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CIEL Expert Availability at the Fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) for a Plastics Treaty in Busan, Republic of Korea

BUSAN, Republic of Korea, November 13, 2024 — Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be in Busan,... Read More

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Appeal Ruling Grants Shell Temporary Reprieve but Reaffirms Obligation to Limit Carbon Emissions

THE HAGUE, November 12, 2024 – The Court of Appeal in The Hague today delivered its ruling in Milieudefensie... Read More

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COP29 Opens With Maneuvers On Carbon Markets that Will Weaken Climate Action From the Get-Go

BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11, 2024—At the opening plenary of the 29th Climate Conference (COP29), States took the unprecedented decision to approve... Read More

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COP29: Time for Real Climate Finance and Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Published November 7, 2024 By Erika Lennon, Senior Attorney for the Climate and Energy Program at the Center for...

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CBD COP16: A Crucial Moment To Address Oil and Gas Threats to Biodiversity

Published October 21, 2024 By Bruna de Almeida Campos, Senior Campaigner, Offshore Oil & Gas at the Center for...

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Third-party funder is the only winner in Odyssey Marine Exploration’s suit against Mexico 

The country will likely have to pay over $30 million to an American litigation firm because it wanted to...

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International Investment Law and ISDS: Overcoming Legal Barriers to Effective Climate Action under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement

The urgent need to address climate change is hindered by legal barriers within international investment law, particularly through Investor-State... Read More

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Preparatory Materials for the Fifth Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5)

In 2022, United Nations Member States adopted a mandate to negotiate an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.... Read More

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The Risks of Geoengineering: Accelerating Biodiversity Loss and Compounding Planetary Crises (October 2024)

Geoengineering, once confined to the periphery of climate crisis discussions, has started to enter the mainstream discourse, creating a... Read More

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