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To deliver #ClimateJustice, #COP30 must give the impulse to course-correct now so the Fund delivers what it promised:
🌬️ Rapid relief,
🔧 Full repair, and
✊ Dignity.
🌬️ Rapid relief,
🔧 Full repair, and
✊ Dignity.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
To deliver #ClimateJustice, #COP30 must give the impulse to course-correct now so the Fund delivers what it promised:
🌬️ Rapid relief,
🔧 Full repair, and
✊ Dignity.
🌬️ Rapid relief,
🔧 Full repair, and
✊ Dignity.
What does the Fund truly need?
🔍 Transparency,
🧑🤝🧑 Participation, and
👩⚖️ accountability.
Communities have paid the highest price; wealthy polluters must #PayUp their fair share—not as charity, but as a legal obligation—and at the scale the crisis demands.
🔍 Transparency,
🧑🤝🧑 Participation, and
👩⚖️ accountability.
Communities have paid the highest price; wealthy polluters must #PayUp their fair share—not as charity, but as a legal obligation—and at the scale the crisis demands.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
What does the Fund truly need?
🔍 Transparency,
🧑🤝🧑 Participation, and
👩⚖️ accountability.
Communities have paid the highest price; wealthy polluters must #PayUp their fair share—not as charity, but as a legal obligation—and at the scale the crisis demands.
🔍 Transparency,
🧑🤝🧑 Participation, and
👩⚖️ accountability.
Communities have paid the highest price; wealthy polluters must #PayUp their fair share—not as charity, but as a legal obligation—and at the scale the crisis demands.
‼️ This requires urgent course correction ‼️
The Fund must deliver grant-based, accessible, rights-respecting support with direct access for frontline communities and #IndigenousPeoples —no loans, no debt 💸.
The Fund must deliver grant-based, accessible, rights-respecting support with direct access for frontline communities and #IndigenousPeoples —no loans, no debt 💸.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
‼️ This requires urgent course correction ‼️
The Fund must deliver grant-based, accessible, rights-respecting support with direct access for frontline communities and #IndigenousPeoples —no loans, no debt 💸.
The Fund must deliver grant-based, accessible, rights-respecting support with direct access for frontline communities and #IndigenousPeoples —no loans, no debt 💸.
As we sit in Belém🇧🇷, devastating climate impacts are hammering the world.
⚠️ Vulnerable communities need help now ⚠️
Justice is at the heart of the Loss and Damage Fund, and without adequate financing, it will be hollow!
theecologist.org/2025/oct/29/...
⚠️ Vulnerable communities need help now ⚠️
Justice is at the heart of the Loss and Damage Fund, and without adequate financing, it will be hollow!
theecologist.org/2025/oct/29/...
Hurricane Melissa adds urgency to COP30
Hurricane Melissa shows need for climate action at Cop30 summit, Cabinet hears.
theecologist.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As we sit in Belém🇧🇷, devastating climate impacts are hammering the world.
⚠️ Vulnerable communities need help now ⚠️
Justice is at the heart of the Loss and Damage Fund, and without adequate financing, it will be hollow!
theecologist.org/2025/oct/29/...
⚠️ Vulnerable communities need help now ⚠️
Justice is at the heart of the Loss and Damage Fund, and without adequate financing, it will be hollow!
theecologist.org/2025/oct/29/...
At #COP30: While we welcome the launch of the #LossAndDamageFund — technically becoming operational three years after its establishment — we can not avoid noticing how it is already failing the people it was promised to protect 😱.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
At #COP30: While we welcome the launch of the #LossAndDamageFund — technically becoming operational three years after its establishment — we can not avoid noticing how it is already failing the people it was promised to protect 😱.
🌬️ Refresher 2/2:#COP27 established the Loss and Damage Fund to provide #ClimateJustice to those harmed by the crisis.
Meetings to operationalize the Fund have been underway for the past 3 years.
Meetings to operationalize the Fund have been underway for the past 3 years.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🌬️ Refresher 2/2:#COP27 established the Loss and Damage Fund to provide #ClimateJustice to those harmed by the crisis.
Meetings to operationalize the Fund have been underway for the past 3 years.
Meetings to operationalize the Fund have been underway for the past 3 years.
🌬️ Refresher 1/2: It's abundantly clear that the devastating climate impacts we are all experiencing are leading to both the destruction of our ecosystems & major human rights harm.
In UN climate negotiations, these harms are known as #LossAndDamage.
In UN climate negotiations, these harms are known as #LossAndDamage.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🌬️ Refresher 1/2: It's abundantly clear that the devastating climate impacts we are all experiencing are leading to both the destruction of our ecosystems & major human rights harm.
In UN climate negotiations, these harms are known as #LossAndDamage.
In UN climate negotiations, these harms are known as #LossAndDamage.
We also examined the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in contributing to the #ClimateCrisis: As companies rush to deploy it & the fossil fuel industry is exploiting the moment to try to justify its own expansion.
Find out more ⬇️
www.ciel.org/ai-ccs-green...
Find out more ⬇️
www.ciel.org/ai-ccs-green...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We also examined the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in contributing to the #ClimateCrisis: As companies rush to deploy it & the fossil fuel industry is exploiting the moment to try to justify its own expansion.
Find out more ⬇️
www.ciel.org/ai-ccs-green...
Find out more ⬇️
www.ciel.org/ai-ccs-green...
✊There is no climate justice in a climate of fear✊
#COP30 decisions must recognize the efforts of those protecting the planet, in Brazil, the host country of the COP, and beyond, and ensure that they can do so safely, freely, and without fear.
Read more in our analysis: www.ciel.org/cop30-protec...
#COP30 decisions must recognize the efforts of those protecting the planet, in Brazil, the host country of the COP, and beyond, and ensure that they can do so safely, freely, and without fear.
Read more in our analysis: www.ciel.org/cop30-protec...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
✊There is no climate justice in a climate of fear✊
#COP30 decisions must recognize the efforts of those protecting the planet, in Brazil, the host country of the COP, and beyond, and ensure that they can do so safely, freely, and without fear.
Read more in our analysis: www.ciel.org/cop30-protec...
#COP30 decisions must recognize the efforts of those protecting the planet, in Brazil, the host country of the COP, and beyond, and ensure that they can do so safely, freely, and without fear.
Read more in our analysis: www.ciel.org/cop30-protec...
To comply with the law, States at #COP30 must commit to #EndFossilFuels fast, fair & forever.
However, many governments are arriving at COP30 without clear timelines and binding targets to halt the expansion of offshore oil and gas.
Find out more:
www.ciel.org/a-fossil-fre...
However, many governments are arriving at COP30 without clear timelines and binding targets to halt the expansion of offshore oil and gas.
Find out more:
www.ciel.org/a-fossil-fre...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
To comply with the law, States at #COP30 must commit to #EndFossilFuels fast, fair & forever.
However, many governments are arriving at COP30 without clear timelines and binding targets to halt the expansion of offshore oil and gas.
Find out more:
www.ciel.org/a-fossil-fre...
However, many governments are arriving at COP30 without clear timelines and binding targets to halt the expansion of offshore oil and gas.
Find out more:
www.ciel.org/a-fossil-fre...
To dive deeper, learn how the Advisory Opinion by the
InterAmerican Court of Human Rights can help advance climate justice and #Accountability at #COP30 & beyond 👇 bit.ly/3WF0SNt
InterAmerican Court of Human Rights can help advance climate justice and #Accountability at #COP30 & beyond 👇 bit.ly/3WF0SNt
What a Historic Inter-American Court Ruling Means for Global Climate Justice - Center for International Environmental Law
Learn how the climate Advisory Opinion by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights can move the needle on climate justice and accountability.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
To dive deeper, learn how the Advisory Opinion by the
InterAmerican Court of Human Rights can help advance climate justice and #Accountability at #COP30 & beyond 👇 bit.ly/3WF0SNt
InterAmerican Court of Human Rights can help advance climate justice and #Accountability at #COP30 & beyond 👇 bit.ly/3WF0SNt
⚖️ The climate talks have repeatedly failed to deliver climate ambition & justice. This year, however, two intl. courts have confirmed that climate action & accountability are legal obligations.
What's needed for #COP30 to succeed? Out with politics, in with the law!
👉 www.ciel.org/cop30-climat...
What's needed for #COP30 to succeed? Out with politics, in with the law!
👉 www.ciel.org/cop30-climat...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
⚖️ The climate talks have repeatedly failed to deliver climate ambition & justice. This year, however, two intl. courts have confirmed that climate action & accountability are legal obligations.
What's needed for #COP30 to succeed? Out with politics, in with the law!
👉 www.ciel.org/cop30-climat...
What's needed for #COP30 to succeed? Out with politics, in with the law!
👉 www.ciel.org/cop30-climat...
In particular, the Committee:
🌱 Affirmed that every child has the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, &
👩⚖️ Stressed that States have immediate and continuing obligations to prevent foreseeable harm to children arising from environmental degradation, including climate change.
🌱 Affirmed that every child has the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, &
👩⚖️ Stressed that States have immediate and continuing obligations to prevent foreseeable harm to children arising from environmental degradation, including climate change.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In particular, the Committee:
🌱 Affirmed that every child has the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, &
👩⚖️ Stressed that States have immediate and continuing obligations to prevent foreseeable harm to children arising from environmental degradation, including climate change.
🌱 Affirmed that every child has the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, &
👩⚖️ Stressed that States have immediate and continuing obligations to prevent foreseeable harm to children arising from environmental degradation, including climate change.
Follow our staff in Belem for updates from the negotiations:
🐦 @lienvandamme.bsky.social
🐦 @nikkireisch.bsky.social
🐦 @erikalennon.bsky.social
🐦 @camillapollera.bsky.social
🐦 @lilifuhr.bsky.social.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts-available-to-comment-on-cop30-climate-talks-in-belem-brazil/
🐦 @lienvandamme.bsky.social
🐦 @nikkireisch.bsky.social
🐦 @erikalennon.bsky.social
🐦 @camillapollera.bsky.social
🐦 @lilifuhr.bsky.social.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts-available-to-comment-on-cop30-climate-talks-in-belem-brazil/
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Follow our staff in Belem for updates from the negotiations:
🐦 @lienvandamme.bsky.social
🐦 @nikkireisch.bsky.social
🐦 @erikalennon.bsky.social
🐦 @camillapollera.bsky.social
🐦 @lilifuhr.bsky.social.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts-available-to-comment-on-cop30-climate-talks-in-belem-brazil/
🐦 @lienvandamme.bsky.social
🐦 @nikkireisch.bsky.social
🐦 @erikalennon.bsky.social
🐦 @camillapollera.bsky.social
🐦 @lilifuhr.bsky.social.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts-available-to-comment-on-cop30-climate-talks-in-belem-brazil/
CIEL condemns all violations of international law & demands that Israel & all States complicit in the genocide in Palestine be held accountable, and reasserts the rights of all people to protest, to freedom of expression & assembly, and to defend the environment and human rights.
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
CIEL condemns all violations of international law & demands that Israel & all States complicit in the genocide in Palestine be held accountable, and reasserts the rights of all people to protest, to freedom of expression & assembly, and to defend the environment and human rights.
✊ As the world converges in Belém, the spotlight must be on more than ambition — it must be on legal obligations, justice, and the mechanisms to hold governments and corporations accountable ✊
#TheCOPWeNeed
#TheCOPWeNeed
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
✊ As the world converges in Belém, the spotlight must be on more than ambition — it must be on legal obligations, justice, and the mechanisms to hold governments and corporations accountable ✊
#TheCOPWeNeed
#TheCOPWeNeed
At #COP30, States must:
👩⚖️ Ground climate action in law
🏭 Rapidly phase out #FossilFuels,
❌ Reject speculative techno-fixes such as #CarbonMarkets, #CSS & geoengineering,
💸 #Remedy for those people whose rights are already being harmed & whose lives face existential threats.
👩⚖️ Ground climate action in law
🏭 Rapidly phase out #FossilFuels,
❌ Reject speculative techno-fixes such as #CarbonMarkets, #CSS & geoengineering,
💸 #Remedy for those people whose rights are already being harmed & whose lives face existential threats.
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
At #COP30, States must:
👩⚖️ Ground climate action in law
🏭 Rapidly phase out #FossilFuels,
❌ Reject speculative techno-fixes such as #CarbonMarkets, #CSS & geoengineering,
💸 #Remedy for those people whose rights are already being harmed & whose lives face existential threats.
👩⚖️ Ground climate action in law
🏭 Rapidly phase out #FossilFuels,
❌ Reject speculative techno-fixes such as #CarbonMarkets, #CSS & geoengineering,
💸 #Remedy for those people whose rights are already being harmed & whose lives face existential threats.
What's different this year? For the 1st time, the 🌍highest court has spoken before a COP, reminding govs. that not everything is up for negotiation. The ICJ’s Climate Opinion defines what States are legally required to do to address the #ClimateCrisis.
www.ciel.org/reports/leve...
www.ciel.org/reports/leve...
Leveraging the ICJ Climate Ruling at COP30 to Unlock Ambition and Advance Accountability A Pocket Guide for Negotiators and Allies (November 2025) - Center for International Environmental Law
COP30 is the first global climate negotiation since the landmark ICJ climate ruling- Parties at COP 30 must ensure their decisions and actions comply with international law. Read more in our pocket gu...
www.ciel.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
What's different this year? For the 1st time, the 🌍highest court has spoken before a COP, reminding govs. that not everything is up for negotiation. The ICJ’s Climate Opinion defines what States are legally required to do to address the #ClimateCrisis.
www.ciel.org/reports/leve...
www.ciel.org/reports/leve...
A global crisis requires global solutions.
At #COP30, States must commit to revive multilateralism for effective climate action, including by #FixTheUNFCCC to make it fit for purpose.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
At #COP30, States must commit to revive multilateralism for effective climate action, including by #FixTheUNFCCC to make it fit for purpose.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A global crisis requires global solutions.
At #COP30, States must commit to revive multilateralism for effective climate action, including by #FixTheUNFCCC to make it fit for purpose.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
At #COP30, States must commit to revive multilateralism for effective climate action, including by #FixTheUNFCCC to make it fit for purpose.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
Each recent devastating climate event underscores that the #ClimateCrisis is a #HumanRights crisis.
The only way out is by acting urgently to keep warming below 1.5°C, centering people in responses to the climate emergency 🫂 & equitably addressing its mounting impacts.
The only way out is by acting urgently to keep warming below 1.5°C, centering people in responses to the climate emergency 🫂 & equitably addressing its mounting impacts.
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Each recent devastating climate event underscores that the #ClimateCrisis is a #HumanRights crisis.
The only way out is by acting urgently to keep warming below 1.5°C, centering people in responses to the climate emergency 🫂 & equitably addressing its mounting impacts.
The only way out is by acting urgently to keep warming below 1.5°C, centering people in responses to the climate emergency 🫂 & equitably addressing its mounting impacts.