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Organizations Concerned by Mendoza Supreme Court Rejecting their Participation Fracking Litigation Case

The Mendoza Supreme Court’s differential treatment occurred in a lawsuit over the authorization of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, for... Read More

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Preocupa a organizaciones que máximo tribunal de Mendoza rechace su participación en litigio sobre fracking, pero acepte la de la industria petrolera

Las diferencias de tratamiento por parte de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza ocurrieron en el marco de... Read More

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Political Momentum for Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Growing

NEW YORK, September 26, 2024 – As the 79th UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week draw to... Read More
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The US Petrochemical Buildout: America’s Next Big Climate Mistake

Published September 24, 2024 By Barnaby Pace, Senior Researcher at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Lindsey Jurca...
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Supporting Indigenous Rights in Panama: Accountability for IFC’s Transmission Line Project

Published August 15, 2024 By Carla García Zendejas, Director of CIEL’s People, Land, and Resources Program, and Lani Furbank,...
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Is Bluelining the ‘New’ Redlining? How Insurance Discrimination Deepens Climate Disparities

As climate risks increase, insurers are employing "bluelining"—a modern equivalent of redlining. This practice, while not illegal, disproportionately affects...
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Publications

Structure and Elements of International Legal Instruments: Key Considerations for the Future Plastics Treaty

Decisions about how a treaty is structured impacts the treaty’s initial text and what will need to be decided... Read More
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Publications

Final Provisions of International Legal Instruments: Key Considerations for the Future Plastics Treaty

Final provisions — the technical provisions that help describe how a treaty will enter into force, be ratified, and... Read More

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Emissions Unleashed: The Climate Crisis and America’s Petrochemical Boom (August 2024)

Petrochemicals are a major and escalating threat to the climate. From the extraction and processing of fossil fuels to... Read More

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