"Climate & environmental policies must not create new harms for vulnerable communities or be weaponized in the shift to a fossil-free world." @duycks.bsky.social of @ciel.org stresses the need to advance a #JustTransition while remaining anchored in #HumanRights obligations.

Next Friday in Budapest, CIEL’s @duycks.bsky.social and @barnabypace.bsky.social join journalists and scientists at #ClimateArena2025 - an inspiring working conference by @journalismarena.eu to strengthen climate reporting across Europe. 📍 Corvinus University, Budapest 🗓️ October 10

🌐 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

Since the 2024 judgment, the Council of Europe has been overseeing Switzerland’s climate action. Today’s decision points to ongoing gaps and calls on Swiss authorities to report back on further progress in 2026.

⚖️ #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. 🧵👇

📢 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

The call comes from within – again! Last Friday, the Committee on Social Affairs, Health & Sustainable Development of the @coe.int called for the legal protection of the right to a healthy environment! 🌍 pace.coe.int/en/news/9992... 1/5

⚠️ 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.

🌍 In the age of misinformation, what climate science 'counts'? 📆 The very first #ClimateArena 2025 session will see attorney @duycks.bsky.social and documentarist Mette Reitzel address (mis)use of climate science in litigation. 📅 Prog: climatearena2025.sched.com 🎟️ Tix: climatearena.eu/register/

Kann Holcim in der Schweiz wegen Klimaschäden aufgrund der Emissionen aus der Zementproduktion verklagt werden? Heute war Gerichtsverhandlung, eine Entscheidung ist noch nicht gefallen. Ein Thread des @ciel.org mit Hintergründen. #climatejustice #klimaklagen

Residents of Pulau Pari, a small island in Indonesia, accuse Swiss cement giant Holcim of contributing to the climate crisis that threatens their existence. ‪@ecchr.bsky.social‬ @sabincenter.bsky.social‬

🌍📢 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

⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 happening now: #ClimateLitigation court hearing in Zug, Switzerland 🇨🇭, in 𝐴𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑣. 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑐𝑖𝑚. This civil law case seeks to hold one of the largest carbon major accountable for climate harms. 🧵 live reporting from the Court house, with summary of legal arguments and key elements of context👇

| Call for Climate Justice | Lesenswerter Thread von @duycks.bsky.social zur Klimaklage und der Hauptverhandlung morgen in Zug. ⬇️

⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 upcoming #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Asmania v. Holcim Crucial hearing upcoming in Switzerland, this could set a precedent for holding climate polluters accountable. 📅 Wed, 3 Sept 2025 – starting at 8:30 am CEST 📍 Cantonal Parliament of Zug🇨🇭 👇 A brief thread🧵

“The climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency. It is also a democratic test. When science is ignored, people suffer.” We couldn't agree more with @pace.coe.int President Theodoros Roussopoulos! 1/6

⚖️ 🌐 THIS WEEK: a Swiss Court will hear legal claims from Indonesia Islanders seeking financial compensation from cement company 🏭 Holcim for climate-related damages. 👀 📝 Stay tuned for insights & live coverage from the 🏛️court on Wed #MakePollutersPay #ClimateJustice www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 wrap up. You read it elsewhere by now, we don’t have a treaty (no real surprises here). But what else can we retain from those exhausting 11 days ?… @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social

We are entering the final stretch. An insult of a text was mostly rejected by countries yesterday (except by petro states and the chemical industry, which tells you all you need to know about it). Let’s see if we can unlock this today … stay tuned @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @duycks.bsky.social

🔥 Crucial point at 🇺🇳#PlasticsTreaty negotiations: process' chair proposes new draft based lowest common denominator & compromising ecosystems & human health. 😡 Such a treaty would consolidate status quo, benefiting polluters. 🙅Delegates must reject this text and get back to drawing board.

Plenary of #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty still ongoing in Geneva.. The chair put forward a proposed text that is clearly unacceptable, as being expressed by many countries from all regions right now. @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @breakfreefromplastic.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social

Two more days and the heat is on in Gva #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.. Ministers have arrived, rumors abound, and we are looking for the narrow path to success @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @breakfreefromplastic.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social

⚠️ Fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have flooded #PlasticsTreaty talks at a record high. They're working with petrostates to distract, delay, and drag the treaty toward the lowest common denominator. #KickPollutersOut #INC5-2 👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L

Plastic is often seen as a cheap material but scientists in The Lancet argue it is expensive when including damage to health One estimate of the health damage from just three plastic chemicals – PBDE, BPA and DEHP – in 38 countries was $1.5tn a year. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

1/ ⚖️ A groundbreaking moment for climate justice! The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, affirming that everyone has a human right to a healthy environment. A new legal compass has been set. 🧵

Sharing the info on Thursay's panel again... This version is also the final skeet in a play by play thread of the reading of the AO in real time.

🌍 BREAKING: Climate impunity ends today - by order of the world’s highest court. The International Court of Justice has spoken: ✅ States are legally obliged to act ✅ Inaction = human rights violation ✅ Polluters must be held accountable This is a legal revolution for our planet.

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐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

Wer mag, kann die Verkündung des Gutachtens live hier verfolgen: webtv.un.org/en/schedule Für @ciel.org werden @joiec.bsky.social und @duycks.bsky.social im Gerichtssaal sein. #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

👋 ⚖️ 🌐 Register for impressive high-level panel unpacking initial conclusions from today's ruling by 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice & charting path towards #ClimateJustice, in 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 📅 July 24., 5:30pm CEST 📝 online reg bit.ly/ICJresponse 📢 Please spread the word #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐 At 3pm CEST TODAY, 🇺🇳 ICJ will deliver a history-making ruling on #ClimateJustice! We are setting up in front of the Court in Den Haag 🇳🇱. 👀 Watch this space to follow mobilization outside of the Court & for real-time analysis of the ruling #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO

⚖️2 days to go before the world’s top court delivers a climate verdict that could change everything. What’s at stake? Who’s responsible? What comes next? Read our blog here 👉 bit.ly/3UlX8Pz for the 6 issues to watch in the #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ. By: @joiec.bsky.social & @duycks.bsky.social

‼️NEW REPORT 10 Key Principles for a Feminist and Just Energy Transition! Following a collective process with womxn activists from environmental and human rights movements in 20+ countries, these principles are guiding us toward a truly feminist & just energy transition Read below👇 bit.ly/4ix7aH7

📅📢 join us on Thursday 17, to plan global mobilization CSOs call ahead of delivery of historic #ClimateJustice ruling by 🇺🇳⚖️ International Court of Justice #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO 📅 7am GMT, register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 📅 2pm GMT, register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Invitation to Public Viewing of ICJ Climate Justice Advisory Opinion in Berlin 🇩🇪 held by ‪@greenlegal.bsky.social‬ Join on Wed. July 23, 2025, public viewing + short introduction (in German) 📅 23.07. | 🕒 14:30-17:00 |📍Atelier Gardens roof terrace, Berlin 👉 sign up: forms.office.com/e/SKLU2eJfjW

Einladung zum Public Screening des IGH-Gutachtens zum Klimaschutz🌍 Welche Verantwortung haben Staaten weltweit für den Klimaschutz? Einführung, Live-Streaming mit Popcorn & Diskussion 🍿 📅 23.07. | 🕒 14:30-17:00 | 📍 Atelier Gardens Dachterrasse 👉 Anmeldung: forms.office.com/e/SKLU2eJfjW

🚨 Silencing dissent is a threat to us all. We call on all States to: ⚖️ Uphold obligations under international law ✊ Protect the right to protest ❌ End reprisals 🛑 Stop enabling genocide, apartheid & occupation. www.ciel.org/news/silenci...

📣NEW Global Campaign Launched: #FillTheFund! The establishment of the Fund for responding to #LossandDamage was a breakthrough, but it remains critically underfunded—little more than an empty promise. Rich nations are now shirking their historical responsibility. 1/5

#ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ ⚖️ 📢 23 July, the International Court of Justice delivers its historic climate advisory opinion, paving the way for justice & climate reparations long overdue. Follow @ciel.org's @joiec.bsky.social @nikkireisch.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social 🔗 www.ciel.org/news/world-c...

🌍 BREAKING: The UN #HRC just passed a #Climate & #HumanRights resolution, but without naming #FossilFuels. 💬 “We deeply regret the continued failure of the Council’s members to explicitly call for an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels, the root cause of the crisis.” - Sébastien Duyck, CIEL. ⬇️

🚨 Upcoming vote this morning: 🇺🇳 UN #HumanRights Council will consider whether to call for an equitable transition of #FossilFuels to prevent climate harms. 📉 🛢️ 👀 We will be watching closely the vote of the 47 States members 📺 live webcast (3 PM CEST): webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16...

🗣️ La #OpiniónConsultiva de la Corte Interamericana de #DerechosHumanos es contundente: Los Estados deben tomar acción frente a la crisis climática. ➡️ Deslice para las citas de nuestras expertas. 👇 Lea el comunicado de CIEL. 🔗 bit.ly/4ljFIOU

🗣️ 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

🔥⚖️🌐final countdown to a historic moment for #ClimateJustice: in a few minutes, InterAmerican Court of Human Rights will deliver landmark authoritative judicial opinion on States' climate obligations #AOLetsGo #OpiniónConsultiva 🧵key elements of context & analysis in thread👇

⏲️in 30 mins: ⚖️🌐historic breakthrough expected for #ClimateJustice as InterAmerican Court of Human Rights delivers an authoritative judicial opinion on States' climate obligations. 👀Follow in real time via #AOLetsGo & the Court's streaming service 👇 shorturl.at/GkNfD

🔜 ⚖️ 🌐 #ClimateLitigation Save the date: in two months, one of the largest carbon majors, 🧱 Holcim, will appear in Court at Cantonal Tribunal of Zug, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, to respond to its contribution to the climate crisis and to face claims for financial compensation and effective climate measures. 1/3

🥁 TODAY! first international judicial advisory ruling on #ClimateJustice! ⚖️ 🌐 📅 July 3rd, noon EST/6pm CEST 🔜 Watch live the delivery of this historic ruling by the 🌎Interamerican Court of Human Rights: shorturl.at/GkNfD 👀 For live coverage, context & analysis, follow #AOLetsGO #OpiniónConsultiva

🚨 There might actually be some GOOD legal news tomorrow - the FIRST climate advisory opinion from an intl human rights court! Watch the delivery of this historic opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights LIVE: shorturl.at/GkNfD 📅Thu, 3 July | 16:00 UTC #AOLetsGO #OpiniónConsultiva

🚨 TODAY at #HRC59, don’t miss our side event tackling the #FossilFuel economy and its impact on #HumanRights. Join the conversation and push for justice-driven #ClimateAction! 🚨 🕒14:00–15:00 CEST 📍Palais des Nations, Room XXV More info: bit.ly/3I0wOYv

🧵1/5 🚨CIEL sounds the alarm: New #EUClimateLaw’s 90% target is climate action in name only. It leans on #FalseSolutions including international offsets, which lets polluters evade responsibility. You can’t offset your way to a livable future!