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Trump Order Abandons UN Climate Pacts, Undermines Global Cooperation

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2026— The Trump Administration’s sweeping executive order to withdraw the United States from dozens of United... Read More

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US Military Attack and Oil Grab in Venezuela Flouts International Law

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2026— The United States government’s military attack and ongoing oil grab in Venezuela represents an alarming... Read More

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UNEA-7: Key Compromises in Text, but Environmental Progress on the Margins

NAIROBI, December 12, 2025 — The seventh meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) is concluding two weeks... Read More

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Nature has rights, declares one of the world’s highest courts. It’s time to defend them.

Published December 3, 2025 By Luisa Gómez, CIEL Senior Attorney at the Climate and Energy Program. This piece was...

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Not Another COP-out: We Must Rewrite the Rules of the UN Climate Talks

Reforming the talks is not procedural housekeeping – it is a crucial pillar of climate action needed to accelerate...

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Feeding the Climate Crisis: How Agrochemicals Undermine 1.5°C

Published November 10, 2025 By Lisa Tostado, Agrochemicals and Fossil Fuels Campaigner at the Center for International Environmental Law....

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No Profit Without Accountability for People and the Planet (January, 2026)

The world is facing the escalating triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, driven largely by... Read More

Publications

Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Knowledge in the Context of the UNFCCC (November 2025)

For decades, Indigenous Peoples have drawn on the wisdom of their Elders and knowledge keepers to understand and respond... Read More

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Leveraging the ICJ Climate Ruling at COP30 to Unlock Ambition and Advance Accountability A Pocket Guide for Negotiators and Allies (November 2025)

In response to a request from the UN General Assembly, on 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice... Read More

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