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📢 The climate talks #COP30 in Belém conclude with a largely empty deal:
❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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🗣️ Indigenous Peoples have long said: climate inaction threatens fundamental rights.
#AdvisoryOpinions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice now confirm it.
🔎 Learn what this means for #ClimateJustice and Indigenous Peoples’ rights 👉 shorturl.at/NsBLm
#AdvisoryOpinions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice now confirm it.
🔎 Learn what this means for #ClimateJustice and Indigenous Peoples’ rights 👉 shorturl.at/NsBLm
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🗣️ Indigenous Peoples have long said: climate inaction threatens fundamental rights.
#AdvisoryOpinions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice now confirm it.
🔎 Learn what this means for #ClimateJustice and Indigenous Peoples’ rights 👉 shorturl.at/NsBLm
#AdvisoryOpinions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice now confirm it.
🔎 Learn what this means for #ClimateJustice and Indigenous Peoples’ rights 👉 shorturl.at/NsBLm
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1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
🚨 At #COP30’s closing plenary, Colombia refused to approve the decision on the mitigation work programme unless fossil fuel language was included.
Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🚨 At #COP30’s closing plenary, Colombia refused to approve the decision on the mitigation work programme unless fossil fuel language was included.
Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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📢 The climate talks #COP30 in Belém conclude with a largely empty deal:
❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
📢 The climate talks #COP30 in Belém conclude with a largely empty deal:
❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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❌ No halt to deforestation,
❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and
❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands.
Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f...
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After 12 days of floods & outages — & even a fire in the venue — at #COP30, the message is unmistakable: the world is burning & we have only a brief window to decide what rises from the smoke.
⏰ #COP30 closing plenary is about to start ⏰
Tune in: unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_112358...
⏰ #COP30 closing plenary is about to start ⏰
Tune in: unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_112358...
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
After 12 days of floods & outages — & even a fire in the venue — at #COP30, the message is unmistakable: the world is burning & we have only a brief window to decide what rises from the smoke.
⏰ #COP30 closing plenary is about to start ⏰
Tune in: unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_112358...
⏰ #COP30 closing plenary is about to start ⏰
Tune in: unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_112358...
Happening now at #COP30: Powerful #PeoplesPlenary!
As climate negotiations are wrapping up, people of the world are coming together to do the work that our governments won’t do.
A space for stories, struggles, and voices across movements united in demanding #ClimateJustice.
As climate negotiations are wrapping up, people of the world are coming together to do the work that our governments won’t do.
A space for stories, struggles, and voices across movements united in demanding #ClimateJustice.
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Happening now at #COP30: Powerful #PeoplesPlenary!
As climate negotiations are wrapping up, people of the world are coming together to do the work that our governments won’t do.
A space for stories, struggles, and voices across movements united in demanding #ClimateJustice.
As climate negotiations are wrapping up, people of the world are coming together to do the work that our governments won’t do.
A space for stories, struggles, and voices across movements united in demanding #ClimateJustice.
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For too long the #UNFCCC has been a race to the lowest common denominator as consensus decisionmaking enables 1 country or a small minority to block progress. The #ClimateCrisis is here & the world can't wait. #TheCOPWeNeed is one that allows for voting when consensus is impossible. Watch 👇
Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres explains her views on fossil fuels being excluded from the COP30 text.
"The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”.
She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."
"The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”.
She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
For too long the #UNFCCC has been a race to the lowest common denominator as consensus decisionmaking enables 1 country or a small minority to block progress. The #ClimateCrisis is here & the world can't wait. #TheCOPWeNeed is one that allows for voting when consensus is impossible. Watch 👇
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🔥 Spot on remarks by Colombia minister Irene Vélez Torres 🔥
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres explains her views on fossil fuels being excluded from the COP30 text.
"The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”.
She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."
"The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”.
She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🔥 Spot on remarks by Colombia minister Irene Vélez Torres 🔥
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
UN climate talks continue ending up in lowest-common-denominator-outcomes failing to uphold legal obligations because of the way the process is built.
Consensus kills ambition. Reform is urgent. #TheCOPWeNeed
📣 At #COP30, one thing is clear: The framework that guides the climate talks is falling short!
Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📣 At #COP30, one thing is clear: The framework that guides the climate talks is falling short!
Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres goes straight to the point while explaining why #FossilFuels aren’t COP30 text: Consensus kills ambition‼️
We couldn't agree more!
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The Aarhus Convention #MOP8 negotiations just wrapped up in Geneva. The talks were arduous, but they succeeded in preserving its core mechanisms — a testament to just how vital and relevant the #AarhusConvention remains.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Aarhus Convention #MOP8 negotiations just wrapped up in Geneva. The talks were arduous, but they succeeded in preserving its core mechanisms — a testament to just how vital and relevant the #AarhusConvention remains.
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TODAY at #COP30, Colombia is making history: The country is rallying nations behind real action to phase out #FossilFuels, as science and the law demand.
‼️ This is a BIG political signal: high-ambition countries are stepping up where many others aren’t.
#ColombiaLibreDeFosiles
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‼️ This is a BIG political signal: high-ambition countries are stepping up where many others aren’t.
#ColombiaLibreDeFosiles
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November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
TODAY at #COP30, Colombia is making history: The country is rallying nations behind real action to phase out #FossilFuels, as science and the law demand.
‼️ This is a BIG political signal: high-ambition countries are stepping up where many others aren’t.
#ColombiaLibreDeFosiles
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‼️ This is a BIG political signal: high-ambition countries are stepping up where many others aren’t.
#ColombiaLibreDeFosiles
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⚖️The world’s highest courts have spoken with unprecedented clarity — yet their words are missing from the #COP30 text.
The science is undeniable & the law is unmistakable.
The language of obligation, responsibility & justice from the #ICJAO — be reflected in the climate talks.
The science is undeniable & the law is unmistakable.
The language of obligation, responsibility & justice from the #ICJAO — be reflected in the climate talks.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Scientists here at #COP30: No room for new #FossilFuels, no subsidies & an actual plan to phaseout. Additionally, there can be #NoOffsets "Forest protection cannot be used as offsets. Standing forests cannot be an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels." planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/19/s...
Scientists statement on state of COP30 Negotiations, November 19, 2025 - Planetary Science Pavilion
We are at a planetary crossroad. We are already facing danger. Suffering for billions of people and rapidly approaching tipping points in the Amazon and the Tropical Coral Reef systems and many others...
planetarysciencepavilion.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Scientists here at #COP30: No room for new #FossilFuels, no subsidies & an actual plan to phaseout. Additionally, there can be #NoOffsets "Forest protection cannot be used as offsets. Standing forests cannot be an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels." planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/19/s...
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#COP30: 29 countries supporting a #PhaseOutFossilFuels set a red line for the talks.
Their message is clear: "We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly & equitable transition away from fossil fuels".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30: 29 countries supporting a #PhaseOutFossilFuels set a red line for the talks.
Their message is clear: "We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly & equitable transition away from fossil fuels".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Exclusive: The Guardian understands Brazil had been planning to drop a roadmap to a transition away from fossil fuels amid opposition from petro states
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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#COP30: 29 countries supporting a #PhaseOutFossilFuels set a red line for the talks.
Their message is clear: "We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly & equitable transition away from fossil fuels".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30: 29 countries supporting a #PhaseOutFossilFuels set a red line for the talks.
Their message is clear: "We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly & equitable transition away from fossil fuels".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP31 is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the event, in return for its minister chairing the talks.
Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#COP31 is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the event, in return for its minister chairing the talks.
Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
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#COP30 is the first climate summit after the historic climate rulings by the International Court of Justice & the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights.
It must be a turning point:
❌ No more voluntary pledges
❌ No more delay
❌ No more impunity.
It’s time to close the accountability gap.
It must be a turning point:
❌ No more voluntary pledges
❌ No more delay
❌ No more impunity.
It’s time to close the accountability gap.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
#COP30 is the first climate summit after the historic climate rulings by the International Court of Justice & the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights.
It must be a turning point:
❌ No more voluntary pledges
❌ No more delay
❌ No more impunity.
It’s time to close the accountability gap.
It must be a turning point:
❌ No more voluntary pledges
❌ No more delay
❌ No more impunity.
It’s time to close the accountability gap.
Reposted by Center for International Environmental Law
@duycks.bsky.social of @ciel.org highlights that while Article 1 of the #AarhusConvention explicitly recognizes the right to a #HealthyEnvironment, Europe lacks a legally binding instrument. Noting that political recognition alone isn’t enough, clear legal protection & remedies are needed
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@duycks.bsky.social of @ciel.org highlights that while Article 1 of the #AarhusConvention explicitly recognizes the right to a #HealthyEnvironment, Europe lacks a legally binding instrument. Noting that political recognition alone isn’t enough, clear legal protection & remedies are needed
⚠️ #COP30: delay in #ClimateAction is now legally indefensible!
"The intl. legal clarity is undeniable. It's settled law. If States don’t act to prevent harm & ensure the enjoyment of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, they may face legal consequences," CIEL's @camillapollera.bsky.social.
"The intl. legal clarity is undeniable. It's settled law. If States don’t act to prevent harm & ensure the enjoyment of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, they may face legal consequences," CIEL's @camillapollera.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
⚠️ #COP30: delay in #ClimateAction is now legally indefensible!
"The intl. legal clarity is undeniable. It's settled law. If States don’t act to prevent harm & ensure the enjoyment of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, they may face legal consequences," CIEL's @camillapollera.bsky.social.
"The intl. legal clarity is undeniable. It's settled law. If States don’t act to prevent harm & ensure the enjoyment of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, they may face legal consequences," CIEL's @camillapollera.bsky.social.
"🇧🇷Brazil’s changes to the Cop format may help to move, but at the end this process always comes down to the same formula: countries hashing out the details of compromises & surrendering some of their perceived short-term national interest to the common good."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 live: Brazil aims for early agreement on ‘big four’ issues
In an unorthodox move, the Brazilian organisers have hatched an unorthodox plan to wrap up the trickiest topics at the climate summit by this evening, two days earlier than normal
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"🇧🇷Brazil’s changes to the Cop format may help to move, but at the end this process always comes down to the same formula: countries hashing out the details of compromises & surrendering some of their perceived short-term national interest to the common good."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“There is growing awareness that the current international trade system #ISDS is incompatible with human rights and environmental obligations and should not just be reformed but terminated,” CIEL's @NikkiReisch.
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Colombia slams international trade rules that punish states for climate action
Colombian Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres has called for reform of international arbitration tribunals, saying they’re “one of the greatest obstacles” to the energy transition and favor corpor...
news.mongabay.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“There is growing awareness that the current international trade system #ISDS is incompatible with human rights and environmental obligations and should not just be reformed but terminated,” CIEL's @NikkiReisch.
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In the decade since the #ParisAgreement was signed, #BigOil has been fighting hard to protect its business, pouring billions into lobbying & supporting climate-skeptic politicians, with success. BUT, the tide is turning & "the momentum isn't with the fossil fuel industry", @erikalennon.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In the decade since the #ParisAgreement was signed, #BigOil has been fighting hard to protect its business, pouring billions into lobbying & supporting climate-skeptic politicians, with success. BUT, the tide is turning & "the momentum isn't with the fossil fuel industry", @erikalennon.bsky.social.
🚨 📣 Today, world's Ministers were greeted at the entrance of #COP30 with a call to sign the #BelemDeclaration on a just transition away from fossil fuels.
✊ It's high time to #EndFossilFuels, fast, fairly & forever 👇
✊ It's high time to #EndFossilFuels, fast, fairly & forever 👇
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🚨 📣 Today, world's Ministers were greeted at the entrance of #COP30 with a call to sign the #BelemDeclaration on a just transition away from fossil fuels.
✊ It's high time to #EndFossilFuels, fast, fairly & forever 👇
✊ It's high time to #EndFossilFuels, fast, fairly & forever 👇
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The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) (read the Kyoto Protocol #CarbonMarket) was never a good idea. But like a vampire, it never seems to die. At #COP30, it's time to put it to rest forever & not allow these credits to put people & the climate at risk. #NoOffsets
climatenetwork.org/resource/eco...
climatenetwork.org/resource/eco...
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) (read the Kyoto Protocol #CarbonMarket) was never a good idea. But like a vampire, it never seems to die. At #COP30, it's time to put it to rest forever & not allow these credits to put people & the climate at risk. #NoOffsets
climatenetwork.org/resource/eco...
climatenetwork.org/resource/eco...
That’s a wrap on Day 8 of #COP30 — And what a day! From seeing the 1st potential final political agreement on sticky issues from the climate talks to the revelation that hundreds of industrial agriculture lobbyists are attending the negotiations.
The day was packed 📦!
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The day was packed 📦!
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November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
That’s a wrap on Day 8 of #COP30 — And what a day! From seeing the 1st potential final political agreement on sticky issues from the climate talks to the revelation that hundreds of industrial agriculture lobbyists are attending the negotiations.
The day was packed 📦!
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The day was packed 📦!
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