Center for International Environmental Law
Since 1989, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) has worked to strengthen and use international law and institutions to protect the environment, promote human health, and ensure a just and sustainable society.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 02, 2020 Investigation Details Industry’s Attempts to Flood Africa with Plastic Pollution Investigative reports by the New York Times and Unearthed reveal close coordination between chemical and plastic industry representatives and Trump Administration officials as they negotiate a trade deal with Kenya that would undo environmental and public health regulations that have made the East... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, July 09, 2020 Debt-Driven Dividends and Asset Fire Sales: New Briefing Details Latest Signs of Oil and Gas Industry’s Decline Amidst the ongoing pandemic crisis, the oil majors are racking up debt and selling off assets, in moves that aim to project stability but instead reveal the industry’s increasing fragility. A new brief released today by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) highlights the latest... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 16, 2020 Pandemic Crisis, Systemic Decline: New Report Warns Oil, Gas, and Plastic Industries are an Unfillable Sinkhole for Recovery Funds As countries and communities race to address the massive health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, oil, gas, and petrochemical producers are lobbying aggressively to secure government bailouts and regulatory rollbacks from governments around the world. A new report released today by the... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, January 17, 2020 Ninth Circuit Concludes US Government and Fossil Fuels Responsible for Grave Harms; Abdicates its Role to Remedy those Harms in Juliana v United States Today, the Ninth Circuit delivered its ruling in Juliana v United States , the landmark climate case brought by 21 youth plaintiffs against the US government for violating their constitutional rights to a livable climate. “What is remarkable about this decision, and what will land it in legal... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, December 05, 2019 Countries Have a Duty to Pursue Disability-Inclusive Climate Action, According to New Report Today, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), and Inclusiva released a new report The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change . In the midst of the current climate negotiations... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, December 05, 2019 Investments in Oil and Gas Production Over the Next Five Years Will Lock-In More than 1.5°C of Global Warming Over the coming five years, the oil and gas sector intends to invest USD 1.4 trillion developing new oil and gas extraction. This risks locking in enough carbon emissions to push warming beyond 2°C, let alone 1.5°C, according to a new report by the Global Gas and Oil Network supported by Oil Change... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, December 05, 2019 New Report Confirms: Human Rights Are Integral to Climate Action Rights in a Changing Climate , a new report released today by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and funded by the Government of Luxembourg, provides the first comprehensive review of human-rights-related policies and guidelines adopted under the UN Framework Convention on... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, October 25, 2019 ExxonMobil Faces Another Lawsuit: Massachusetts Sues for Climate Deception Today, Massachusetts became the second state to sue ExxonMobil for misleading investors about climate change and the first to sue ExxonMobil for deceiving consumers. The lawsuit, filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, claims that the company knowingly deceived investors and consumers... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Members of Congress, Argentinian and US Groups Call on OPIC to reject financing for fracking in Argentina In its final meeting this Wednesday, the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will consider two major fracking projects in Argentina that would worsen the climate emergency the world is now facing. “Drilling in Vaca Muerta will accelerate the climate crisis and... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Sweeping New Report on Global Environmental Impact of Plastics Reveals Severe Damage to Climate In 2019 alone, the production and incineration of plastic will add more than 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere—equal to the pollution from 189 new 500-megawatt coal-fired power plants, according to a new report, Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet... Read more |