negotiations

UN Chemicals & Waste Negotiations Make Key Advances, Delay Already Overdue Protections, and Offer Lessons for Future Plastics Treaty

CIEL Experts at the UN Negotiations on the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste in Geneva

CSOs deliver petition to IFC Board.

Thousands of Individuals Urge the International Finance Corporation to Guarantee Justice for Communities Harmed by Development Projects

ONU Alerta sobre Violaciones a los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en Panamá

UN Warns of Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Panama

UN Approves Urgently Needed Next Steps To Protect Human Right to a Healthy Environment

CIEL Welcomes Historic Firsts for Climate Justice at the UN General Assembly and European Court of Human Rights

IPCC Sums Up Latest Climate Science: Rapid Fossil Phase-out is Surest Path to Avoiding Climate Catastrophe, No Time For False Solutions

EPA Petitioned to Halt Export of U.S.-Banned Pesticides to Developing Countries Unless Approved by Their Governments

Center for International Environmental Law Staff React to Developments During the Latest Negotiations for a Toxic-Free Future

CIEL Welcomes the Backing by 105 States of Far-Reaching UN Resolution Demanding a Statement on Climate Justice from the World’s Highest Court

Interior of the International Finance Corporation's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman Building.

Joint CSO Statement Calls on IFC and MIGA to Strengthen its New Approach to Remedial Action Policy

CIEL Welcomes Presentation of UN Resolution Seeking a Legal Advice from the World’s Highest Court on Human Rights and Climate Change

Resignation of World Bank President Provides Opportunity for Action on Climate, Remedy