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Advisory: Risks to Climate and Communities from Gulf Coast CCS

CIEL President to testify on the risks and impacts of carbon capture and storage along the US Gulf Coast... Read More

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If Finance Institutions Cause Harm, They Must Provide Remedy

Washington, DC — Today, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Director of People, Land, and Resources, Carla García... Read More

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Political Pressure on IPCC Mitigation Report Can’t Mask the Science: Rapid Fossil Fuel Phaseout is Essential to Averting Climate Catastrophe

Washington, DC — The release today of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Working Group III report on... Read More
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Escazú, Environmental Democracy, and Development Finance 

By Carla García Zendejas It has been a year since the landmark Escazú Agreement entered into force (April 22,...

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Meet Our Staff: An Interview with Jeffrey Wanha

Here at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), we know our strength comes from the people who make...
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Does Divestment by Multilateral Development Banks Leave Communities in the Lurch?

When exiting investments, MDBs must address negative impacts of projects on communities What happens when the private sector arms...

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Tackling the trade in illegal timber: a comparative study of legal frameworks

Illegal logging and trade in illegal timber is a major cause of deforestation, which contributes to the global impact... Read More
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IPCC Unsummarized: Unmasking Clear Warnings on Overshoot, Techno-fixes, and the Urgency of Climate Justice

IPCC Unsummarized: Unmasking Clear Warnings on Overshoot, Techno-fixes, and the Urgency of Climate Justice is a joint analysis produced... Read More

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Joint submission to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Investment Agreements and Climate Change

Investment law and policy can play a significant role in either addressing — or exacerbating — some of the... Read More

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