Moderating the event, @duycks.bsky.social of @ciel.org underscores the importance of discussing intergenerational rights against the backdrop of many intergovernmental negotiations, and of advancing the right of #FutureGenerations in different spaces.

"A climate process that remains vulnerable to obstruction and corporate influence cannot deliver the action this crisis demands," said @ciel.org.

Bonn Conference Confirms Climate Action Impossible Unless Corporate Capture of UN Process Ends

"A climate process that remains vulnerable to obstruction and corporate influence cannot deliver the action this crisis demands," said one group.

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The #MilieudefensieVShell hearings just wrapped up in The Hague 🇳🇱. At the heart of the case brought by Milieudefensie and partner NGOs is a fundamental legal question: ❓Can a fossil fuel company be legally required to align its business model with climate science and human rights obligations❓ A 🧵

🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck@duycks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

74/ ✊👨‍⚖️ As the sculptures outside the 🇳🇱 ⚖️ Supreme Court metaphorically suggest: it is time for judges to unbox the law & use its full force in this case. #ClimateJustice requires ending impunity for climate polluters. (This concludes this live report. Do not hesitate to post any Q. TY for following.)

⚖️ 🌍 ⚡ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 🇳🇱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, @milieudefensie.bsky.social et al. v. Shell. #ClimateJustice #ClimateCaseShell 🧵 ⬇️ analysis in thread below

⏰ 👨‍⚖️ 🌐 Starting in 2 hrs: #ClimateJustice hearings at 🇳🇱 Dutch Supreme Court in case v. Shell: for the 1st time a country's highest Court will review whether a fossil fuel company can be required to cut emissions in line with science. 👀 📝 Follow here in real time with context & elements of analysis...

Want an expert play-by-play of yesterday's #UNGA consideration of the resolution welcoming & operationalizing the #ICJAO, which culminated in a really strong vote for continued intl cooperation on climate action? This thread is for you👇Gratitude to #Vanuatu, #PISFCC, @wy4cj.bsky.social @ciel.org +++

🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck@duycks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🔥 the 🇺🇳 UN General Assembly is about to be called upon to #VoteYesForClimateJustice as it considers an important resolution tabled by 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (and others) to welcome and build upon the historic #ClimateJustice ruling by the 🌐 ⚖️ International Court of Justice! 🧵⬇️ follow proceedings in thread below

🌍 This case reaches far beyond one company. It sits at the intersection of climate science, fossil fuel expansion, corporate power, #HumanRights, and growing pressure in Europe to weaken binding climate rules.

⚠️ The appeal court already confirmed a critical principle: major fossil fuel companies have a responsibility to reduce emissions because their business contributes to dangerous climate change and related #HumanRights harms.

🔥 The science is clear: #FossilFuels are the primary driver of the climate crisis, and true energy security cannot come from fossil fuels tied to instability and conflict. Yet Shell continues investing heavily in new projects.

🏛️ In this week’s @milieudefensie.bsky.social V. Shell hearings, the Supreme Court will examine the role courts can play in protecting people’s rights in the face of the climate crisis.

📚 This case is historic. For the first time, a country’s highest court is being asked whether a multinational oil company can be compelled to meet concrete, enforceable climate obligations grounded in science & #HumanRights.

⚖️ #ClimateLitigation update: This Friday, May 22, the Dutch Supreme Court in The Hague 🇳🇱 will confront a defining legal question: Can a major fossil fuel company be legally required to reduce emissions in line with climate science? Follow the 🧵 for more info on the #MilieudefensieVShell hearings👇

The vote on the UN climate justice resolution should get underway a little after 8pm UK time (3pm NY) and can be watched on UN Web TV (webtv.un.org/en) — or follow the thread by @duycks.bsky.social

🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck@duycks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🔥 the 🇺🇳 UN General Assembly is about to be called upon to #VoteYesForClimateJustice as it considers an important resolution tabled by 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (and others) to welcome and build upon the historic #ClimateJustice ruling by the 🌐 ⚖️ International Court of Justice! 🧵⬇️ follow proceedings in thread below

🔥 the 🇺🇳 UN General Assembly is about to be called upon to #VoteYesForClimateJustice as it considers an important resolution tabled by 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (and others) to welcome and build upon the historic #ClimateJustice ruling by the 🌐 ⚖️ International Court of Justice! 🧵⬇️ follow proceedings in thread below

🚨 A strong ruling could send a global signal: courts can require major polluters to change course. 🐦 Follow CIEL’s @duycks.bsky.social & @milieudefensie.bsky.social for live updates from The Hague. 👉 en.milieudefensie.nl/news/why-we2... 👈

On 24–25 March, our Campaign joined the first meeting of the @coe.int Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV) in Strasbourg (and online), feeding into the implementation of the Environment Strategy. 1/5

As the #UNGA climate change resolution opens for co-sponsorship, I urge @coe.int states to step forward and turn words into action. Dependency on fossil fuels threatens global stability, our planet and lives. Current conflicts show the urgent need to accelerate a just, equitable transition. #UNGA👇

Climate action and accountability for survival - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Strasbourg 9 March 2026

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📣 The world's highest court has spoken: States have binding legal duties regarding the climate crisis. It's time to turn that clarity into #ClimateAction. 🤓 READ our NEW practitioner-led compendium to turn the ICJ's words into practical tools: www.ciel.org/reports/icj-litigation-notes-digest

A North Dakota judge ordered @greenpeace.org to pay $345 million in damages to the pipeline company Energy Transfer caused by protest actions in 2016/17. This is a textbook #SLAPP – a strategic lawsuit against public participation, designed to silence dissent through crushing legal costs. A 🧵

⚡⚖️ Continuation (and end) of historic #climatelitigation hearing at Paris Judicial Court this afternoon in historic case against TotalEnergies. 👀 🧵 Follow in thread below for blow-by-blow reporting in English. 🧵 🇫🇷 See also here in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/notr...

Notre Affaire à Tous@notreaffaireatous.bsky.social · 6mo ago

L’audience reprend cet après-midi, avec les auditions des parties. Paul Mougeolle, docteur en droit et juriste senior pour l’association Notre Affaire à Tous, prend la parole en premier au nom de la coalition d’associations et de collectivités 🔥

⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: hearings continue at 🧑‍⚖️ Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against 🛢️TotalEnergies 🔍 Focus today: expert hearings & civil liability 🧵 Live coverage in English below 👇 🇫🇷 See also live coverage in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social

⚖️ 🌐 🛢️ #ClimateLitigation update: court hearings continue at Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against TotalEnergies. The hearing continues, with focus on the review of Total's vigilance plan & of injunctions sought by NGOs & municipalities. 🧵 Live coverage in thread 👇

⚖️ L’audience dans le procès contre TotalEnergies pour manquement à ses obligations climatiques a commencé ! Le tribunal pourrait contraindre les entreprises les plus polluantes à répondre de leur impact sur le climat et à sortir des énergies fossiles. Suivez cette première journée en live 🧵

🔥 ⚖️ #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 in historic case against TotalEnergies, today & tomorrow, 🇫🇷 🧑‍⚖️ French court holds landmark hearing that could redefine corporate climate accountability. 📝 🧵 Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court ⬇️

⚡ ⚖️ 🌍 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧 in🇨🇭Swiss case vs. carbon major. Judges validated legal theories underpinning the case brought by 4 Indonesian islanders against Holcim and accepted all claims as admissible, clearing path to judgment on the merits. 🧵details in thread below 👇

⚡️⚖️ 🌍 European Court of Human Rights rules that, as a matter of legal obligations, States must assess & consider cumulative emissions resulting combustion of fossil fuel (scope 3 emissions) when validating new extraction projects. 🔍 Stay tuned for further analysis. #ClimateLitigation

"Climate & environmental policies must not create new harms for vulnerable communities or be weaponized in the shift to a fossil-free world." @duycks.bsky.social of @ciel.org stresses the need to advance a #JustTransition while remaining anchored in #HumanRights obligations.

Next Friday in Budapest, CIEL’s @duycks.bsky.social and @barnabypace.bsky.social join journalists and scientists at #ClimateArena2025 - an inspiring working conference by @journalismarena.eu to strengthen climate reporting across Europe. 📍 Corvinus University, Budapest 🗓️ October 10

🌐 With #UNGA underway, States must uphold the international rule of law to prevent the continuation of genocide in Gaza. There can be no environmental justice while the universal nature of human rights faces such grave and flagrant violations. 🔗 Read our statement: bit.ly/3Iy1Bwi

UN General Assembly Opens with Ever Greater Urgency to Uphold the International Rule of Law - Center for International Environmental Law

At the 80th United Nations General Assembly, States must uphold the international rule of law and protect human rights.

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Since the 2024 judgment, the Council of Europe has been overseeing Switzerland’s climate action. Today’s decision points to ongoing gaps and calls on Swiss authorities to report back on further progress in 2026.