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CIEL Condemns Regressive Actions Threatening Human Rights, Environment, and Justice

Washington, DC, January 20, 2025—Today, as the 47th President of the United States is sworn into office, he vows... Read More

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Forthcoming ICJ Climate Opinion May Shape the Future of Climate Justice

THE HAGUE, December 13, 2024 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today concluded its historic hearings on the... Read More

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Solar Radiation Modification: EU Must Reject Solar Geoengineering and Support Non-Use Approach

BRUSSELS, December 3, 2024 — In anticipation of forthcoming scientific advice on solar radiation modification from the Group of... Read More

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Can the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal Deliver for the Planet?

Published January 30, 2025 By Silvia Pastorelli, EU Petrochemicals Campaigner at the Center for International Environmental Law. As global...

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Beyond EU and UK’s Exit from ECT: Addressing the Sunset Clause and Fossil Fuel Investment Challenges

Published December 12, 2024 By Hélionor de Anzizu, Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program at the Center for...

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The EU and UK Withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty: A New Era for Climate Action?

Published November 26, 2024 By Hélionor De Anzizu, Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program at the Center for...

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Promoting Human Rights in Climate Action: Report from the Baku Climate Conference COP29 (December 2024)

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change... Read More

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Climate Justice Proceedings at the ICJ: Top Arguments to Watch For in the Written Submissions (December 2024)

On 29 March 2023, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution requesting the International Court of... Read More

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Remedy and Reparations for Climate Harm: The Human Rights Case (November 2024)

The climate crisis is undeniably a human rights crisis. Intensifying extreme weather events and slow-onset effects such as rising... Read More

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