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Experts: Santa Marta Conference (April 24-29) a Landmark Moment for Fossil Fuel Phaseout

  WASHINGTON / GENEVA / SANTA MARTA (Colombia), April 15, 2026 – Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts... Read More

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Major Banks Backing Risky US Petrochemical Expansion Despite Mounting Legal and Financial Warnings 

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2026 — Major US and global banks have provided US $133 billion in financing to companies... Read More

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Industrial Accelerator Act Risks Locking in Fossil Dependence and Weakening Environmental Safeguards

BRUSSELS, March 4, 2026 – The European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), announced today as a measure to boost... Read More

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Beyond the Burn: Why Santa Marta Must Tackle the Petrochemical Build Out

Published April 15, 2026 By Delphine Lévi Alvarès, Global Petrochemicals Campaign Manager at the Center for International Environmental Law....

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Charting the Path to a Fossil-Free Future in Santa Marta and Beyond: What the Conference Must Deliver

Published April 14, 2026 By Nikki Reisch, Director for the Climate and Energy Program, and Lili Fuhr, Director of...
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Global Chemicals Science Panel Fails to Launch After Chaotic First Meeting

Published March 25, 2026 By Rachel Radvany, Environmental Health Campaigner at the Center for International Environmental Law. The first meeting...

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Curb Petrochemicals to Unlock a Full Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Petrochemicals are sewn into nearly everything around us — from the production of fertilizers, to our textiles, to our... Read More

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Toxic Finance: The Banks and Investors Funding the Expansion of Petrochemicals in the United States (March 2026)

Petrochemical production pollutes communities, worsens the climate crisis, and deepens environmental injustice— and financial institutions are helping fund their... Read More

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Time to act: Securing a Sustainable Future Through Corporate Accountability (March 2026)

As climate disruption, biodiversity loss, pollution, and toxic exposure intensify worldwide, the need for stronger corporate accountability is more... Read More

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