Marcos Orellana

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CIEL Welcomes Dr. Marcos A. Orellana as New Special Rapporteur on Toxics

On July 17, 2020 and as part of its forty-fourth session, the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed Dr.... Read More

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CIEL Welcomes the European Parliament Resolution on Chemicals, and Calls on the Commission to Take Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2020 Geneva — Today, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Chemicals Strategy... Read More

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Debt-Driven Dividends and Asset Fire Sales: New Briefing Details Latest Signs of Oil and Gas Industry’s Decline

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020 Washington, DC—Amidst the ongoing pandemic crisis, the oil majors are racking up debt... Read More

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From COVID-19 to climate change, governments have a human rights obligation to listen to the science

There are obvious parallels between the climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. As journalist Emily Atkin puts it, “Both...
United Nations Human Rights Council

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Addressing the threats to human rights in a changing climate: Reflections on the Human Rights Council’s 44th session

The world is focusing on the devastating health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the often...

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2020: A “green switch” for chemicals and waste?

The year 2020 was supposed to be the “super year for nature.” Many people around the world were expecting...

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Additional Warnings Against Investing in Oil & Gas: Debt-Driven Dividends & Asset Fire Sales (July 2020)

Oil, gas, and petrochemical companies are selling off assets at massively discounted prices, slashing dividend payouts for shareholders, and... Read More

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Convention on Plastic Pollution: Toward a New Global Agreement to Address Plastic Pollution (June 2020)

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest human-made threats our planet faces. Of the approximately 275 million metric tons... Read More

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Pandemic Crisis, Systemic Decline: Why Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis Will Not Save the Oil, Gas, and Plastic Industries (April 2020)

Amidst a global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, the oil, gas, and plastic industries are exploiting the crisis... Read More

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