We're telling the company behind Tefal - SEB - to phase out forever chemicals - or risk a lawsuit. We don't think SEB is doing enough to address the health and environmental risks of using forever chemicals. SEB has 3 months to commit to transition away from forever chemicals or face legal action.
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Wildlife populations have declined by an average of 73% since 1970. But this is not inevitable. @wwf.org.uk new Living Planet Report shows that when action is taken, species can recover. We need to put nature first 🌍💚 Read the report: brnw.ch/21x6gwH
🙌Win for UK nature🙌 The Bristol River Avon has had its rights formally recognised, in a public signing of the Avon bioregional charter of river rights.
🩸People living near a chemical plant in the UK have high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in their blood🩸 Residents of Thornton-Cleveleys in Lancashire live near the AGC Chemicals factory. Now, after testing, the villagers have been told they have high levels of PFAS in their blood.
We had five heatwaves in Europe in a span of a few months. Unprecedented wildfires and droughts have displaced thousands and disrupted entire industries. What more needs to happen for governments to treat ecosystem destruction and the climate crisis as the security risk that it is?
Tomorrow at #UNGA81, ministers and leaders from around the world will make the case that international cooperation can still deliver for people and planet. 6:15 pm EST. Tune in here on Tuesday 22nd: bit.ly/4cSjiTh
Renewing Modern Environmental Multilateralism: Adapting to Respond to Today's Challenges and Tomorrow's Opportunities
Ministers convene at UNGA81 to discuss renewing environmental multilateralism. The High-level dialogue, hosted by the Governments of Panama and Vanuatu, with support of the Center for International En...
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🔍Companies making green claims should be paying attention. Poland’s consumer watchdog, UOKiK, has formally weighed in on our case against Nestlé Poland, just weeks before its first court hearing.
🐬📢 We're taking action against destructive bottom trawling in Italy📢🐬 With our partners Legambiente and the support of @bluemarinef.bsky.social, we’re urging the authorities to take steps to avoid the destruction of MPAs and protect their vitally important marine habitats and species. 1/5
😭A major set-back for corporate accountability and climate justice😭 In a move we knew - but couldn't quite believe - was coming, New Zealand has now passed its Climate Change Response Amendment Bill, banning climate related tort claims against big polluters. 1/4
🎉Win for environmental rights🎉 Shell's planned fossil fuel exploration off South Africa's Wild Coast has been blocked by the country's top court, in a case brought by Wild Coast Communities and other environmental groups. 1/2
🎉 A major win against Big Polluters & their backers 🎉 Earlier this year, tens of thousands of people joined ClientEarth USA, NRDC & partners in calling on Santander and JPMorgan Chase to stop supporting the dangerous Saguaro LNG (liquefied natural gas) project. 1/5
⛔We're saying NO to new oil and gas projects in the North Sea⛔ And an incredible 30,000 of you are saying it with us, having made your voices heard by signing an open letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Miatta Fahnbulleh. Thank you ❤️
You shouldn’t need to own a house or have your own solar panels to benefit from clean, affordable energy. People living in apartment blocks, tenants, local businesses and public services should be able to benefit too 🧵
🌎Today is 2026's official #EarthOvershootDay🌎 ❓But what does that really mean? Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. 1/5
While Europe is burning, flash floods and typhoons are ravaging Asia. Our thoughts are with those in the many Asian countries who are seeing the devastation that this rainfall is causing, having to rebuild their lives after losing loved ones, homes, food sources and incomes. ❤️
Across Europe communities are once again living through devastating wildfires. We stand with the people & communities affected by these fires: those who have lost homes, businesses, farms or sources of income, those forced to evacuate & everyone facing the uncertainty & hardship that follows ❤️
🔥The UK government is about to make a decision that will affect us all🔥 New oil and gas is incompatible with a liveable climate, and makes us LESS energy secure. 👉We must urge the government to make the right decision. Sign the open letter: act.clientearth.org/page/195992/...
🔥As much of the world swelters in record temps, endures water shortages, flees from wildfires & thousands of lives are lost... Big Oil's profits are healthier than ever. Just 57 companies have been linked to 80% global CO₂ emissions since 2016. Big polluters must pay for the damage they're doing.
🌹Happy anniversary (of climate justice!)🌹 #AOletsGO #ICJAO #ICJAOActionVersary @wy4cj.bsky.social
🍔Big Meat is being held accountable🍔 The world's biggest meat company, JBS, is facing court-action over how its 6 billion dollar global expansion does not align with its climate and human rights obligations. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/4
World’s largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion
Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rights
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We’re taking legal action against Spain to protect dolphins from unselective fishing. 🧵
JOIN the #ClimateAOActionVersary festival on 7/23. Pick your region & register: 🌏 Pacific: wy4cj.org/23Pacific 🌏 Asia: wy4cj.org/23Asia 🌍 Africa: wy4cj.org/23Africa 🌍 Europe: wy4cj.org/23Europe 🌎 Caribbean: wy4cj.org/23Carib 🌎 Latin America: wy4cj.org/23Latam
🆕 BLOG! One year ago, the world's highest court (the ICJ) clarified that States have legal obligations to prevent, address & repair climate harm: www.ciel.org/one-year-on-... But this story is about much more than a court opinion. It is about a movement & it's now about implementation. A 🧵
We're taking legal action against Hungary and Poland to make it easy for everyone to access clean, affordable energy. How? With energy communities☀️ The EU gave us the right to energy communities years ago. But some countries still haven’t made them accessible. That's why today we're taking action.
🌳 “Climate change drives nature loss, and nature loss drives climate change. We must tackle both.”🌳 This was the headline of the UK government’s climate and nature statement, delivered in the House of Commons on Monday. 1/1
🥵 Almost 75% of articles published in the UK about the nation's June heatwaves failed to mention the climate crisis. 🥵 🔗 More here: lnkd.in/etWbGjfg 1/4
Newly-released scientific research shows the impact of the unprecedented heatwaves on deaths in the UK, echoing those from across Europe: 🌡️2,700 heatwave-related deaths in England & Wales from May-June 🌡️59% in May and 38% in June are due to climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/4
❗ Shocking climate news❗ Imagine being a country respected the world over for your green image, democratic institutions and rule of law... whilst proposing legislation that would block climate change lawsuits against big polluters 🤔 Well that’s exactly what New Zealand is doing right now🫠 1/3
We’re taking legal action over forever chemicals in Belgium, over its inaction to prevent harm to people’s health. Belgium has the highest levels of PFAS in Europe. The government has a legal duty to protect people’s health from harm. Read more: www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...
Protected should mean protected. Across Europe, Marine Protected Areas are meant to safeguard some of our most important marine ecosystems. Yet destructive bottom trawling continues in many of them. Learn more about what the The MPA Legal Coalition is doing about it. 👉 mpa-legal-coalition.org