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The future of nature depends on you. As humans, we rely on the natural world every day for nourishment, medicine and a stable environment to live in. But, we are losing nature at the fastest rate in history. Large corporations are destroying our natural world, and governments aren’t doing enough to protect it. We advocate for stronger laws for climate and nature, protect precious ecosystems from profit-driven companies and work with communities, ensuring they have the legal tools to defend their natural resources. And we can’t do it without you. Join the legal fight for nature. Donate today 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekJ9HffV

Last year we launched a legal action against companies including Coca-Cola for advertising plastic water bottles as '100% recycled' and '100% recyclable'. These claims are technically unfeasible and can mislead consumers into thinking they're making a sustainable choice. Now we need Coca-Cola to review these claims so consumers can make truly informed choices. Take action now:

Sportswashing, big polluters and the law - we're exposing dirty tactics in our ClientEarth Live on Wednesday 7th August at 1pm. Join our lawyers and experts in discussion, and conclude with a Q&A. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gW9sye8U

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It's day 4 of the Coca-Cola-sponsored #Olympics. As the swimming events are underway, it's worth remembering that Coca-Cola produced enough plastic to fill more than 6000 Olympic swimming pools in 2022 alone. Take action and tell Coke that plastic bottles are not a green choice. #TasteTheWaste

The biggest plastic polluter on the planet sponsoring the #ParisOlympics? The gold medal for #sportswashing goes to Coca-Cola. Polluting companies sponsor teams and events to try and clean up their image and we shouldn't let them get away with it. #TasteTheWaste

GREENWASHING ALERT: The Paris Olympics kicks off today and it is promising to be the greenest #Olympics ever. But its sponsor is none other than Coca-Cola - the biggest plastic polluter on the planet. Coca-Cola continues to churn out millions of tonnes of plastic every year, covered in misleading recycling claims. It's time for authorities to crack down on greenwashing. Take action now and tell Coke's CEO that single-use plastic is not green. #TasteTheWaste

“This is the beginning.” More and more lawyers, activists and NGOs going to court to stand up for marine environments worldwide. Last year, more than 2,500 lawsuits relating to the climate crisis were brought around the world – and many relate to the ocean. And these will hopefully grow in number even more rapidly, following ITLOS's advisory opinion delivered in May, claiming that States have an obligation to reduce their emissions to protect the ocean. Our ocean is vital for all life on Earth and a crucial ally in the climate fight, absorbing vast amounts of carbon. We must do all we can to stop the damage and start to restore it. The law is a vital tool in doing so. More here 👇

REVEALED: the previous government approved a harmful pesticide that was banned in the EU, and failed to do the proper impact checks first. We raised the alarm when the approval was first made that it may have breached environmental law. And this just seals it. Our Head of UK, Kyle Lischak, said: “The law is there for a reason. The point is, in these circumstances, they have to go through the legal processes to be clear on what is at stake. And if they don’t do that because it is too expensive, or too complicated, or too much of an inconvenience, then that is not a legal defence. That’s just being sloppy.

⚠️BREAKING⚠️ We're filing a complaint against the EU Commission. Amid environmental chaos, they scrapped nature protection in farming rules without consultations or evidence. That's anti-democratic - we're taking it to the EU Ombudsman with BirdLife Europe and Central Asia. ➡️Read more about the complaint: https://lnkd.in/eA9hmyvB