Lien Vandamme at #COP30
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Ever stronger calls for better climate multilateralism at the UN climate talks in Bonn
With multilateralism under attack and an ever accelerating climate crisis, more than once I have been asked (and asked myself) why attending the UN climate talks still matters. 30 years of negotiation...
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We can't solve the triple planetary crisis without multilateral cooperation. But we have to get it right.
As the #JuneClimateMeetings come to an end, some thoughts on the need and motivation for a deep reform of the UN climate talks.
#TheCOPWeNeed #KickBigPollutersOut #FixTheUNFCCC
As the #JuneClimateMeetings come to an end, some thoughts on the need and motivation for a deep reform of the UN climate talks.
#TheCOPWeNeed #KickBigPollutersOut #FixTheUNFCCC
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📢 The climate talks #COP30 in Belém conclude with a largely empty deal:
❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
📢 The climate talks #COP30 in Belém conclude with a largely empty deal:
❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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📣 At #COP30, one thing is clear: The framework that guides the climate talks is falling short!
Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📣 At #COP30, one thing is clear: The framework that guides the climate talks is falling short!
Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
#COP31 is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the event, in return for its minister chairing the talks.
Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#COP31 is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the event, in return for its minister chairing the talks.
Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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🔥 Spot on remarks by Colombia minister Irene Vélez Torres 🔥
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres explains her views on fossil fuels being excluded from the COP30 text.
"The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”.
She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."
"The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”.
She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🔥 Spot on remarks by Colombia minister Irene Vélez Torres 🔥
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
Week 2 has begun at #COP30 with unacceptable measures being taken.
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Week 2 has begun at #COP30 with unacceptable measures being taken.
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
Momentum keeps building 🙌 Incredible development from our High-Level Ministerial event here at #COP30
Cambodia’s leadership strengthens the push for a global agreement to end expansion and scale finance for a just, people-centred transition. ✊🌎
Cambodia’s leadership strengthens the push for a global agreement to end expansion and scale finance for a just, people-centred transition. ✊🌎
#Cambodia just became the 18th country to officially support the #FossilFuelTreaty! 🇰🇭
At #COP30 in Belém, Cambodia affirmed their commitment to a fast, fair and financed global transition aligned with a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.
🔗 FossilFuelTreaty.org/cambodia%EF%...
At #COP30 in Belém, Cambodia affirmed their commitment to a fast, fair and financed global transition aligned with a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.
🔗 FossilFuelTreaty.org/cambodia%EF%...
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Momentum keeps building 🙌 Incredible development from our High-Level Ministerial event here at #COP30
Cambodia’s leadership strengthens the push for a global agreement to end expansion and scale finance for a just, people-centred transition. ✊🌎
Cambodia’s leadership strengthens the push for a global agreement to end expansion and scale finance for a just, people-centred transition. ✊🌎
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 🚨 175+ orgs urgently call on Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, to immediately reverse the harmful directive sent to Brazil that has massively intensified the presence of security forces at #COP30 and in the streets of Belém.
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 🚨 175+ orgs urgently call on Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, to immediately reverse the harmful directive sent to Brazil that has massively intensified the presence of security forces at #COP30 and in the streets of Belém.
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
#IndigenousPeoples came to #COP30 to defend their land, future & our planet. They were met with lines of security forces.
This is the result of a UNFCCC letter.
We joined 170+ orgs in calling on the UNFCCC to de-escalate, listen & protect the right to peaceful protest.
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This is the result of a UNFCCC letter.
We joined 170+ orgs in calling on the UNFCCC to de-escalate, listen & protect the right to peaceful protest.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#IndigenousPeoples came to #COP30 to defend their land, future & our planet. They were met with lines of security forces.
This is the result of a UNFCCC letter.
We joined 170+ orgs in calling on the UNFCCC to de-escalate, listen & protect the right to peaceful protest.
A mini 🧵
This is the result of a UNFCCC letter.
We joined 170+ orgs in calling on the UNFCCC to de-escalate, listen & protect the right to peaceful protest.
A mini 🧵
Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
🚨200+ orgs call on #UNFCCC to reverse the harmful directive that escalated security at #COP30.
✊We stand in solidarity with #IndigenousPeoples & Env. Human Rights Defenders. We call on the #UNFCCC to de-escalate & protect the right to peaceful protest at #COP30 and beyond.
👉Read: shorturl.at/2vGaj
✊We stand in solidarity with #IndigenousPeoples & Env. Human Rights Defenders. We call on the #UNFCCC to de-escalate & protect the right to peaceful protest at #COP30 and beyond.
👉Read: shorturl.at/2vGaj
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨200+ orgs call on #UNFCCC to reverse the harmful directive that escalated security at #COP30.
✊We stand in solidarity with #IndigenousPeoples & Env. Human Rights Defenders. We call on the #UNFCCC to de-escalate & protect the right to peaceful protest at #COP30 and beyond.
👉Read: shorturl.at/2vGaj
✊We stand in solidarity with #IndigenousPeoples & Env. Human Rights Defenders. We call on the #UNFCCC to de-escalate & protect the right to peaceful protest at #COP30 and beyond.
👉Read: shorturl.at/2vGaj
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From #COP30 in Belém: Human Rights & Justice Days are on the main stage.
UN Human Rights and Special Envoys brought movements ➕ experts together with one message: climate action must be human-rights–based to be effective.
#ClimateJustice
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UN Human Rights and Special Envoys brought movements ➕ experts together with one message: climate action must be human-rights–based to be effective.
#ClimateJustice
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November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
From #COP30 in Belém: Human Rights & Justice Days are on the main stage.
UN Human Rights and Special Envoys brought movements ➕ experts together with one message: climate action must be human-rights–based to be effective.
#ClimateJustice
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UN Human Rights and Special Envoys brought movements ➕ experts together with one message: climate action must be human-rights–based to be effective.
#ClimateJustice
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Several States at #COP30 are feeling nervous this week. Turns out, clarifying your legal obligations is uncomfortable when you’ve been ignoring them.
A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Several States at #COP30 are feeling nervous this week. Turns out, clarifying your legal obligations is uncomfortable when you’ve been ignoring them.
A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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#COP30 does business as usual on land that belongs to #IndigenousPeoples, while the #UNFCCC excludes their voices & denies their right to participate.
This week’s actions by Munduruku Indigenous Peoples from Brazil were powerful reactions to deep-rooted rights violations ignored for far too long.
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This week’s actions by Munduruku Indigenous Peoples from Brazil were powerful reactions to deep-rooted rights violations ignored for far too long.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#COP30 does business as usual on land that belongs to #IndigenousPeoples, while the #UNFCCC excludes their voices & denies their right to participate.
This week’s actions by Munduruku Indigenous Peoples from Brazil were powerful reactions to deep-rooted rights violations ignored for far too long.
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This week’s actions by Munduruku Indigenous Peoples from Brazil were powerful reactions to deep-rooted rights violations ignored for far too long.
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Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
📢 #FossilFuel lobbyists have received 2/3 more passes to #COP30 than all the delegates from the 10 most climate vulnerable nations combined, showing how industry presence continues to overshadow that of those on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis.
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
📢 #FossilFuel lobbyists have received 2/3 more passes to #COP30 than all the delegates from the 10 most climate vulnerable nations combined, showing how industry presence continues to overshadow that of those on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis.
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
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#COP30 is taking place in Brazil, home to more than 300 Indigenous Peoples safeguarding the Amazon.
Once again, the #UNFCCC sidelines #IndigenousPeoples, denying them effective participation in the very spaces where their future is negotiated.
👉 Read: apnews.com/article/unit...
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Once again, the #UNFCCC sidelines #IndigenousPeoples, denying them effective participation in the very spaces where their future is negotiated.
👉 Read: apnews.com/article/unit...
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Indigenous groups get the spotlight at UN climate talks, but some say visibility isn't power
This year's United Nations climate talks in Brazil are putting a special focus on Indigenous peoples.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#COP30 is taking place in Brazil, home to more than 300 Indigenous Peoples safeguarding the Amazon.
Once again, the #UNFCCC sidelines #IndigenousPeoples, denying them effective participation in the very spaces where their future is negotiated.
👉 Read: apnews.com/article/unit...
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Once again, the #UNFCCC sidelines #IndigenousPeoples, denying them effective participation in the very spaces where their future is negotiated.
👉 Read: apnews.com/article/unit...
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Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
"One in every 25 participants at this year’s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist." 😡😡
"This is corporate capture, not climate governance,” said @lienvandamme.bsky.social of @ciel.org.
"This is corporate capture, not climate governance,” said @lienvandamme.bsky.social of @ciel.org.
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"One in every 25 participants at this year’s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist." 😡😡
"This is corporate capture, not climate governance,” said @lienvandamme.bsky.social of @ciel.org.
"This is corporate capture, not climate governance,” said @lienvandamme.bsky.social of @ciel.org.
Today in @canclimateaction.bsky.social's #COP30 #ECO newsletter: why the International Court of Justice climate ruling matters, incl. for #LossAndDamage
👏 to the many countries ready to secure decisions that uphold the law
❌ pushback should be isolated
🗣️ those remaining silent must speak up
👏 to the many countries ready to secure decisions that uphold the law
❌ pushback should be isolated
🗣️ those remaining silent must speak up
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today in @canclimateaction.bsky.social's #COP30 #ECO newsletter: why the International Court of Justice climate ruling matters, incl. for #LossAndDamage
👏 to the many countries ready to secure decisions that uphold the law
❌ pushback should be isolated
🗣️ those remaining silent must speak up
👏 to the many countries ready to secure decisions that uphold the law
❌ pushback should be isolated
🗣️ those remaining silent must speak up
Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
Today, CIEL & Climate Action Network joined 5 thousand people from 60 countries sailing on the rivers surrounding the #COP30 host city.
The #AmazonFlotilla is not just a protest or a journey. It's an #IndigenousPeoples-led act of resistance, hope & empowerment: amazonflotilla.quipa.org
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The #AmazonFlotilla is not just a protest or a journey. It's an #IndigenousPeoples-led act of resistance, hope & empowerment: amazonflotilla.quipa.org
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November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today, CIEL & Climate Action Network joined 5 thousand people from 60 countries sailing on the rivers surrounding the #COP30 host city.
The #AmazonFlotilla is not just a protest or a journey. It's an #IndigenousPeoples-led act of resistance, hope & empowerment: amazonflotilla.quipa.org
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The #AmazonFlotilla is not just a protest or a journey. It's an #IndigenousPeoples-led act of resistance, hope & empowerment: amazonflotilla.quipa.org
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Today at the #Portugal Pavilion 🇵🇹 at #COP30: powerful panel on protecting Environmental Human Rights Defenders. #EHRDs. Happening during Gender Action Day is a reminder that climate action only works when the people, particularly women, defending our planet can do so safely.
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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‼️ NEW opinion piece by CIEL's Rebecca Brown and
@lienvandamme.bsky.social for @climatechangenews.com ‼️
The world doesn’t just need stronger climate targets. It needs a fairer, faster, and more accountable multilateral system to deliver #ClimateAction.
👉 ciel.org/we-must-rewr... 👈
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@lienvandamme.bsky.social for @climatechangenews.com ‼️
The world doesn’t just need stronger climate targets. It needs a fairer, faster, and more accountable multilateral system to deliver #ClimateAction.
👉 ciel.org/we-must-rewr... 👈
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November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
‼️ NEW opinion piece by CIEL's Rebecca Brown and
@lienvandamme.bsky.social for @climatechangenews.com ‼️
The world doesn’t just need stronger climate targets. It needs a fairer, faster, and more accountable multilateral system to deliver #ClimateAction.
👉 ciel.org/we-must-rewr... 👈
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@lienvandamme.bsky.social for @climatechangenews.com ‼️
The world doesn’t just need stronger climate targets. It needs a fairer, faster, and more accountable multilateral system to deliver #ClimateAction.
👉 ciel.org/we-must-rewr... 👈
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Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
On the 1⃣ day of #COP30, the #LossAndDamageFund opened the call for proposals for its start-up phase.
#COP30 must give guidance to scale the Fund in line with needs & to center justice, rights, without this the Fund risks becoming a climate bank with neither money nor remedy.
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#COP30 must give guidance to scale the Fund in line with needs & to center justice, rights, without this the Fund risks becoming a climate bank with neither money nor remedy.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
On the 1⃣ day of #COP30, the #LossAndDamageFund opened the call for proposals for its start-up phase.
#COP30 must give guidance to scale the Fund in line with needs & to center justice, rights, without this the Fund risks becoming a climate bank with neither money nor remedy.
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#COP30 must give guidance to scale the Fund in line with needs & to center justice, rights, without this the Fund risks becoming a climate bank with neither money nor remedy.
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Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
In the heart of the Amazon, for #COP30 🇧🇷🌎
The next two weeks, I’ll be in Belém advocating with @ciel.org and allies in the Human Rights & Climate Change Working Group for #HumanRights-based climate action, grounded in #law, #justice & #accountability.
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The next two weeks, I’ll be in Belém advocating with @ciel.org and allies in the Human Rights & Climate Change Working Group for #HumanRights-based climate action, grounded in #law, #justice & #accountability.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
In the heart of the Amazon, for #COP30 🇧🇷🌎
The next two weeks, I’ll be in Belém advocating with @ciel.org and allies in the Human Rights & Climate Change Working Group for #HumanRights-based climate action, grounded in #law, #justice & #accountability.
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The next two weeks, I’ll be in Belém advocating with @ciel.org and allies in the Human Rights & Climate Change Working Group for #HumanRights-based climate action, grounded in #law, #justice & #accountability.
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Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Arrived in Belém for #COP30, the first one after the historic climate ruling by the International Court of Justice ⚖️ @ciel.org will be on the ground advocating for climate action based on legal obligations and calling for a deep reform of the UN climate regime to make it more effective & inclusive.
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Arrived in Belém for #COP30, the first one after the historic climate ruling by the International Court of Justice ⚖️ @ciel.org will be on the ground advocating for climate action based on legal obligations and calling for a deep reform of the UN climate regime to make it more effective & inclusive.
Reposted by Lien Vandamme at #COP30
✊ We need to reform the climate negotiations process and make sure the voices of people on the frontlines, not the voices of polluters, are taking center stage. ✊
READ our call to #FixTheUNFCCC: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
#TheCOPWeNeed #KickBigPollutersOut
READ our call to #FixTheUNFCCC: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
#TheCOPWeNeed #KickBigPollutersOut
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
✊ We need to reform the climate negotiations process and make sure the voices of people on the frontlines, not the voices of polluters, are taking center stage. ✊
READ our call to #FixTheUNFCCC: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
#TheCOPWeNeed #KickBigPollutersOut
READ our call to #FixTheUNFCCC: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
#TheCOPWeNeed #KickBigPollutersOut
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🚨Breaking🚨
🕴️Just a few days ahead of #COP30, today, the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition uncovered that there are more than 5000 fossil fuel lobbyists attending the climate talks over the past four years.
It's high time to #KickBigPollutersOut: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🕴️Just a few days ahead of #COP30, today, the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition uncovered that there are more than 5000 fossil fuel lobbyists attending the climate talks over the past four years.
It's high time to #KickBigPollutersOut: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨Breaking🚨
🕴️Just a few days ahead of #COP30, today, the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition uncovered that there are more than 5000 fossil fuel lobbyists attending the climate talks over the past four years.
It's high time to #KickBigPollutersOut: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🕴️Just a few days ahead of #COP30, today, the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition uncovered that there are more than 5000 fossil fuel lobbyists attending the climate talks over the past four years.
It's high time to #KickBigPollutersOut: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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