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Major Polluting States Knew Climate Risks Decades Earlier Than They Admit, Says New CIEL Report

GENEVA / WASHINGTON DC, July 15, 2026 — Governments of many  countries responsible for the greatest shares of greenhouse... Read More
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CIEL Statement on the Appointment of Bethanie Carney Almroth as Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxics

GENEVA, July 8, 2026 — At the conclusion of the sixty-second session, the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed... Read More

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Plastics Negotiations Resume with Multilateralism on the Line

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 3, 2026 — At the conclusion of the Heads of Delegation meeting for the International Negotiating... Read More

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One Year On: From Legal Clarity to Global Implementation of the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion

Published on July 22, 2026 Joie Chowdhury, Climate Justice and Accountability Manager and Senior Attorney at the Center for...

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What to Watch for in the New “No Surprises” Plastics Treaty Draft

Will the next plastics treaty draft tackle production and toxic chemicals—or settle for the lowest common denominator? Here's what...

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Fiduciary duties: the next frontier of climate litigation 

Published July 21, 2026 By Charles Slidders, Manager and Senior Attorney, and Conor MacDonald, Attorney, for Financial Strategies at...

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Early Warnings: Government Knowledge of Climate Change and Legal Responsibility for Climate Harm

Governments’ knowledge of climate change is central to climate accountability. As climate impacts intensify,  litigation accelerates, and one year... Read More

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European Union Ocean Act: Tackling the Triple Planetary Crisis

The European Ocean Act has the potential to set a new course for ocean protection. Scheduled to be presented... Read More

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The Plastics Plot: The Corporate Disinformation Tactics Behind Plastics Pollution

Plastic pollution is not a waste management failure. It is the predictable result of a decades-long corporate disinformation campaign... Read More

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