Expertos de la ONU denuncian amenazas y estigmatización contra personas defensoras del agua y del páramo de Santurbán; exigen protección a su labor

Bucaramanga, Colombia, 20 de mayo de 2025 —El pasado 6 de marzo, las Relatorías Especiales de la ONU sobre defensores de derechos humanos, medio ambiente sano, agua y saneamiento, y el Grupo de Trabajo sobre empresas y derechos humanos enviaron comunicaciones a los gobiernos de Colombia, Canadá y Emiratos Árabes Unidos, así como a las empresas Aris Mining y MDC Industry Holding Company … Read More.

Dangerous US Legislation Would Fast-Track Fossil Fuel Projects and Strip Public Protections

Dangerous US Legislation Would Fast-Track Fossil Fuel Projects and Strip Public Protections  WASHINGTON, May 14, 2025—Today, US House Republicans advanced a sweeping and dangerous bill that would accelerate fossil fuel development, gut critical climate and renewable energy programs, and threaten the foundations of civil society and public participation.  Steven Feit, Senior Attorney and Legal and … Read More.

UK Agency Starts Funding Highly Controversial Solar Geoengineering Experiments Despite Enormous Risks

LONDON, May 7, 2025 – The United Kingdom’s Research and Development funding agency ARIA today unveiled information about the first projects to receive funding under its controversial £56.8 million solar geoengineering program. The Center for International Environmental Law has cautioned that these risky initiatives, including five different projects conducting outdoor experiments, could violate the precautionary … Read More.

CIEL Expert Availability at 2025 UN Negotiations on Chemicals and Waste

GENEVA (CH)—CIEL experts are participating in and tracking the United Nations chemicals and waste negotiations at the Triple Conferences of the Parties of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs) in Geneva from April 28 to May 9, 2025, and are closely monitoring progress toward the sound management of chemicals and waste. During the … Read More.

Statement by Civil Society and Community Organizations on the Adoption of the First Remedy Framework at the World Bank Group

WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2025 — On April 3, responding to intense sustained advocacy efforts by project-affected communities and civil society organizations, the respective Boards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the private sector arms of the World Bank Group, approved their long-awaited Interim Remedial Action Framework (RAF) … Read More.

UN Adopts First-Ever Resolution Recognizing the Link Between Plastic Pollution, Ocean Protection and the Right to a Healthy Environment 

GENEVA, April 3, 2025 –  The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) warmly welcomes today’s United Nations Human Rights Council adoption of a resolution on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment focused on ocean protection and plastic pollution. The resolution, adopted by consensus, is the first time that the Human Rights … Read More.

Center for International Environmental Law Formally Recognizes Staff Union

WASHINGTON, DC, March 26, 2025 — The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) management has voluntarily and enthusiastically recognized CIEL Unite, the CIEL staff union which represents workers across the United States and Switzerland. The recognition comes after a supermajority of CIEL workers announced their intent to unionize in partnership with the Washington Baltimore News … Read More.

Offshore Oil and Gas Risks Exposed in New Publication

The latest leak detected at a gas project off West Africa and the recent North Sea collision of an oil products tanker underscore that the dangers of offshore oil and gas activity abound but too often go unrecognized. WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 — As fossil fuel companies take their operations to ever deeper waters, a … Read More.

US EPA Zeldin’s Illegal Attacks on Environmental Protections Must Be Challenged

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2025—US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has proposed the wholesale dismantling of environmental protections in America through regulatory rollbacks that would increase pollution and endanger people and the planet.  The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) issues the following statement:  “The EPA cannot remove protections for clean air and water … Read More.

Misguided EU Clean Industrial Deal Props Up Polluting Industries Instead of Protecting People and the Environment

BRUSSELS, February 26, 2025 — Today, the European Commission unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal, a controversial strategy intended to support struggling European industries while supposedly cleaning them up to make them fit for the green transition. Responding to calls from the industrial sector, particularly energy-intensive industries such as petrochemicals, the Clean Industrial Deal includes a … Read More.

US-Israeli Start-Up Unveils Reckless Geoengineering Gamble

Dangerous race to commercialize solar geoengineering technology accelerated  WASHINGTON, February 12, 2025 — Last week, US-Israeli start-up Stardust Solutions cited and endorsed on its website a report describing its plans to develop and commercialize a highly controversial solar geoengineering technology. This would be a likely violation of the de facto moratorium on geoengineering at the … Read More.

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 in his inaugural speech that his administration will move to dismantle critical environmental protections and human rights safeguards through executive orders on his first day in office. The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) issues the … Read More.

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 world’s biggest problem: climate change. Over the past two weeks, 15 judges heard arguments from over 100 countries and International organizations on the legal obligations of States in the context of the climate crisis and the … Read More.

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 Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) has urged the Commission to recognize the unacceptable risks posed by solar geoengineering and support the growing political momentum for an international … Read More.

Historic Climate Justice Hearings Begins at the World’s Highest Court

THE HAGUE, December 2, 2024 — Over 100 countries and international organizations will deliver their arguments on States responsibilities for climate change under international law during the International Court of Justice (ICJ) climate hearings between December 2-13. The Court’s advisory opinion will provide clarity on the legal duties of nations to safeguard people and the … Read More.

Consensus Fails Plastics Treaty Talks in Busan

Majority of Countries Stand Strong Against Petrostate Pressure, But Negotiations Stall Yet Again BUSAN, Republic of Korea, December 2, 2024 — Plastics treaty negotiations have concluded in Busan after a week of largely closed-door sessions. The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to advance a plastics treaty (INC-5) was meant to deliver what would … Read More.

Courage Not Compromise: Observer Organizations React to the Initial Days of the Plastics Treaty Negotiations

BUSAN, Republic of Korea, November 29, 2024 — A broad coalition of observer organizations held a press conference outside of the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to advance a plastics treaty. The organizations demanded that negotiators come together to show courage and not compromise in the final days of the negotiations.  The organizations delivered the … Read More.

COP29: Rich Countries Shirk Climate Duties, But They Are Not Above the Law

BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 23, 2024 —The 29th UN Climate Conference (COP29) concluded today, with an atrociously inadequate new climate finance goal of $300 billion, after wealthy nations refused to pay up in line with their legal obligations to provide sufficient climate finance to the Global South—say experts at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). … Read More.

Growing Fossil Fuel Influence Exposed: 480 Carbon Capture Advocates at COP29

BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16, 2024— At least 480 lobbyists for companies and groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs fossil fuel use have gained access to the COP29 climate talks, according to a new analysis* conducted by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). The number of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage lobbyists is … Read More.

CIEL Expert Availability at the Fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) for a Plastics Treaty in Busan, Republic of Korea

BUSAN, Republic of Korea, November 13, 2024 — Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be in Busan, Republic of Korea and available for comment during the Fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to advance a plastics treaty from November 25 – December 1, 2025 CIEL experts will closely follow negotiations, tracking progress toward finalizing … Read More.

CIEL Expert Availability During COP29 Climate Talks in Baku, Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30, 2024 — Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be available for comment during the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP29, November 11 – 22 in Baku. CIEL experts will monitor and engage in negotiations, particularly at the intersection of climate justice, … Read More.

Geoengineering Research and Experiments: Robust Protections Needed, Not Voluntary Framework Principles

GENEVA, October 29, 2024 —The Ethical Framework Principles for Climate Intervention Research, released last week by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) “as a guide to responsible decision-making and inclusive dialogue about geoengineering research,” represents yet another attempt at voluntary self-governance—which has historically proven ineffective, according to the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). Commenting on … Read More.

Groups Call On Financial Institutions to Stop Financing Major Driver of Climate Change

Amidst mounting risks, policy guide urges financial institutions to exit the petrochemical industry WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2024 — Petrochemicals pose significant and growing risks to human health and the climate, according to a new report urging financial institutions to stop financing the petrochemical sector. Exiting Petrochemicals: A Policy Guide for Financial Institution warns that continuing … Read More.

Le Refus de la Suisse de se Conformer Pleinement à l’Arrêt Historique sur le Climat de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l’Homme Sape la Crédibilité Internationale du Pays

GENÈVE, le 9 octobre 2024 – Selon le Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), le bilan d’action, publié aujourd’hui, du gouvernement sur la mise en œuvre d’un récent arrêt de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l’Homme en matière de climat représente une occasion manquée importante pour le pays d’aligner sa politique climatique sur la … Read More.

Switzerland’s Refusal to Fully Comply with Groundbreaking Climate Ruling Undermines the Country’s International Credentials

GENEVA, October 9, 2024 – Today’s Swiss government report on the implementation of a recent European Court of Human Rights’ groundbreaking climate ruling represents a significant missed opportunity for the country to align its climate policy with undisputed climate science, according to the Center for International Environmental Law, CIEL. On April 9, the Court ruled … Read More.

Organizations Concerned by Mendoza Supreme Court Rejecting their Participation Fracking Litigation Case

The Mendoza Supreme Court’s differential treatment occurred in a lawsuit over the authorization of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, for extracting oil and gas from the Vaca Muerta formation in the Argentinian province. MENDOZA, Argentina, October 3, 2024—Civil society groups express concern about the Mendoza Supreme Court’s refusal to receive information about the dangerous impacts of … Read More.

Preocupa a organizaciones que máximo tribunal de Mendoza rechace su participación en litigio sobre fracking, pero acepte la de la industria petrolera

Las diferencias de tratamiento por parte de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza ocurrieron en el marco de una demanda acerca de la autorización del fracking o fractura hidráulica para explotar petróleo y gas de la formación Vaca Muerta en la provincia argentina. Mendoza, Argentina, 3 de octubre de 2024— Organizaciones de la sociedad civil … Read More.

Political Momentum for Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Growing

NEW YORK, September 26, 2024 – As the 79th UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week draw to a close, momentum to reject solar geoengineering is growing. Countries across Africa, Latin America, the Pacific, and Europe have signaled their support for the Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement initiative, which is already backed by over 500 … Read More.

New Report Reveals US Petrochemical Buildout Undermines Global Climate Goals

Emissions from new petrochemical projects surpass US commercial aviation.  WASHINGTON, Sept 24, 2024 — The US is poised for a petrochemical buildout that threatens critical climate targets and locks us into dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come, according to a new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). Emissions … Read More.

Victory: Colombia Strengthens Environmental Democracy with the Constitutionality of the Escazú Agreement

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2024—The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) celebrates the unanimous decision by Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday declaring the constitutionality of the Escazú Agreement, thereby affirming its entry into force in the country   This regional agreement on access to information, public participation, and justice in environmental matters represents a significant breakthrough for … Read More.

Switzerland’s refusal to accept the European Court of Human Rights’ Climate Ruling: an Embarrassment for the Swiss Government

GENEVA, August 29, 2024 – The Swiss government’s August 28 statement rejecting the European Court of Human Rights’s groundbreaking climate ruling is an embarrassment for Switzerland, according to the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). On April 9, the Court found that Switzerland violated the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to implement sufficient … Read More.

Pueblos y Sociedad Civil Entregan a la CorteIDH la “Declaración de Manaos” Urgiendo Aclarar Obligaciones de los Estados en la Emergencia Climática

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, 20 de agosto de 2024—Hoy, más de 400 comunidades, pueblos, y actores de la sociedad civil entregan a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) la “Declaración de Manaos sobre los Derechos Humanos en la Emergencia Climática”. El documento, que recibió un amplio respaldo, insta a la Corte a que … Read More.

CIEL Welcomes US’ Signaling a Change in Global Plastics Treaty Positions

WASHINGTON, August 14, 2024 — Following a Reuters story announcing the Biden-Harris Administration’s shift to favor production reduction in the ongoing global plastics treaty negotiations, Rachel Radvany, Environmental Health Campaigner at the Center for International Environmental Law issued the following statement:  “We welcome the story that the United States is open to changing some of … Read More.

Declaración Conjunta de Sociedad Civil antes de la Decisión sobre el Marco de Remediación y Salida Responsable de la CFI

  WASHINGTON, 16 de julio de 2024–Mañana, el Comité para la Eficacia en el Desarrollo (CODE) del Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial debatirá el proyecto del Marco de Remediación y Salida Responsable de la CFI, que pretende esbozar cómo la institución ofrecerá remedio a las comunidades perjudicadas por los proyectos que financia.  Esta sería la … Read More.

CIEL Leadership Transition

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 — The Center for International Environmental Law today announces that CIEL President and CEO Carroll Muffett will be stepping down from his role to become the new Executive Director of the Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE). Since joining CIEL in 2010, Carroll has led CIEL in greatly expanding its … Read More.

Statement on the UNEP Assessment on Environmental Damage in Gaza

GENEVA, June 20, 2024 — The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is deeply alarmed by the findings of the recent UNEP report detailing the extensive environmental damage in Gaza. The report reveals that ongoing conflict has severely impacted Gaza’s energy, water, sanitation, and waste management systems, leading to dire consequences for human health and … Read More.

UN Climate Talks in Bonn Fail to Put World on Path for Success at COP29

Negligible progress by negotiators at SB60 is wildly out of step with the urgency of the climate crisis BONN, Germany, June 13, 2024 — States gathered for climate talks in Bonn once again failed to take the steps needed to urgently tackle the key drivers of the climate crisis, deliver the necessary finance, and ensure … Read More.

CIEL and IPEN Urge Governments to Uphold Scientific Integrity in Development of New Science Policy Panel

Environmental and health advocates call for strong conflict of interest policies, open access, and transparency in global policy deliberations GENEVA, June 10, 2024 — Ahead of the third open-ended working group (OEWG) meeting of a UN Environment Assembly process to develop a Science-Policy Panel for informing global policy development around chemicals, waste, and the prevention … Read More.

CIEL Welcomes City of Alameda’s No To Risky Geoengineering Experiment

ALAMEDA, Calif, June 5, 2024 — The Center for International Environmental Law welcomed the Alameda City Council’s decision to say no to a highly contentious geoengineering experiment, echoing concerns from civil society organizations from across the world. Alameda City Council members voted unanimously on June 4 against the go-ahead of a controversial experiment to test … Read More.

CIEL Experts React to the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report

GENEVA, June 4, 2024 — CIEL’s experts react to this week’s launch of the University of Oxford-led “State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report” a global assessment of the state of carbon dioxide removal technologies worldwide. Lili Fuhr, CIEL’s Fossil Economy Program Director, released the following statement: “The launch of the State of CDR report highlights … Read More.

EU Exit from Energy Charter Treaty: Win for People, Environment, and Climate

GENEVA, May 30, 2024 —Today, the Council of the European Union adopted the European Union’s proposal to leave the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international agreement protecting fossil fuel investments. After years of campaigning for an exit, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) celebrates this victory for people, the environment, and the climate. … Read More.

CIEL Experts Available to Comment on UN Climate Talks in Bonn

BONN, Germany, May 30, 2024 —  Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts are in Bonn, Germany, engaging in international climate negotiations during the 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from June 2-13, and available for comment. The climate talks in Bonn take place against … Read More.

Historic Climate Opinion: States Must Protect Oceans from Greenhouse Gas Emissions

HAMBURG, Germany, May 21, 2024 — Today, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued a historic Advisory Opinion clarifying countries’ obligations to protect oceans from climate change. In the first-ever climate advisory opinion from an international court, ITLOS clearly stated that greenhouse gas emissions pollute the marine environment and States must … Read More.

Experts Available: Historic Opinion on Climate and the Law of the Sea

  HAMBURG, Germany, May 13, 2024 — Experts from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) are closely monitoring and available to comment on an international court opinion expected to clarify actions required of States to protect oceans from climate change.   The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) opinion, expected on May 21, … Read More.

Plastics Treaty Talks in Ottawa Sacrifice Ambition for Compromise

Undermined By Deep-Rooted Industry Influence — Plastics Treaty Negotiations Fall Short Of What Is Required to Fullfill Their Mandate OTTAWA, Canada, April 30, 2024 — A week of negotiations in Ottawa has ended, failing to sufficiently advance the plastics treaty ahead of the final talks later this year. The fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiating … Read More.

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumber National Delegations, Scientists, and Indigenous Peoples at Plastics Treaty Negotiations

OTTAWA, Canada, April 25, 2024 — 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered for the critical fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to advance a global plastics treaty. A new analysis from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), in collaboration with the Indigenous Peoples Caucus, Greenpeace, the Break Free From … Read More.

March to End the Plastic Era, led by Indigenous Peoples and impacted community leaders, exposes how plastic poisons people across its full lifecycle

Break Free From Plastic members and allies peacefully demand a human-rights based approach to the Plastics Treaty ahead of fourth round of negotiations OTTAWA, Canada | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People, April 21, 2024— Today, hundreds of impacted community leaders and experts from around the world came together in the streets of Ottawa … Read More.

CIEL Expert Availability at the Fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) for a Plastics Treaty in Ottawa, Canada

OTTAWA, Canada, April 10, 2024 — Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be in Ottawa and available for comment during the Fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to advance a plastics treaty from April 23-29, 2024.  CIEL experts will closely follow negotiations, tracking progress toward advancing a draft of the treaty text. In particular, they will … Read More.

Historic Climate Ruling: States Must Step up Climate Action to Protect Human Rights

  STRASBOURG, France, April 9, 2024 — Today, the European Court of Human Rights issued a groundbreaking ruling in the Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland climate case. The Court found Switzerland in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights for failing to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change. Center for International … Read More.

Major Milestone Reached in Historic Climate Judgement

  AMSTERDAM / SYDNEY / Suva, Fiji,  March 22, 2024 — Today marks a significant milestone in the historic campaign to take climate change to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as the deadline for State written submissions closes. This moment follows on from the landmark resolution to seek an advisory … Read More.

CIEL Joins Roșia Montană Community in Celebrating Historic End to Struggle

  WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 — In a historic decision by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources lost its damage claim against the government of Romania. The company was ordered to reimburse Romania for the cost of arbitration, as well as a portion of the government’s legal costs. … Read More.

CIEL Expert Availability on the Risks of Oil & Gas Activity in the Oceans

CIEL welcomed today’s report by UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, and his call for States to reject or suspend any offshore oil and gas activity that deprives small-scale fishers and fish workers of their fundamental human rights. GENEVA, March 7, 2024 — Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts are … Read More.

SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Omits Key Risks, Fails Investors and the Public

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2024 — Today, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its long-awaited climate disclosure rule, falling short of the robust standards that investors need and that the agency has the authority and responsibility to set.  SEC Chair Gary Gensler had initially promised a rule that would provide investors with “consistent, comparable, … Read More.

WTO MC13 Recognizes the Importance of the Plastics Treaty Negotiations

DUBAI, UAE, March 5, 2024 — The Thirteenth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) closed with a Ministerial Statement on Plastic Pollution. The Ministerial Statement proposes a series of actions to curb trade in plastics, promotes “alternatives” and “substitutes” to plastics, and recognizes the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) process of the plastics treaty as … Read More.

Empty Efforts to Derail Plastics Treaty Negotiations at UNEA-6 Fail

The Mandate to Advance Negotiations for a Plastics Treaty Still Stands — Despite Efforts to Undermine the Upcoming Negotiations   NAIROBI, Kenya, March 1, 2024 — The Ministerial Declaration of the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) was adopted earlier today. The declaration includes a reaffirmation of UNEA resolution 5/14 — the mandate to create … Read More.

Human Rights Court Must Prioritize Corporate Accountability in Climate Opinion

  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, February 29, 2024 — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has formally announced two public hearings regarding their forthcoming Advisory Opinion on State obligations related to the climate emergency and human rights.  The hearings, which will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados (April 23-25), and in Brasilia and Manaus, Brazil (May … Read More.

Climate Vulnerable Nations Reject US-led Push for Solar Geoengineering at UNEA-6

NAIROBI, Kenya, FEBRUARY 29, 2024— Climate-vulnerable states successfully blocked a dangerous push to legitimize solar geoengineering technologies, in a significant development welcomed by the Center for International Environmental Law during the sixth United Nations Environment Assembly, UNEA-6, in the Kenyan capital.  Efforts by Switzerland, Monaco, Georgia, and Israel, which sought to establish an Expert Scientific … Read More.

CIEL Calls for Urgent International Action to Stop Israel’s International Crimes in Gaza

WASHINGTON, February 9, 2024—The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) condemns Israel’s declared intention to forcibly transfer more than 1 million civilians from Rafah, Gaza. Forcible transfer of civilian populations is universally recognized as a war crime; and claims that such transfers are intended to protect civilians from hostilities do not withstand scrutiny. CIEL calls … Read More.

Second Science Policy Panel Talks Demonstrate Substantial Progress

  NAIROBI, Kenya, December 15, 2023 — The second session of the Ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG-2) on the Science-Policy Panel — to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution — has ended with Member States taking promising steps toward creating the Panel. OEWG-2 has been tasked … Read More.

Global Coalition Makes History: First to Receive UN’s Top Human Rights Honor

  NEW YORK, December 15, 2023  — Today the Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment accepted the prestigious 2023 United Nations Human Rights Prize. This month also marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration … Read More.

475 Carbon Capture Lobbyists at COP28 Exposes Fossil Fuels’ Grip

  DUBAI, UAE, December 9, 2023 — A new analysis conducted by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) uncovered the presence of at least 475 lobbyists at COP28 specializing in Carbon Capture (Utilization) and Storage (CC(U)S) projects. This analysis comes three days after the Kick Big Polluters Out Coalition reported a record 2,456 fossil … Read More.

CIEL Expert Availability During COP28 in Dubai

  DUBAI, UAE, November 22, 2023 — Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be available for comment during the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP28, from November 30 – December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. CIEL experts will be closely following the negotiations and … Read More.