WASHINGTON, September 18, 2024—Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be in New York and available for comment during the UN Summit of the Future from September 22-23, and Climate Week NYC 2024 from September 22-28.
As New York City hosts both the opening of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week in September, the world’s attention is sharply focused on the urgent need for climate action. CIEL experts will participate in panel discussions and follow developments, political announcements, and initiatives related to fossil fuel phaseout, climate finance, climate litigation, geoengineering, carbon capture and storage (CCS), human rights including the right to a healthy environment and of future generations, the plastics treaty, and petrochemical buildout.
CIEL Experts in New York:
Andrés Del Castillo is a Senior Attorney at CIEL specializing in international negotiations and the legal aspects of plastics treaty negotiations, especially the reduction of primary plastic polymers and control of chemicals of concern. Andrés will be in New York from September 22 to 27. Follow Andrés on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Delphine Levi Alvares is the Global Petrochemicals Campaign Manager at CIEL, focusing on exposing the role of the petrochemical and fossil fuel industry in driving the climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss crises. Delphine will be in New York from September 23-27. Follow Delphine on Twitter.
Erika Lennon is a Senior Attorney at CIEL, focusing on the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis, net zero, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), carbon markets and Article 6, climate finance, the Green Climate Fund, social and environmental safeguards, redress mechanisms, and civic space. Erika will be in New York from September 20-27. Follow Erika on Twitter, LinkedIn, and BlueSky.
Lili Fuhr is the Director of the Fossil Economy Program at CIEL, specializing in the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis, petrochemicals (plastics & agrochemicals), and false climate solutions including carbon capture and storage (CCS), direct air capture (DAC), blue hydrogen, solar geoengineering and marine geoengineering. Lili sits on the Steering Committee of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative and on the Steering Committee for the Hands Off Mother Earth Alliance against geoengineering. Lili will be in New York from September 22-27. Follow Lili on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Mary Church is the Geoengineering Campaign Manager at CIEL, specializing in exposing and avoiding highly speculative fossil fuel escape hatches including solar and marine geoengineering. Mary will be in New York from September 20-24. Follow Mary on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Nikki Reisch is the Director of the Climate & Energy Program at CIEL, focusing on the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis, climate litigation and accountability, Advisory Opinions from international courts and tribunals, investment law and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) /Energy Charter Treaty, the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and false climate solutions including carbon capture and storage (CCS), offshore CCS, blue hydrogen. Nikki will be in New York from September 21-27. Follow Nikki on Twitter.
Rachel Radvany is an Environmental Health Campaigner at CIEL. Rachel focuses on the plastics treaty negotiations, including chemicals of concern, civil society participation, and conflict of interest. Rachel will be in New York from September 23-26. Follow Rachel on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Sébastien Duyck is a Senior Attorney and Campaign Manager at CIEL specializing in the intersection between human rights and climate change, including promoting the right to a healthy environment, human rights of future generations, and civic space. Sébastien will be in New York from September 20-24. Follow Sébastien on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Additional availability:
Daniela Duran Gonzalez — Senior Legal Campaigner. Daniela specializes in upstream measures related to the future plastics treaty. Daniella will be following developments remotely. Follow Daniella on Twitter.
Media Contact
To schedule interviews, please contact:
Maria Frausto, Communications Director at press@ciel.org, +1-202-529-8107 (WhatsApp)
Lindsey Jurca, Communications Campaign Specialist at press@ciel.org, +1-202-489-4769