🆕 🆕 🆕 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.

🍃 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

From #COP30 in Belém: High-level reps from Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Antigua & Barbuda—backed by Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Nepal—joined civil society & the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social Initiative (17 nations) to advance negotiating mandate for a Treaty to phase out oil, gas, and coal. A 🧵

That’s a wrap on Day 8 of #COP30 — And what a day! From seeing the 1st potential final political agreement on sticky issues from the climate talks to the revelation that hundreds of industrial agriculture lobbyists are attending the negotiations. The day was packed 📦! A 🧵

🌊 TODAY at #COP30, the ocean is on the agenda. A healthy ocean is key to halting climate change. But are countries working to stop the threat of fossil fuels at sea? 📣 Here's why to meet climate targets, we must phase out offshore oil and gas👇 bit.ly/4ok8tgi 🧵/1

📣 BREAKING At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks. Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu... A 🧵

📣 BREAKING: One out of every 25 attendees at the #COP30 climate talks is a fossil fuel lobbyist. The arsonists aren’t just in the building — they’re throwing fuel on the fire. We need to #KickOutTheSuits NOW! READ: kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...

Recognition of #IndigenousPeoples’ leadership & of their unique role in addressing the #ClimateCrisis must go beyond ceremony. At #COP30, States & the UNFCCC must guarantee access & meaningful participation & ensure #IndigenousPeople's right to shape decisions that impact their lands & lives.

🌊 An ocean free of fossil fuels is key to halting climate change. Yet governments are coming to #COP30 without timelines and binding targets to phase out offshore oil and gas. 📣 To meet climate goals, we need a #FossilFreeOcean. Read the analysis by @bruna-campos.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/4ok8tgi

✊ Victoire pour le climat : Total vient d'être condamnée pour greenwashing ! A la veille de la COP30, cette décision crée un précédent juridique majeur contre la désinformation climatique des majors pétrolières. Notre communiqué 👇 www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-p...

🌎 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

#BlocchiamoTutto. Against governments’ silence, against genocide, against impunity. As workers across Italy call for a #GeneralStrike, CIEL UNITE shows its unwavering solidarity with the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, striking workers in Italy, and all those resisting genocide.

📢 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...

🌐 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

⚖️ South Africa’s Constitutional Court has an opportunity to prevent the exploration of oil and gas off the Wild Coast without due process or proper consultation with affected communities. ☑️ Public participation must not be a tick box exercise. /3 🧵

✊ Communities and partners like naturaljustice.org have led a years-long battle to #SavetheWildCoast from oil and gas drilling. 🌊 This biodiversity hotspot off the eastern coastline of South Africa is a source of livelihood and cultural connection. /2 🧵 naturaljustice.org/battle-to-pr...

📅 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...

$1.5 trillion. The annual global cost of health‑related damage from plastic pollution alone. Plastics are stealing our health & wrecking economies. It’s long past time for a #PlasticsTreaty that curbs production and protects our health. 🔗 Read bit.ly/45u0c1s

This 👇🏽 let it sink in. The ICJ has given its opinion on states obligation to tackle climate change. When we look at the ocean, not tackling offshore oil and gas is against the law. The only option is to move towards a #fossilfreeocean #ClimateJusticeAttheICJ

52/🚨The Court then delivers a powerful statement: failure of a state to take appropriate action to regulate fossil fuel consumption, the granting of fossil fuel licences, fossil fuel subsidies may constitute an internationally wrongful act which is attributable to that state

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice. 🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability 📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇 #ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo

🗣️ The #ClimateOpinion by the Inter-American Court of #HumanRights is clear: States must take action to STOP the climate crisis. ➡️ Swipe for our experts’ take. 👇 Read CIEL’s statement. #AOLetsGO 🔗 bit.ly/3I9M2KN

📣 In a BIG win for climate accountability, the UK government issued tougher environmental rules that make it harder for fossil fuel companies to justify oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. 🧵 1/5 Learn how this gets us closer to a #FossilFreeOcean bit.ly/3TaGpyh

NEW: Negotiations to establish a Science Policy Panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution concluded in Punta del Este a short while ago. The final agreement is riddled with unresolved text and major concessions that compromise the future Panel's integrity. Read more: www.ciel.org/news/spp-oew...

📣 CIEL and partners are urging world leaders at #UNOC3 to address the impact of #FossilFuels on #HumanRights. 🌊 At side events, officials from #CostaRica & #Fiji heard the call for a #FossilFreeOcean. 1/5 🧵 With 2 days left in the UN Ocean Conference, read on for key highlights and what’s next.

🗣️ Dr. Sivendra Michael, Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for #Environment & #ClimateChange, called on ocean allies to phase out #FossilFuels and stand firm with the world’s most vulnerable. 📣 CIEL’s @bruna-campos.bsky.social made a strong case to halt offshore oil & gas expansion. 🧵 3/5

🎙️In this #GlobalDispatches podcast, @bruna-campos.bsky.social discusses why the UN Oceans Summit matters and how leaders failed to prioritize fossil fuel phase-out for ocean & climate protection. bit.ly/3TkqJIz #FossilFreeOcean #UNOC3

🌊 The #UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, started yesterday with passionate calls from 🇫🇷 Emmanuel #Macron and 🇨🇷 Rodrigo #Chaves to protect the #ocean. But no mention of the threat of #FossilFuels. 🧵 1/5 👇 As Day 2 kicks off, read on for a quick recap of Day 1 and what's next!

🧵2 of 5 🗣️ CIEL’s @bruna-campos.bsky.social participated in #UNOC3 side events about the threat of #FossilFuels to the Coral Triangle and the crucial work of ocean defenders. 🗓️ Don't miss upcoming side events on June 11-12. 👇 See next post in thread for details!

🌊 Less than a week before the #UNOC3 in Nice, 200+ environmental organisations from around the world have now joined OceanCare’s open letter to governments, demanding to: 🛑 Stop offshore oil and gas exploration & exploitation. 🌍 Commit to ambitious, effective & strong ocean protection measures.

As #UNOC3 approaches, it's clear: a #FossilFreeOcean is no longer optional, but a moral and legal imperative. The fight for our oceans is urgent! Read more: bit.ly/3HtViJl

Our 🆕 BRIEF shows why governments must tackle offshore oil and gas to protect the ocean and its #biodiversity. 👉 🔗 bit.ly/seasbr 🇺🇳 With the #UN Ocean Conference (#UNOC3) next week, this is a must-read. 🌊 The time for a #FossilFreeOcean is NOW.

🌊 World leaders gathering in Nice, France, next week for the #UN Ocean Conference must recognize that phasing out oil and gas is key to protecting the ocean. Learn how CIEL is demanding that governments take action toward a #FossilFreeOcean at #UNOC3. 👉 bit.ly/unoc3cr

🌊 Fossil fuel companies are expanding into ever deeper waters, endangering human rights and the environment. 📣 OUR NEW PUBLICATION exposes the many risks of offshore oil & gas and offers legal tools to prevent harm: bit.ly/offshore-off... ☝️Learn why NOW is the time for a #FossilFreeOcean

Breaking: Uplift welcomes a very sensible decision from the Court of Session invalidating the decision to approve the Rosebank oil field. Rosebank is a disaster for the climate & will do next to nothing to create the prosperity & stability that the UK needs. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨 Uganda’s crackdown on human rights continues and remains severe. UN Special Rapporteurs and diplomats must condemn the conviction and mistreatment of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza and call for his immediate release. @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

⚖️🇺🇳 Day 2 at the #ClimateJustice hearings at the International Court of Justice in 🇳🇱 Den Haag. 🧵Here is a brief thread recapping what we learned yesterday and who will speak today... (for live notes from today, follow @cielorg.bsky.social) #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

🎉 ▶️ Ongoing in 🇳🇱 Den Haag: Opening Ceremony ahead of historic #ClimateJustice hearings at the ⚖️ 🇺🇳 International Court of Justice starting tomorrow 📺 Follow live via video stream: bit.ly/watchOClive 🧵 key moments from the ceremony in threads below ⬇️ #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

On-the-ground #PlasticsTreaty updates from CIEL’s @davzoul.bsky.social. Today, hundreds gathered outside the talks, calling on leaders to act with #CourageNotCompromise to deliver the treaty the world demands and deserves. Updates from day 5👇 #CourageNotCompromise

Many are pushing for a "start and strengthen" approach to the #PlasticsTreaty. But this strategy comes with a number of risks. ⚠️ As @helionordeanzizu.bsky.social warns, a treaty without a solid foundation could fail over time. 👇 Watch to learn more. youtu.be/SshwpKV7Tbk

🚨 BREAKING: 220 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered for #PlasticsTreaty talks — outnumbering every single delegation at #INC5. Their goal? Protect polluters’ profits. #KickPollutersOut 👉🏽 Full story: bit.ly/3B36xFM

#AOLetsGO: Next week, the International Court of Justice will hold historic climate hearings. These legal proceedings have the potential to advance ambitious climate action after decades of political inertia that have plagued climate negotiations & climate policies 👇 www.ciel.org/historic-hea...

🚨 Observer access at #INC5 has been severely limited due to inadequate room capacity, jeopardizing transparency & accountability of critical #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. @unep.bsky.social & South Korea must act now to ensure inclusive, meaningful participation for all. Read more: bit.ly/4g3GbSV

For my first Bluesky thread, I want to focus on my experience at this years global biodiversity conference 🏵️ i.e. CBD #COP16. How was oil and gas 🛢️⛽being discussed in this space? short answer - it wasn't and the corporate capture is very real: www.desmog.com/2024/11/12/b...

Good morning everyone👋🏽. I'll be bringing you updates on #Oceans - linked to the #climatecrisis, biodiversity loss and toxic pollution - focusing on halting offshore oil and gas.

Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.