Published December 12, 2024 By Hélionor de Anzizu, Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program at the Center for International Environmental Law.  This is part two of a two-part analysis that unpacks the EU and the UK’s shift away from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), focusing on the Treaty’s misalignment with climate goals and the … Read More. The post Beyond EU and UK’s Exit from ECT: Addressing the Sunset Clause and Fossil Fuel Investment Challenges appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

Published December 2, 2024 By Delphine Levi Alvares, Global Petrochemicals Campaign Manager at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Mike Walker, Environmental Campaign Consultant.  As global temperatures soar and the petrochemical industry accelerates production, the EU is at a crossroads. Will new EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s Clean Industrial Deal prioritize climate … Read More. The post Can the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal Deliver for the Planet? appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

Published November 26, 2024 By Hélionor De Anzizu, Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program at the Center for International Environmental Law.  This is part one of a two-part analysis that unpacks the EU and UK’s shift away from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), focusing on the Treaty’s misalignment with climate goals and the ongoing … Read More. The post The EU and UK Withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty: A New Era for Climate Action? appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

Published November 24 2024 By Joie Chowdhury, Senior Attorney of Climate Litigation and Accountability for CIEL’s Climate & Energy Program,  and Rossella Recupero, CIEL’s Communications Campaign Specialist. The International Court of Justice is expected to issue its opinion by late 2025. From December 2nd to 13th, the International Court of Justice will hold two weeks … Read More. The post Historic Hearings at the World’s Highest Court Could be a Gamechanger for Climate Justice appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

Published November 20, 2024 By Andrés Del Castillo, Senior Attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Lindsey Jurca Durland, Campaign Specialist at the Center for International Environmental Law The stakes couldn’t be higher as we enter the final scheduled round of plastics treaty negotiations. From November 25 to December 1, United Nations Member … Read More. The post Moment of Truth: Will INC-5 Deliver the Plastics Treaty the World Needs? appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

Published November 7, 2024 By Erika Lennon, Senior Attorney for the Climate and Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Rossella Recupero, Communications Campaign Specialist at the Center for International Environmental Law. The stakes are once again high as the world heads to the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change … Read More. The post COP29: Time for Real Climate Finance and Fossil Fuel Phaseout appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

Published October 21, 2024 By Bruna de Almeida Campos, Senior Campaigner, Offshore Oil & Gas at the Center for International Environmental Law.  As world leaders gather from October 21 to November 1 in Cali, Colombia, for the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16), governments have … Read More. The post CBD COP16: A Crucial Moment To Address Oil and Gas Threats to Biodiversity appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

The country will likely have to pay over $30 million to an American litigation firm because it wanted to protect its environment from harmful seabed mining. Published October 21, 2024 By Jen Moore, Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies, Ellen Moore, Making Clean Energy Clean campaign manager at Earthworks, and Carla García Zendejas, … Read More. The post Third-party funder is the only winner in Odyssey Marine Exploration’s suit against Mexico  appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

Published October 15, 2024 By Mary Church, Geoengineering Campaign Manager at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Rossella Recupero, Communications Campaign Specialist at the Center for International Environmental Law This is the first in a multi-part series exposing the threats and risks connected to geoengineering and why these technologies must not be considered effective … Read More. The post Why Geoengineering is a False Solution to the Climate Crisis appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more

World Bank Annual Meetings 2024: Centering on People and Accountability in the Climate Crisis Published October 14, 2024 By Aubrey Manahan, Campaigner for the People, Land & Resources Program at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). As the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) prepare to convene their 2024 Annual Meetings … Read More. The post World Bank Annual Meetings 2024: Centering on People and Accountability in the Climate Crisis appeared first on Center for International Environmental Law ..read more