Coalitions led by developing countries backed an ambitious plastics treaty in Bangkok. CIEL says statements must now become treaty text.

Amnesty International says the provision in the hosting agreement could have a "chilling effect" on free expression in Antalya

Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’

On 13 September, I woke in southwest Türkiye to news of a large-scale operation targeting LGBTI organizations and human rights defenders across the country. Since then, police have arrested at least 1...

Insurers say climate risk is driving up your premiums. So why are they backing the companies driving climate change in Suncor v. Boulder?

Justice Samuel Alito decided Monday to sit out one of the most consequential climate change cases to reach the Supreme Court, but legal experts expected continuing ramifications due to his ownership o...

​In recent years, insurers have pointed to growing climate risk as the reason for raising rates and dropping coverage. Now, they’re supporting the very industry driving that risk rather than the communities facing it. Why?

Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’

Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’

The High-Level Meeting on Sea Level Rise will convene global leaders, experts, and other stakeholders to address the urgent and escalating threat of rising sea levels. This meeting will focus on build...

The High-Level Meeting on Sea Level Rise will convene global leaders, experts, and other stakeholders to address the urgent and escalating threat of rising sea levels. This meeting will focus on build...

Since 2009, the Azerbaijani authorities have increasingly tightened restrictions on critical NGOs and independent media outlets.

Alessandra Orofino, Gavin McCormick, Liming Qiao, Ramón Méndez Galain, and a team of three—Giuliana Furci, Merlin Sheldrake, and Toby Kiers—are the 2025 cohort of the prestigious Climate Breakthrough ...

Carbon capture and storage has been found to be “technically uncertain and very high cost”.

CIEL new report sets out the legal basis for demanding that States and corporations uphold their obligations to provide redress formounting climate harm.

Storms pass. The damage stays. And so does legal responsibility. Courts are making clear: climate reparations are legal duties, not charity. 2026 presents key opportunities.

Storms pass. The damage stays. And so does legal responsibility. Courts are making clear: climate reparations are legal duties, not charity. 2026 presents key opportunities.

Nepal on Wednesday appealed for emergency assistance from a UN fund designed to help developing countries cope with the irreversible effects of climate change, as it sought climate justice and floods....

Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions

Nepal’s call for financial compensation following recent deadly floods underlines the need to help countries that contribute the least to climate change – but are increasingly grappling with its most ...