Yesterday at #HRC60, CIEL called on the Advisory Committee to center #HumanRights in two urgent global crises: ✅ Plastic pollution ✅ Corporate disinformation Our Senior Attorney Francesca Mingrone: "States must uphold rights across the entire plastics lifecycle and hold polluters accountable."

📢 TODAY at #UNGA - Colombia and Vanuatu announce the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels to be held in April 2026. Learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...

In this @genevasolutions.bsky.social op-ed, CIEL’s Francesca Mingrone & Upasana Khatri unpack the ICJ’s historic Advisory Opinion — a landmark ruling affirming that States have binding legal obligations to prevent climate harm and uphold human rights. 📖 bit.ly/46FsR41

⚖️ Our attorneys, @nikkireisch.bsky.social and @viejadeambiente.bsky.social, explore the connections between the historic climate decisions by the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 👉 bit.ly/47JbEsG 💡 More via #SimposioOC32 @cejil.bsky.social.

📢 CIEL’s Senior Attorney Francesca Mingrone will be speaking at this timely webinar on climate justice and State responsibility through advisory opinions. 🗓️ 30 Sep 2025 🕓 4–5:30pm SGT 📍 Zoom Join us to explore the IACtHR & ICJ’s climate AO work and what’s next.

🌐 With #UNGA underway, States must uphold the international rule of law to prevent the continuation of genocide in Gaza. There can be no environmental justice while the universal nature of human rights faces such grave and flagrant violations. 🔗 Read our statement: bit.ly/3Iy1Bwi

🧵 THREAD: Geoengineering is NOT the answer. During #ClimateWeekNYC, our partners @foeus.bsky.social are hosting 4 critical events exposing the dangers of ocean & solar geoengineering - and uplifting frontline resistance. Here’s what you need to know 👇

🌎 De cara a #COP30, hace falta menos política y más derecho. 🗣️ Lo dice nuestra abogada @erikalennon.bsky.social vía @infobae.bsky.social. 👇 Conozca por qué este año el mundo debe acabar con el estancamiento político que ha caracterizado las negociaciones climáticas. bit.ly/3K88LrD

Today at #HRC60, CIEL’s Francesca Mingrone, Senior Attorney, delivered this statement on the UN SG @antonioguterres’ just transition report. The message? A true #JustTransition requires an EQUITABLE phase-out of #FossilFuels & dismantling our extractive economic model.

⚖️ #ClimateLitigation update: Switzerland’s implementation of its legal obligations under the European Court of Human Rights @echr.coe.int ruling remains insufficient, confirms @coe.int Council of Ministers in its latest decision. 🧵👇

At #HRC60, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is connecting the dots: no #JustTransition without #HumanRights. Tomorrow, we’ll discuss what this means for #COP30. 🗓️ 18 Sep 2025 | 13:00-14:00 📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva - & online 🔗 Join us: bit.ly/4gyZFAs

It’s time to speak up. On Sept 20th, we will #MakeBillionairesPay. All across the world, authoritarian regimes are rising. A tiny circle of billionaires is profiting while the rest of us, especially women and gender-expansive people, scramble to keep families safe.

📅 This week, South Africa’s highest Court will hear arguments on whether Shell can conduct seismic surveys for oil & gas off the Wild Coast. /1 🧵 Read this thread for what’s at stake. 🔎 Want to know more about the dangers of offshore exploration? 📹 Watch below and click 👉 bit.ly/offshore-off...

“Plastic pellets are a Trojan horse for toxic pollution,” warns CIEL’s @andresdelcas.bsky.social UN #HRC60. Every year, ~445,970 tonnes - equal to 29 BILLION plastic bottles - spill into our environment. Yet they’re NOT classified as hazardous under maritime law. #PlasticPollution

CIEL is proud to stand with the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition as the #UNFCCC takes a critical step: forcing all COP30 participants to publicly disclose their funders and affirm alignment with the Paris Agreement. KBPO Press Release 👇 bit.ly/4gnv097

At #HRC60, CIEL & @earthjustice.org welcomed #UN Special Rapporteur Surya Deva’s stance on Investor-State Dispute Settlement #ISDS. The SR highlighted cases where ISDS claims undermine States’ efforts to protect the environment, Indigenous lands, and human rights. 🌱⚖️

We’re hiring! 🌏 Join CIEL as our Director of Development to help advance climate justice and human rights worldwide. 👉 Apply: bit.ly/3IfR9tf

Tomorrow! Join us for a critical conversation on science in the #PlasticsTreaty. What is the science saying? Where is it headed? Why it matters now, more than ever. 📅 Thurs | Sept 11 🕓 12pm ET | 6pm CET 👉 bit.ly/4n2esG4 @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social @ellejurca.bsky.social

📢The #UNFCCC is failing to tackle the #ClimateCrisis at the speed necessary to protect people & planet. Reform of the UN climate talks #COPs is needed. Our own @erikalennon.bsky.social and other experts weigh in on how. Read this @carbonbrief.org article: bit.ly/46vRW2n More in 🧵⤵️

📢 Join us TODAY at #HRC60 for the side event: “States’ Duty to Regulate Corporations in the Face of the Triple Planetary Crisis” ⏰ 11:00–12:00 CEST 📍 Room VIII, Palais des Nations Or watch LIVE: bit.ly/46vL0Co With @ishr.ch, #FES, @fian-international.bsky.social, and #FranciscansInternational

🚨 Corporations fuel the triple planetary crisis — states must act. Join CIEL's @andresdelcas.bsky.social, Francesca Mingrone & colleagues for a critical conversation at #HRC60. 📅 Wed Sept 10 | 11:00 CEST 👉 Join : bit.ly/46tt3UZ

🚨 The #EU is at a crossroads. And CIEL is standing with 470+ civil society groups to say: NO to #deregulation that sacrifices people & planet for profit. 🧵👇 @corporateeurope.org @caneurope.org @foeeurope.bsky.social

#FossilFuel giants just pumped CO₂ waste into the seabed at the #NorthernLights site. #CCS is a lifeline for oil & gas - publicly funded, failure-prone, and no win for people or planet. Just another dangerous distraction. Read here: bit.ly/3VkLy7N

⚠️ More than half of all fertilizers are made from fossil fuels. 🛢️ The result? A system that harms our health, drives climate change, and threatens food security. 🍽️ It’s time to rethink what’s on our plates. 👇 Learn more about the frack-to-fork supply chain.

🌍 We’re in Geneva for the 60th UN #HumanRights Council session. #HRC60 begins today. From toxic pollution to Indigenous Peoples’ rights, the climate crisis is a human rights crisis. CIEL is here to make sure that it’s treated like one. 🧵 ⤵️

As #COP30 approaches, CIEL is sounding the alarm: the industry is gearing up to flood the summit with false solutions. Senior Campaigner Rachel Kennerley warns: “We expect a considerable delegation of carbon capture lobbyists, despite the technology’s track record of failure.”

🚨 On Monday, 8 Sept, 2–3 PM (CET), CIEL’s Francesca Mingrone, Senior Attorney, Climate & Energy, will speak at the #HRC60 “Sustainable Development with an Unsustainable #ISDS?” side event. 📍 Concordia 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva #ClimateJustice #HumanRights

🌍📢 Join us LIVE today at 15:00 CEST for the 2025 #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange. This year’s edition explores how Geneva-based institutions can build on historic climate advisory opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR. #ClimateJustice

TODAY in Switzerland, a landmark climate hearing could set a precedent for holding corporate polluters accountable. 📍Zug Civil Court 🕣 LIVE NOW Case: Asmania v. Holcim, brought by residents of #Pari Island, Indonesia, against one of the world’s biggest cement producers.

Plastics Treaty — What happened? What's next? Negotiations collapsed in Geneva. Disappointing, yes. Defeat? Certainly not. 📽️ Watch: What happened, what's next — and why we still have hope! #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 youtu.be/-HgqLVANa78

Plastics Treaty — What happened? What's next? Negotiations collapsed in Geneva. Disappointing, yes. Defeat? Certainly not. 👇 Here's what happened, what's next — and why we still have hope! #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 youtu.be/-HgqLVANa78

Katrina wasn’t just a storm — it was the deadly combination of fossil fuels, insurance collapse, and political failure. 20 years later, the truth is clear: Louisiana is not an anomaly — it's a warning. 👇 Read more from Louisiana campaigner @soopajane.bsky.social www.ciel.org/storms-insur...

🚨 Three historic climate rulings in one year. 🌍 Now, Geneva must act. Join us on 3 Sept 2025 for the #GenevaDialogues on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange. We’ll unpack key Advisory Opinions from #ICJ, #ITLOS & #IACtHR, and how Geneva’s human rights institutions can act on them.

🌍A historic #ICJ climate ruling 🎥A powerful story from the Pacific 🗣️A global movement rising Join CIEL, #WYCJ, and #PISFC for the screening of 🎬 YUMI, a docu telling the story of Pacific youth who launched a global campaign, leading to the ICJ’s landmark climate opinion.

Oil rained down. The smell of burning chemicals filled the air. For 5 days, Louisiana residents have lived under evacuation orders after a petrochemical explosion. In the US, a petrochemical spill, fire, or explosion happens every 3 days. #BeyondPetrochemicals www.wbrz.com/news/explosi...

🚨 Two decades after #HurricaneKatrina, communities across the US risk facing the same insurance failures and housing crises when storms hit. 🏘️ Insurers and polluters cannot continue undermining the right to a safe home. Lawmakers must act. Read our NEW blog 👉 bit.ly/4n5lzgK

Insurance math: 🔥 Communities hit by floods + fires = uninsurable. 🏭 Polluters driving disasters = cash + coverage. As we brace for hurricane season, @ellejurca.bsky.social, @barnabypace.bsky.social & ‪‪@cslidders.bsky.social‬ make it clear: the system is broken.

Final Call – Application Deadline Approaching! @geneva-academy.ch 's Training Course: Protecting Human Rights and the Environment ⏳ Final days to apply! Deadline: August 27 📅Two segments: 1–8 Sept (online) + 15–19 Sept (Geneva or online) 🔗Apply now: bit.ly/4mUBxtS

A deadly storm in Texas. Hurricane Erin floods the East Coast — US hurricane season has only just begun. As storms grow stronger, federal protections collapse, while the fossil fuel industry expands in the eye of the storm. 👉 Read more in our latest blog bit.ly/45XrjTP

You've read the headlines, now hear the hot takes from our team on the ground at #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. What went wrong, what’s at stake, and why the fight for an ambitious treaty is far from over. 👉 bit.ly/4fWv67q

"We cannot afford to despair. Plastics producers know that change is possible and that the case for it grows stronger by the day. They have fought it off for now, but they must not prevail." Read more in @theguardian.com bit.ly/4lB2CBl

Plastics Treaty talks are over. After 11 grueling days of delays, distractions, and gaslighting, we are leaving Geneva without a treaty. But countries stood firm against fossil-fueled interests — hope for an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty lives on. 🎥 @dlevialvares.bsky.social + @davzoul.bsky.social

The #PlasticsTreaty talks have ended without a treaty. To call this process a failure is an understatement. The world doesn't need more plastic. People know it, doctors know it, markets know it. We must now restart — not repeat. 👉 Read our statement: bit.ly/4fIWhCC

⚠️ Don't fall for the trap. Member states should reject the chair's 2am #PlasticsTreaty text. This INC process is failing — either step up and change it or let the good-faith countries move forward. 👉Read our statement bit.ly/4lsKXLQ

The final day of #PlasticsTreaty talks… or is it? Behind closed doors, the INC Chair & Secretariat's strategy failed, leaving the path to an ambitious treaty murky. After hours of waiting, plenary vanished — and negotiations extend into another day.

With just hours left in #PlasticsTreaty talks, Juan Carlos Monterrey 🇵🇦 reminds us: our health, our children, our future are on the line. 📣 Share. Call. Urge your representatives to fight for this once-in-a-lifetime treaty. 👉 Act now: bit.ly/3HyTgI7

"It's important to spend every single hour of the last day of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations finding a good text that can deliver on the promise to end plastic pollution," said CIEL's @giuliacrl.bsky.social No deal would be better than a watered-down deal bit.ly/3HBBFiR

In the final hours of #PlasticsTreaty talks, the Chair has dropped a text. "This isn’t a treaty to end plastic pollution — it’s a gift to polluters." It's completely unacceptable. So, what’s next? @melissabluesky.bsky.social‬ explains.

🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it. The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.