Erika Lennon
@erikalennon.bsky.social
CA girl🩴Senior Attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) (@ciel.org) l #HumanRights #ClimateFinance #ClimateJustice ⚖🌏. No to #FalseSolutions. Views mine. Soon to be at UNFCCV #COP30 in Belem fighting for climate accountability
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💜 Proud to be here with my brilliant @ciel.org team @erikalennon.bsky.social, @lienvandamme.bsky.social , @nikkireisch.bsky.social, @lilifuhr.bsky.social, Rebecca Brown & Johanna Gusman, calling for climate action rooted in justice & human rights.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
💜 Proud to be here with my brilliant @ciel.org team @erikalennon.bsky.social, @lienvandamme.bsky.social , @nikkireisch.bsky.social, @lilifuhr.bsky.social, Rebecca Brown & Johanna Gusman, calling for climate action rooted in justice & human rights.
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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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🚨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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Side note: it is great to see the #COP30 Presidency recognizing the massive #corporatecapture of the UNFCCC by addressing the fossil fuel executives immediately when arriving in the airport 🫠.
Now let's kick them out? And force them to stop polluting the air we breathe.
#KickBigPollutersOut
Now let's kick them out? And force them to stop polluting the air we breathe.
#KickBigPollutersOut
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Side note: it is great to see the #COP30 Presidency recognizing the massive #corporatecapture of the UNFCCC by addressing the fossil fuel executives immediately when arriving in the airport 🫠.
Now let's kick them out? And force them to stop polluting the air we breathe.
#KickBigPollutersOut
Now let's kick them out? And force them to stop polluting the air we breathe.
#KickBigPollutersOut
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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.
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At the upcoming climate talks #COP30, we desperately need climate ambition & to make #PollutersPay. The latest climate ruling by the International Court of Justice offers tools to achieve this.
States at #COP30 can (& must) comply with the law - read more in our guide: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
States at #COP30 can (& must) comply with the law - read more in our guide: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
At the upcoming climate talks #COP30, we desperately need climate ambition & to make #PollutersPay. The latest climate ruling by the International Court of Justice offers tools to achieve this.
States at #COP30 can (& must) comply with the law - read more in our guide: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
States at #COP30 can (& must) comply with the law - read more in our guide: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
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Excellent primer on what the landmark #ICJAO International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on #climate change means for #COP30.
by @erikalennon.bsky.social of @ciel.org
READ 👉https://www.ciel.org/cop30-climate-justice-legal-obligations/
by @erikalennon.bsky.social of @ciel.org
READ 👉https://www.ciel.org/cop30-climate-justice-legal-obligations/
The Verdict Is In: To Comply with the Law, COP30 Must Deliver - Center for International Environmental Law
Landmark court rulings make clear: climate action is a legal duty, not a choice. At COP30, countries must act in line with the law.
www.ciel.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Excellent primer on what the landmark #ICJAO International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on #climate change means for #COP30.
by @erikalennon.bsky.social of @ciel.org
READ 👉https://www.ciel.org/cop30-climate-justice-legal-obligations/
by @erikalennon.bsky.social of @ciel.org
READ 👉https://www.ciel.org/cop30-climate-justice-legal-obligations/
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⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights made history with its Advisory Opinion on climate. How do we use it? 👉 bit.ly/AOzoom
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights made history with its Advisory Opinion on climate. How do we use it? 👉 bit.ly/AOzoom
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
📅 Join us 10/29 @ 9 AM Mexico City / 10 AM Bogotá / 11 AM ET / 12 PM Santiago.
🗣️ More than a webinar. Come workshop with us!
💬 Spanish/English interpretation.
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For decades, #FossilFuel & high-emitting industries have sabotaged climate progress through lobbying, disinformation, and PR stunts.
Now, Brazil’s #COP30 President invited corporations to join in Belém without clear safeguards against greenwashing or conflict of interest.
This is #CorporateCapture.
Now, Brazil’s #COP30 President invited corporations to join in Belém without clear safeguards against greenwashing or conflict of interest.
This is #CorporateCapture.
October 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
For decades, #FossilFuel & high-emitting industries have sabotaged climate progress through lobbying, disinformation, and PR stunts.
Now, Brazil’s #COP30 President invited corporations to join in Belém without clear safeguards against greenwashing or conflict of interest.
This is #CorporateCapture.
Now, Brazil’s #COP30 President invited corporations to join in Belém without clear safeguards against greenwashing or conflict of interest.
This is #CorporateCapture.
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225+ Organizations demand COP30 center people, not polluters.
#COP30 is not a place for #BigPolluters to make business deals!
@stopcorpabuse.bsky.social
#COP30 is not a place for #BigPolluters to make business deals!
@stopcorpabuse.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
225+ Organizations demand COP30 center people, not polluters.
#COP30 is not a place for #BigPolluters to make business deals!
@stopcorpabuse.bsky.social
#COP30 is not a place for #BigPolluters to make business deals!
@stopcorpabuse.bsky.social
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Calling this years' U.N. climate treaty negotiations a "defining business opportunity" is like calling a burning house the perfect fire to roast marshmallows over.
It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks. We demand a polluter-free #COP30!
It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks. We demand a polluter-free #COP30!
LETTER: 225+ Organizations demand COP30 center people, not polluters | Kick Big Polluters Out
kickbigpollutersout.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Calling this years' U.N. climate treaty negotiations a "defining business opportunity" is like calling a burning house the perfect fire to roast marshmallows over.
It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks. We demand a polluter-free #COP30!
It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks. We demand a polluter-free #COP30!
For the entire history of UN climate talks, #BigPolluters have undermined ambitious climate action through lobbying & disinformation. Now Brazil's @Cop30noBrasil Presidency invited business leaders to #COP30 without protections against #greenwashing or conflict of interest
October 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For the entire history of UN climate talks, #BigPolluters have undermined ambitious climate action through lobbying & disinformation. Now Brazil's @Cop30noBrasil Presidency invited business leaders to #COP30 without protections against #greenwashing or conflict of interest
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Learn more about what is needed to make the #UNFCCC work for people and the planet in our United Call for Reform.
It's time to #FixTheUNFCCC and get #TheCOPWeNeed.
#ClimateJustice demands it!
Read the United Call here: 🔗 bit.ly/45BAFoK
It's time to #FixTheUNFCCC and get #TheCOPWeNeed.
#ClimateJustice demands it!
Read the United Call here: 🔗 bit.ly/45BAFoK
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September 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Learn more about what is needed to make the #UNFCCC work for people and the planet in our United Call for Reform.
It's time to #FixTheUNFCCC and get #TheCOPWeNeed.
#ClimateJustice demands it!
Read the United Call here: 🔗 bit.ly/45BAFoK
It's time to #FixTheUNFCCC and get #TheCOPWeNeed.
#ClimateJustice demands it!
Read the United Call here: 🔗 bit.ly/45BAFoK
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The #FossilFuel industry is drivng the crisis AND writing the rules? That’s #CorporateCapture. And it’s killing COP’s credibility.
Transparency was step one. Step two? Kick them out. For good. 🚫🛢️
#KBPO
Transparency was step one. Step two? Kick them out. For good. 🚫🛢️
#KBPO
September 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The #FossilFuel industry is drivng the crisis AND writing the rules? That’s #CorporateCapture. And it’s killing COP’s credibility.
Transparency was step one. Step two? Kick them out. For good. 🚫🛢️
#KBPO
Transparency was step one. Step two? Kick them out. For good. 🚫🛢️
#KBPO
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CIEL is proud to stand with the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition as the #UNFCCC takes a critical step: forcing all COP30 participants to publicly disclose their funders and affirm alignment with the Paris Agreement.
KBPO Press Release 👇
bit.ly/4gnv097
KBPO Press Release 👇
bit.ly/4gnv097
RELEASE: UN climate regime responds to civil society pressure to address Big Polluter interference in climate action | Kick Big Polluters Out
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September 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
CIEL is proud to stand with the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition as the #UNFCCC takes a critical step: forcing all COP30 participants to publicly disclose their funders and affirm alignment with the Paris Agreement.
KBPO Press Release 👇
bit.ly/4gnv097
KBPO Press Release 👇
bit.ly/4gnv097
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“The voluntary carbon market is broken."
A new study provides even more evidence that the voluntary carbon market system is ineffective when it comes to addressing climate change.
A new study provides even more evidence that the voluntary carbon market system is ineffective when it comes to addressing climate change.
‘Independent’ auditors overvalue credits of carbon projects, study finds
A hidden incentive structure may be driving the approval of questionable carbon credits.
news.mongabay.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“The voluntary carbon market is broken."
A new study provides even more evidence that the voluntary carbon market system is ineffective when it comes to addressing climate change.
A new study provides even more evidence that the voluntary carbon market system is ineffective when it comes to addressing climate change.
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Katrina wasn’t just a storm — it was the deadly combination of fossil fuels, insurance collapse, and political failure. 20 years later, the truth is clear: Louisiana is not an anomaly — it's a warning.
👇 Read more from Louisiana campaigner @soopajane.bsky.social www.ciel.org/storms-insur...
👇 Read more from Louisiana campaigner @soopajane.bsky.social www.ciel.org/storms-insur...
Storms, Insurance, and Fossil Fuels: What Katrina Taught Us - Center for International Environmental Law
Katrina exposed storms, insurance failures, and fossil fuel risks — Louisiana’s choices now shape its future in the climate crisis.
www.ciel.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Katrina wasn’t just a storm — it was the deadly combination of fossil fuels, insurance collapse, and political failure. 20 years later, the truth is clear: Louisiana is not an anomaly — it's a warning.
👇 Read more from Louisiana campaigner @soopajane.bsky.social www.ciel.org/storms-insur...
👇 Read more from Louisiana campaigner @soopajane.bsky.social www.ciel.org/storms-insur...
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🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
August 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
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📢 The ICJ’s climate decision is historic — but what’s next?
On Aug. 14, join two powerful discussions bringing Global South and Pacific voices to the forefront of climate justice.
🕗 08:00 GMT (East Call)
Register: bit.ly/3V0hf64
🕐 13:00 GMT (West Call)
Register: bit.ly/3UVLwTD
On Aug. 14, join two powerful discussions bringing Global South and Pacific voices to the forefront of climate justice.
🕗 08:00 GMT (East Call)
Register: bit.ly/3V0hf64
🕐 13:00 GMT (West Call)
Register: bit.ly/3UVLwTD
August 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
📢 The ICJ’s climate decision is historic — but what’s next?
On Aug. 14, join two powerful discussions bringing Global South and Pacific voices to the forefront of climate justice.
🕗 08:00 GMT (East Call)
Register: bit.ly/3V0hf64
🕐 13:00 GMT (West Call)
Register: bit.ly/3UVLwTD
On Aug. 14, join two powerful discussions bringing Global South and Pacific voices to the forefront of climate justice.
🕗 08:00 GMT (East Call)
Register: bit.ly/3V0hf64
🕐 13:00 GMT (West Call)
Register: bit.ly/3UVLwTD
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As UN talks on a new global plastics pact reach their endgame, environmentalists call for a vote that could stop a handful of states from blocking an ambitious deal to curb production
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/12/s...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/12/s...
Campaigners urge countries to vote for a strong plastics treaty
As UN talks for a plastics treaty reach their endgame, campaigners call for a vote that could help limit plastics production
www.climatechangenews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As UN talks on a new global plastics pact reach their endgame, environmentalists call for a vote that could stop a handful of states from blocking an ambitious deal to curb production
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/12/s...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/12/s...
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𝐽𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘
𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐉 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 ⚖️
📅 August 14
🌏 8am GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌎 1pm GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
By @gcdcj.bsky.social @ciel.org & many others!
𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐉 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 ⚖️
📅 August 14
🌏 8am GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌎 1pm GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
By @gcdcj.bsky.social @ciel.org & many others!
August 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
𝐽𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘
𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐉 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 ⚖️
📅 August 14
🌏 8am GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌎 1pm GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
By @gcdcj.bsky.social @ciel.org & many others!
𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐉 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 ⚖️
📅 August 14
🌏 8am GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌎 1pm GMT: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
By @gcdcj.bsky.social @ciel.org & many others!
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NEW – COP experts: How could the UN climate talks be reformed? | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @arunacsekhar.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/JWL8AQN
Read here: buff.ly/JWL8AQN
August 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NEW – COP experts: How could the UN climate talks be reformed? | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @arunacsekhar.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/JWL8AQN
Read here: buff.ly/JWL8AQN
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⚠️ 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
#KickPollutersOut #INC5-2
👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L
August 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
⚠️ 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
#KickPollutersOut #INC5-2
👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L
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“This ruling adds legal momentum to the fight for climate justice in the US and around the globe, and will serve as a springboard for lawyers, activists and policymakers on the frontlines seeking remedy for climate harm” @erikalennon.bsky.social @ciel.org
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August 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“This ruling adds legal momentum to the fight for climate justice in the US and around the globe, and will serve as a springboard for lawyers, activists and policymakers on the frontlines seeking remedy for climate harm” @erikalennon.bsky.social @ciel.org
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