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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 of the World’s Largest Blue Hydrogen & Ammonia Projects Was Canceled. Here Is Why It Matters

Published on July 9, 2026 By Jessi Parfait, Senior US Carbon Capture Campaigner, and Taylor Hodge, US Agrochemicals and...
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No más excusas: proteger a las personas defensoras del ambiente es una obligación jurídica 

La Opinión climática de la Corte IDH exige aplicar los estándares del Acuerdo de Escazú, incluso en los países...
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No More Excuses: Protecting Environmental Defenders Is a Legal Obligation

The Inter-American Court’s climate Opinion requires States across Latin America and the Caribbean to apply the standards of the...

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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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