ClientEarth
@clientearth.bsky.social
⚖️ We use the power of the law to protect people and the planet.
📍 London, Brussels, Warsaw, Madrid, Berlin, Beijing, Los Angeles, Tokyo
🌍 www.clientearth.org
📍 London, Brussels, Warsaw, Madrid, Berlin, Beijing, Los Angeles, Tokyo
🌍 www.clientearth.org
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📢Key protections that UK nature desperately needs are hanging in the balance.
We still have a chance to convince the government otherwise, but we have to act now.
Take action here 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/184558/...
We still have a chance to convince the government otherwise, but we have to act now.
Take action here 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/184558/...
🎉 The High Seas Treaty came into effect this weekend after long international discussions.
🌊The treaty aims to give extra protection to the high seas – international waters not owned by any nation – that have historically had less regulation against damaging activities. 1/2
🌊The treaty aims to give extra protection to the high seas – international waters not owned by any nation – that have historically had less regulation against damaging activities. 1/2
January 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM
🎉 The High Seas Treaty came into effect this weekend after long international discussions.
🌊The treaty aims to give extra protection to the high seas – international waters not owned by any nation – that have historically had less regulation against damaging activities. 1/2
🌊The treaty aims to give extra protection to the high seas – international waters not owned by any nation – that have historically had less regulation against damaging activities. 1/2
📢Key protections that UK nature desperately needs are hanging in the balance.
We still have a chance to convince the government otherwise, but we have to act now.
Take action here 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/184558/...
We still have a chance to convince the government otherwise, but we have to act now.
Take action here 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/184558/...
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
📢Key protections that UK nature desperately needs are hanging in the balance.
We still have a chance to convince the government otherwise, but we have to act now.
Take action here 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/184558/...
We still have a chance to convince the government otherwise, but we have to act now.
Take action here 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/184558/...
Good news 🙌 ‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says.
#climatechange
#climatechange
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Good news 🙌 ‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says.
#climatechange
#climatechange
Yesterday the @wmo-global.bsky.social released its annual global temperature analysis.
The last 11 years have been the hottest on record, and ocean warming has continued unabated 👇
wmo.int/news/media-c...
The last 11 years have been the hottest on record, and ocean warming has continued unabated 👇
wmo.int/news/media-c...
WMO confirms 2025 was one of warmest years on record
wmo.int
January 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Yesterday the @wmo-global.bsky.social released its annual global temperature analysis.
The last 11 years have been the hottest on record, and ocean warming has continued unabated 👇
wmo.int/news/media-c...
The last 11 years have been the hottest on record, and ocean warming has continued unabated 👇
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Over €50bn in EU fossil fuel subsidies have no phase-out date ⚠️
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
EU governance revision must end fossil fuel subsidies, new paper argues - Stop Fossil Subsidies - United for Climate Justice
A new policy paper, A framework for the phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies in the European Union, by Stop Fossil Subsidies, ClientEarth and CAN Europe, sets out how the European Union can finally phas...
stopfossilsubsidies.eu
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Over €50bn in EU fossil fuel subsidies have no phase-out date ⚠️
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree-cover per year as two decades ago - fuelled by the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree-cover per year as two decades ago - fuelled by the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Rising ocean temperature is making extreme weather more dangerous around the world.
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Rising ocean temperature is making extreme weather more dangerous around the world.
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A group of Indonesian island residents are suing one of the world's biggest cement companies, claiming its emissions are contributing to flooding of their home.
A Swiss court has admitted the case, allowing the claim to proceed.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
A Swiss court has admitted the case, allowing the claim to proceed.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Swiss court admits Indonesian islanders climate case against Holcim
A court in Switzerland said on Monday it would admit a legal complaint against Swiss cement maker Holcim which alleges the company is doing too little to cut carbon emissions and hence contributing to...
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A group of Indonesian island residents are suing one of the world's biggest cement companies, claiming its emissions are contributing to flooding of their home.
A Swiss court has admitted the case, allowing the claim to proceed.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
A Swiss court has admitted the case, allowing the claim to proceed.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
🌳Help us protect our natural world and #HelpHabitatsHeal.
There are just 24 hours left for your donation to me MATCHED.
Donate here 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
There are just 24 hours left for your donation to me MATCHED.
Donate here 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM
🌳Help us protect our natural world and #HelpHabitatsHeal.
There are just 24 hours left for your donation to me MATCHED.
Donate here 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
There are just 24 hours left for your donation to me MATCHED.
Donate here 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
🌿80% of people in the UK are worried about nature protection. Are you?
If so, you can help us make a difference.
💸For a limited time, your gift will be matched, meaning it has twice the impact for nature protection.
Donate 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
#HelpHabitatsHeal
If so, you can help us make a difference.
💸For a limited time, your gift will be matched, meaning it has twice the impact for nature protection.
Donate 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
#HelpHabitatsHeal
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 AM
🌿80% of people in the UK are worried about nature protection. Are you?
If so, you can help us make a difference.
💸For a limited time, your gift will be matched, meaning it has twice the impact for nature protection.
Donate 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
#HelpHabitatsHeal
If so, you can help us make a difference.
💸For a limited time, your gift will be matched, meaning it has twice the impact for nature protection.
Donate 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
#HelpHabitatsHeal
Which countries lead on nature restoration in Europe? 👀
With the Nature Restoration Law implementation underway, we analysed EU countries' restoration plans 🌱
Several frontrunners pave the way, but the progress is uneven & too slow.
More: www.restorenature.eu/en/our-work-...
#RestoreNature
With the Nature Restoration Law implementation underway, we analysed EU countries' restoration plans 🌱
Several frontrunners pave the way, but the progress is uneven & too slow.
More: www.restorenature.eu/en/our-work-...
#RestoreNature
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Which countries lead on nature restoration in Europe? 👀
With the Nature Restoration Law implementation underway, we analysed EU countries' restoration plans 🌱
Several frontrunners pave the way, but the progress is uneven & too slow.
More: www.restorenature.eu/en/our-work-...
#RestoreNature
With the Nature Restoration Law implementation underway, we analysed EU countries' restoration plans 🌱
Several frontrunners pave the way, but the progress is uneven & too slow.
More: www.restorenature.eu/en/our-work-...
#RestoreNature
As 2025 draws to a close, we are dwelling on the positive progress that's been made worldwide this year, for our planet and all who call it home. 🌎
More here: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
More here: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025
Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
As 2025 draws to a close, we are dwelling on the positive progress that's been made worldwide this year, for our planet and all who call it home. 🌎
More here: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
More here: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
🐋We stepped in this year when US bank JP Morgan Chase announced plans to support a new fossil fuel project that would threaten species including blue whales and porpoises.
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🐋We stepped in this year when US bank JP Morgan Chase announced plans to support a new fossil fuel project that would threaten species including blue whales and porpoises.
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today 👉 donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
10 years on from the Paris Agreement, this is where we stand 👇
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
10 years on from the Paris Agreement, this is where we stand 👇
⏩It's been 2 years since we called out #greenwashing recycling claims made by Danone, Coca-Cola & Nestlé.
Despite some progress, misleading claims like 'made of 100% recycled plastic' & '100% recyclable' persist on many plastic products🧵
www.beuc.eu/news/recycli...
Despite some progress, misleading claims like 'made of 100% recycled plastic' & '100% recyclable' persist on many plastic products🧵
www.beuc.eu/news/recycli...
Recycling claims still a reality on plastic bottles – time for action
Two years after BEUC denounced greenwashing on plastic bottles, the issue is still present on labels. It's time for the EU to speed up its investigation.
www.beuc.eu
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
⏩It's been 2 years since we called out #greenwashing recycling claims made by Danone, Coca-Cola & Nestlé.
Despite some progress, misleading claims like 'made of 100% recycled plastic' & '100% recyclable' persist on many plastic products🧵
www.beuc.eu/news/recycli...
Despite some progress, misleading claims like 'made of 100% recycled plastic' & '100% recyclable' persist on many plastic products🧵
www.beuc.eu/news/recycli...
💸The latest report from @shareaction.bsky.social finds banks are lagging on their climate commitments.
Read the analysis⬇️
shareaction.org/reports/in-d...
Read the analysis⬇️
shareaction.org/reports/in-d...
In Debt to the Planet 2025
ShareAction's latest assessment of environmental and social strategies in the European banking sector
shareaction.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
💸The latest report from @shareaction.bsky.social finds banks are lagging on their climate commitments.
Read the analysis⬇️
shareaction.org/reports/in-d...
Read the analysis⬇️
shareaction.org/reports/in-d...
Does this sit right with you?
It seems too sad to be true, but the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. 🌳🦔🌊🦊
Wanting to protect nature is not controversial. It’s common sense.
👉Donate today to #HelpHabitatsHeal: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
It seems too sad to be true, but the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. 🌳🦔🌊🦊
Wanting to protect nature is not controversial. It’s common sense.
👉Donate today to #HelpHabitatsHeal: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
December 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Does this sit right with you?
It seems too sad to be true, but the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. 🌳🦔🌊🦊
Wanting to protect nature is not controversial. It’s common sense.
👉Donate today to #HelpHabitatsHeal: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
It seems too sad to be true, but the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. 🌳🦔🌊🦊
Wanting to protect nature is not controversial. It’s common sense.
👉Donate today to #HelpHabitatsHeal: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
🛥️This year, we’ve been fighting destructive bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
We've launched & continued bottom-trawling legal actions across Europe, holding authorities to account.
But we need your help to do more #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
We've launched & continued bottom-trawling legal actions across Europe, holding authorities to account.
But we need your help to do more #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🛥️This year, we’ve been fighting destructive bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
We've launched & continued bottom-trawling legal actions across Europe, holding authorities to account.
But we need your help to do more #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
We've launched & continued bottom-trawling legal actions across Europe, holding authorities to account.
But we need your help to do more #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate today: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/...
👉It’s been a month since the UK government published its climate plan, which was the result of two successful court cases we took against former governments.
Our lawyers have now had time to dive deeper and assess it in detail, and this is what we think: www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...
Our lawyers have now had time to dive deeper and assess it in detail, and this is what we think: www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...
Our two wins against previous UK governments have produced a new climate plan for the country
The new plan was published in October 2025, but does it deliver?
www.clientearth.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
👉It’s been a month since the UK government published its climate plan, which was the result of two successful court cases we took against former governments.
Our lawyers have now had time to dive deeper and assess it in detail, and this is what we think: www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...
Our lawyers have now had time to dive deeper and assess it in detail, and this is what we think: www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...
📢Nike adverts have been banned for greenwashing📢
❗A ruling from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) agreed with complaints against sportswear giant Nike, saying its claim of using 'sustainable materials' in plastic polyester tennis garments was misleading. 🧵
www.cityam.com/nike-and-sup...
❗A ruling from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) agreed with complaints against sportswear giant Nike, saying its claim of using 'sustainable materials' in plastic polyester tennis garments was misleading. 🧵
www.cityam.com/nike-and-sup...
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📢Nike adverts have been banned for greenwashing📢
❗A ruling from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) agreed with complaints against sportswear giant Nike, saying its claim of using 'sustainable materials' in plastic polyester tennis garments was misleading. 🧵
www.cityam.com/nike-and-sup...
❗A ruling from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) agreed with complaints against sportswear giant Nike, saying its claim of using 'sustainable materials' in plastic polyester tennis garments was misleading. 🧵
www.cityam.com/nike-and-sup...
🧪Toxic PFAS chemicals were under the microscope on BBC's Panorama.
The half hour documentary shone a light on how these 'forever chemicals' truly are everywhere, including expert interviews with academics and scientists. 🧵
Full ep here: brnw.ch/21wY2eE
The half hour documentary shone a light on how these 'forever chemicals' truly are everywhere, including expert interviews with academics and scientists. 🧵
Full ep here: brnw.ch/21wY2eE
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🧪Toxic PFAS chemicals were under the microscope on BBC's Panorama.
The half hour documentary shone a light on how these 'forever chemicals' truly are everywhere, including expert interviews with academics and scientists. 🧵
Full ep here: brnw.ch/21wY2eE
The half hour documentary shone a light on how these 'forever chemicals' truly are everywhere, including expert interviews with academics and scientists. 🧵
Full ep here: brnw.ch/21wY2eE
Experts have said deforestation and environmental degradation contributed to the floods and landslides, which have killed over 600 people in the country.
#Indonesia #floods
#Indonesia #floods
Did deforestation worsen Sumatra disaster? Indonesia to trace timber, summon companies to explain
Images of logs swept out into flood-hit areas have circulated online, and experts have said deforestation and environmental degradation contributed to the floods and landslides, which have killed over...
www.channelnewsasia.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Experts have said deforestation and environmental degradation contributed to the floods and landslides, which have killed over 600 people in the country.
#Indonesia #floods
#Indonesia #floods
The new report from Climate Litigation Network charts the impact of a decade of climate cases.
Read it here 👉 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
Read it here 👉 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The new report from Climate Litigation Network charts the impact of a decade of climate cases.
Read it here 👉 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
Read it here 👉 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
🌳This #GivingTuesday, your gift will have twice the impact for nature.
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate here: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/... 💚
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate here: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/... 💚
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🌳This #GivingTuesday, your gift will have twice the impact for nature.
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate here: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/... 💚
Together we can #HelpHabitatsHeal.
Donate here: donate.clientearth.org/page/113697/... 💚
❗ The world’s largest chemicals group, BASF is set to phase out PFAS by 2028 ❗
More here: chemsec.org/worlds-bigge...
More here: chemsec.org/worlds-bigge...
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
❗ The world’s largest chemicals group, BASF is set to phase out PFAS by 2028 ❗
More here: chemsec.org/worlds-bigge...
More here: chemsec.org/worlds-bigge...