Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 28/09/2026Insurers say climate risk is the reason rates keep rising. So why are they siding with the companies driving that risk? 3 insurance trade groups filed a brief backing Big Oil in Suncor v. Boulder, the landmark climate case SCOTUS will hear on Oct. 5. 🔎 We unpack what's at stake: bit.ly/4ApNHlU 184
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 24/07/20261️⃣ year ago, the International Court of Justice confirmed that States have binding obligations to respect, protect & fulfill human rights in addressing the climate crisis, incl. the right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment. A🧵on the #ICJClimateAO& the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll. 176
Reposted by Erika LennonOil Change International @oilchange.org · 23/07/2026🌍 🧵Today, join in celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the world’s highest court’s ruling to help enforce the law in protecting our climate and reducing fossil fuel emissions. The ICJ climate advisory opinion is becoming a powerful tool for climate justice. @ciel.org @greenpeace.org 3129
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 23/07/2026Because this anniversary isn't the end of the story. It's the beginning of implementation. Read our latest joint blog to reflect on the first year of the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion and where the movement goes next: www.ciel.org/one-year-on-... 143
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 23/07/20261⃣ year ago, the International Court of Justice delivered a landmark Climate Advisory Opinion. But this story didn't begin in the 🇳🇱. It began with Pacific & world's youth, communities on the frontlines of climate change & a global movement that believed the law could better reflect #ClimateJustice. 264
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 15/07/2026When did States know enough to act on climate change? That question is no longer just historical. It's increasingly a legal one. Our 🆕 report provides evidence that many governments knew about fossil fuel-driven climate change far before they admitted: www.ciel.org/reports/what... 🧵 24128
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 19/06/2026"As attention turns to #COP31, govs must confront the structural barriers that continue to delay meaningful action, from consensus rules to the absence of robust safeguards against conflicts of interest, or violations of the rights of meaningful participation in the talks," @erikalennon.bsky.social. 021
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 19/06/2026"Voices from Indigenous Peoples & civil society made one thing clear: there can not be effective climate action without meaningful participation, especially from those at the frontline of the climate crisis & their protection must be embedded across the UNFCCC process," @camillapollera.bsky.social. 101
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 19/06/2026"Effective multilateralism is the only way out of the climate crisis. Bonn exposed once again how even after the ICJ has clarified States’ obligations to tackle #ClimateChange, countries keep undermining those very obligations through a process that allows them to do so," @lienvandamme.bsky.social. 101
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 19/06/2026📣 The #JuneClimateMeetings ended yesterday, amid growing concerns over the ability of the United Nations climate process to deliver the scale and speed of action required by the climate crisis. Read our closing statement: www.ciel.org/news/june-cl... A 🧵 2106
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 16/06/2026‼️ "For decades, climate damage was treated as someone else's bill. ‼️ That era is ending. ‼️ Those who caused the harm must help repair it. ‼️ That is what accountability means. ‼️ And that is what climate justice requires." 043
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 16/06/2026The #ICJ has reinforced that fossil fuel production, licensing, subsidies & consumption can contribute to internationally wrongful acts, and that states have duties to regulate private actors. "Where harm occurs, reparations are required. Climate accountability is becoming a legal reality." 141
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 15/06/2026"So instead of polluters paying and finance going to vital climate action, the polluters are being paid for “harm” to the," CIEL's Senior Attorney @erikalennon.bsky.social. 121
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 12/06/2026Marine carbon dioxide removals, driven in large part by voluntary #CarbonMarkets, risk causing irreversible harm while diverting scarce resources and political will away from proven, rights-based climate solutions. 101
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 12/06/2026⚠️ New analysis ⚠️ 20 Big Banks that attended COP30 financed $409 billion in fossil fuels in 2024 — that's nearly half of global bank fossil fuel finance. 👉 These fossil fuel financiers are also bankrolling war, genocide, and human rights atrocities. READ: kickbigpollutersout.org/Big-Banks-COP30 21115
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 10/06/2026The option to vote won't solve all problems, but it's a critical tool to unlock ambition under the UNFCCC & the #ParisAgreement. There is simply no excuse not to use it. The best time to ratchet up climate ambition was yesterday. The next best time is NOW! ➡️ www.ciel.org/reports/voti... 021
Erika Lennon @erikalennon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026🚨 Bonn side-event alert 🚨 Concerned about the climate crisis & that the UNFCCC isn’t working? Interested in how to fix it? It's time to fight back against attacks on multilateralism & undermining of int'l law. Join us to discuss effective & inclusive global climate governance & create #TheCOPWeNeed 021
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 10/06/2026🆕 briefing! As the #ClimateCrisis worsens, one thing is crystal clear: The climate talks are falling short! The key sticking point? Consensus kills ambition! At #SB64, the call to #FixTheUNFCCC is growing louder. Read more in our NEW briefing: www.ciel.org/reports/voti... A 🧵 246
Erika Lennon @erikalennon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026In Bonn for #SB64? Check out this event later today on how to make multilateralism & the UN climate regime work to meaningfully address the #ClimateCrisis. More information below 👇 032
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 09/06/2026🚨 #SB64 event alert 🚨 On June 12 at 12pm CEST, join us for a critical discussion on how to reform and build global climate responses amid attacks on multilateralism, impunity, and the undermining of international law, to strengthen #HumanRights, accountability, and effectiveness 👇👇 257
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 08/06/2026In Bonn, negotiators should: 🎯 Advance voting-based decision-making 🎯 Tackle corporate capture & conflicts of interest 🎯 Protect human rights & civic space 🎯 Align outcomes with climate law 🎯 Support fossil fuel phaseout efforts beyond the UNFCCC. 132
Reposted by Erika Lennon🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026⚖️ 🌍 ⚡ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 🇳🇱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, @milieudefensie.bsky.social et al. v. Shell. #ClimateJustice #ClimateCaseShell 🧵 ⬇️ analysis in thread below 39363
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 20/05/2026🎉 🥳 BIG win for #ClimateJustice: States at the UN just adopted a landmark resolution on climate accountability, reaffirming that climate action is a legal obligation. This is a powerful step for multilateralism, the rule of law & accountability. Read CSOs' statement: www.ciel.org/news/global-... 12621
Reposted by Erika Lennon🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 20/05/202640/ 🗣️ 📣 here are the initial reactions of global civil society groups, including the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, @wy4cj.bsky.social, @ciel.org, @amnesty.org, @pacificislandcan.bsky.social, @clientearth.bsky.social, @greenpeace.org... 🔗 👀 www.ciel.org/news/global-...ciel.orgGlobal Civil Society Groups Welcome the UN Climate Accountability Resolution Vote - Center for International Environmental LawThe United Nations General Assembly adopted a UN climate accountability resolution, reaffirrming that the rule of law and meaningful multilateralism must guide climate action. 22119
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 20/05/2026🥁🥁🥁 At the 🇺🇳 UN General Assembly, States voted to adopt the climate accountability resolution, as tabled by Vanuatu with no changes! What a win for #ClimateJustice: ✅ 141 in favor, ❌ 8 against, 🙊 28 abstentions! The resolution is NOW adopted! 0188
Reposted by Erika Lennon🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 20/05/202636/ 🥁🥁🥁 Now comes the moment of truth: the 🇺🇳 UNGA vote to adopt the resolution as tabled by Vanuatu! And what a success: ✅ 141 in favour, ❌ 8 against, 🙊 28 abstention... 🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝! 🎉 15124
Reposted by Erika Lennon🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 20/05/202624/ 🇵🇼 Palau now speaking, on behalf of AOSIS, to reject each of the amendments. Palau calls out the bluff of Saudi Arabia that claimed to defend the integrity o the Paris Agreement: "there has been no stronger supporter to the Paris Agreement than AOSIS". 185
Reposted by Erika Lennon🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 20/05/202619/ Amb. Tevi concludes with a powerful statement: "This day will be remembered. It will be remembered as the moment the UN received the considered judgment of its highest Court on the defining challenge of our time... 1103
Reposted by Erika Lennon🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026🔥 the 🇺🇳 UN General Assembly is about to be called upon to #VoteYesForClimateJustice as it considers an important resolution tabled by 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (and others) to welcome and build upon the historic #ClimateJustice ruling by the 🌐 ⚖️ International Court of Justice! 🧵⬇️ follow proceedings in thread below 38559
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 30/04/2026No country can do this alone. That’s why cooperation—not competition—will define success. The next chapter: Tuvalu 🇹🇻 + Ireland 🇮🇪 202
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 30/04/2026Santa Marta closes—but something bigger has begun. For the first time, countries came together not to debate whether to phase out fossil fuels—but how to do it together. 🔗 bit.ly/4dfROHG This is a turning point. 🧵 125
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 01/05/2026The Santa Marta Conference in Colombia has wrapped, signaling a shift in global climate politics. As countries flesh out roadmaps to move away from fossil fuels, CIEL experts were on the ground to provide insight into this historic moment. 1/8🧵👇 Read CIEL’s statement: bit.ly/4dfROHGbit.lyHistoric Santa Marta Conference: A Turning Point for Global Fossil Fuel Phaseout - Center for International Environmental LawSanta Marta conference marks a shift from deadlock to coordinated global action on a just fossil fuel phaseout, grounded in science and international law. 145
Reposted by Erika LennonTzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 01/05/2026What we accomplished in Santa Marta is, simply put, historic. We are building a coalition of ambitious countries willing to lead and break the consensus deadlock that has paralysed concrete action on fossil fuels in the UN negotiations. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseoutNearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits 16925
Reposted by Erika LennonCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 01/05/2026DeBriefed: Countries chart path away from fossil fuels | China’s clean-tech surge | Global forest loss slows ✍️ Written by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/AkXRCV6 Subscribe to DeBriefed ➡️ buff.ly/J6uB9Kc 2216
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 27/04/2026250+ legal experts worldwide: Phasing out fossil fuels is not a political choice—it’s a legal obligation. As leaders gather in SantaMarta, a new open letter calls on governments to act—ending expansion, subsidies, and delay. 👉 Read: bit.ly/41UFypF 23222
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 03/03/2026📢 Event alert: Do you want to learn more about how to translate the groundbreaking climate ruling into #ClimateAction and the forthcoming UNGA Resolution? Hear from expert speakers during the two webinars [more info & QR code to register in the visuals below]. @pisfcc 145
Reposted by Erika LennonFill The Fund @fillthefund.bsky.social · 03/03/20261/9. 🚨 #ICJAO UPDATE🚨: Six months ago the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ⚖️ delivered its landmark advisory opinion (AO) 📜 on the obligation of States in regards to #ClimateChange🔥. 👏Now Vanuatu 🇻🇺 has introduced a draft UN resolution to turn words into action! @ciel.org @wy4cj.bsky.social 134
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 03/03/2026📣 The world's highest court has spoken: States have binding legal duties regarding the climate crisis. It's time to turn that clarity into #ClimateAction. 🤓 READ our NEW practitioner-led compendium to turn the ICJ's words into practical tools: www.ciel.org/reports/icj-litigation-notes-digest 11812
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 27/02/2026📣 1st Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels coming this April It marks a shift from commitments to action! We applaud hosts Colombia and the Netherlands, and the Pacific Island nations strengthening international cooperation for a fossil fuel phaseout. 👇 transitionawayconference.comtransitionawayconference.comFirst Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil FuelsColombia and the Netherlands will host the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. The Conference is designed as a space for countries, subnational governments and other stakeholders... 1810
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 18/02/2026The 🌎 highest court made clear: States have a legal duty to address climate harms. Last week, in line with established practice, Vanuatu introduced a UN draft resolution to turn that clarity into action. States must support the adoption of the resolution & protect its ambition during negotiations. 098
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 09/02/2026🆕 🆕 🆕 NEW: Vanuatu has introduced a draft UN 🇺🇳 General Assembly resolution that builds on the International Court of Justice’s landmark ruling on States' legal duties in the context of climate change. The resolution aims at turning legal clarity into collective #ClimateAction. 12419
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 29/01/2026🥳 VICTORY: In a landmark win for the people of Bonaire 🇧🇶, a Dutch court has ruled that the Netherlands’s current climate policy violates the rights of citizens of the island of Bonaire. READ: www.greenpeace.org/internationa... A 🧵👇greenpeace.orgThe Netherlands violates human rights by failing to protect Bonaire residents from climate crisis: court - Greenpeace InternationalIn a world first, a Dutch court today ruled that the Netherlands breached the European Convention on Human Rights by not protecting and discriminating against citizens living in the Dutch-Caribbean sp... 24122
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 17/12/2025Bad news for the #CCS industry: 🔻World’s largest #CCS project revealed record low capture rates 🔻Backers of Acorn CCS are looking to sell up 🔻BP scrap blue Hydrogen & CCS at Teesside CCS projects falling short — technically, economically and politically. 33026
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 03/12/2025🍃 Nature has rights. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights made it clear in its historic #AdvisoryOpinion on the climate emergency. 👇 An analysis by attorney Luisa Gómez unpacks what this means for those working to protect ecosystems and advance #ClimateJustice. 🔗 READ HERE: bit.ly/RoNat25 0108
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 21/11/2025At #COP30, it is increasingly evident that the momentum for change is real: A call to #FixTheUNFCCC is growing louder. 🗣️ “This is about restoring faith in cooperation — & making the process worthy of the crisis. The science is clear. The law is clear. Now the process must catch up.” Watch 👀 👇 0139
Reposted by Erika LennonCenter for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 21/11/2025📣 At #COP30, one thing is clear: The framework that guides the climate talks is falling short! Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️ We couldn't agree more! A 🧵 11713
Reposted by Erika LennonDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/11/2025#COP30 - “Our elementary school kids are reading textbooks that are more science-based and in line with reality than the [draft] text we have here, where we are supposed to fix this problem” says Juan Carlos Monterrey, climate envoy for Panama #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comCop30 live: summit president warns ‘everybody will lose’ if countries fail to cooperateAndré Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day 18039
Erika Lennon @erikalennon.bsky.social · 21/11/2025For too long the #UNFCCC has been a race to the lowest common denominator as consensus decisionmaking enables 1 country or a small minority to block progress. The #ClimateCrisis is here & the world can't wait. #TheCOPWeNeed is one that allows for voting when consensus is impossible. Watch 👇 042
Reposted by Erika LennonParents For Future #EndFossilFuels 🪧🛢️❌ @parentsforfuture.de · 21/11/2025📢 Fossil Fuel Treaty, FTW! The 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels will be held on 28–29 April 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia. ~24 countries are endorsing the #BelémDeclaration so far @fossiltreaty.bsky.social 💪 #EndFossilFuels #FossilFuelTreaty fossilfueltreaty.org/cop30fossilfueltreaty.orgCOP30 — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative 11713
Reposted by Erika LennonDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 20/11/2025As some countries at the #COP30 climate summit attempt to block gender-inclusive human rights language in negotiations, Nikki Reisch of @ciel.org says the controversy is a distraction to "derail the talks" and "avoid a phaseout of the fossil fuel era." 38631