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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At #COP30, it is increasingly evident that the momentum for change is real: A call to #FixTheUNFCCC is growing louder.
🗣️ “This is about restoring faith in cooperation — & making the process worthy of the crisis. The science is clear. The law is clear. Now the process must catch up.”
Watch 👀 👇
🗣️ “This is about restoring faith in cooperation — & making the process worthy of the crisis. The science is clear. The law is clear. Now the process must catch up.”
Watch 👀 👇
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At #COP30, it is increasingly evident that the momentum for change is real: A call to #FixTheUNFCCC is growing louder.
🗣️ “This is about restoring faith in cooperation — & making the process worthy of the crisis. The science is clear. The law is clear. Now the process must catch up.”
Watch 👀 👇
🗣️ “This is about restoring faith in cooperation — & making the process worthy of the crisis. The science is clear. The law is clear. Now the process must catch up.”
Watch 👀 👇
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📣 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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#COP30 - “Our elementary school kids are reading textbooks that are more science-based and in line with reality than the [draft] text we have here, where we are supposed to fix this problem” says Juan Carlos Monterrey, climate envoy for Panama
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president warns ‘everybody will lose’ if countries fail to cooperate
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#COP30 - “Our elementary school kids are reading textbooks that are more science-based and in line with reality than the [draft] text we have here, where we are supposed to fix this problem” says Juan Carlos Monterrey, climate envoy for Panama
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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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📢 Fossil Fuel Treaty, FTW!
The 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels will be held on 28–29 April 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia.
~24 countries are endorsing the #BelémDeclaration so far
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social 💪 #EndFossilFuels #FossilFuelTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org/cop30
The 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels will be held on 28–29 April 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia.
~24 countries are endorsing the #BelémDeclaration so far
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social 💪 #EndFossilFuels #FossilFuelTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org/cop30
COP30 — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
fossilfueltreaty.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
📢 Fossil Fuel Treaty, FTW!
The 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels will be held on 28–29 April 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia.
~24 countries are endorsing the #BelémDeclaration so far
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social 💪 #EndFossilFuels #FossilFuelTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org/cop30
The 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels will be held on 28–29 April 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia.
~24 countries are endorsing the #BelémDeclaration so far
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social 💪 #EndFossilFuels #FossilFuelTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org/cop30
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#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.
A short 🧵 👇
Choosing a host shouldn't be a saga. The decision should be made based on their commitment to #ClimateJustice, science & #HumanRights.
A short 🧵 👇
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⚠️ #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.
And now on Day 9, we sit and wait ... #COP30
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 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
And now on Day 9, we sit and wait ... #COP30
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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Read the article: www.dw.com/en/whos-afra...
The Paris Agreement is working. Just ask Big Oil – DW – 11/19/2025
The louder the lobbying, the clearer the fear. Ten years on, the Paris Agreement has reshaped energy politics, and the pushback from the fossil fuel sector is real.
www.dw.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Read the article: www.dw.com/en/whos-afra...
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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.
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1/10. ⚡️BREAKING⚡️: We need #COP31 to deliver real progress on #ClimateFinance 💰, a #JustTransition ⚖️, #LossAndDamage 🔥 and phasing out #FossilFuels 🚫🛢️.
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
1/10. ⚡️BREAKING⚡️: We need #COP31 to deliver real progress on #ClimateFinance 💰, a #JustTransition ⚖️, #LossAndDamage 🔥 and phasing out #FossilFuels 🚫🛢️.
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...
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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 🚨 175+ orgs urgently call on Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, to immediately reverse the harmful directive sent to Brazil that has massively intensified the presence of security forces at #COP30 and in the streets of Belém.
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 🚨 175+ orgs urgently call on Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, to immediately reverse the harmful directive sent to Brazil that has massively intensified the presence of security forces at #COP30 and in the streets of Belém.
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
🔗 climaterights.org/wp-content/u...
Week 2 has begun at #COP30 with unacceptable measures being taken.
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Week 2 has begun at #COP30 with unacceptable measures being taken.
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
A #UNFCCC letter triggered a massive security escalation in Belém—intimidating Indigenous Peoples & silencing peaceful protest.
Indigenous defenders are protecting the planet; they must never be sidelined in #ClimateAction.🧵
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🕵️🤝 #CorporateCapture at its highest: During their intervention in the #CarbonMarket negotiations - Indonesia copied #FossilFuels lobbyists’ talking points, sometimes verbatim & presented them as its own.
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🕵️🤝 #CorporateCapture at its highest: During their intervention in the #CarbonMarket negotiations - Indonesia copied #FossilFuels lobbyists’ talking points, sometimes verbatim & presented them as its own.
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
A 🧵 on a very deserved #FossilOfTheDay.
READ: climatenetwork.org/resource/fos...
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Several States at #COP30 are feeling nervous this week. Turns out, clarifying your legal obligations is uncomfortable when you’ve been ignoring them.
A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Several States at #COP30 are feeling nervous this week. Turns out, clarifying your legal obligations is uncomfortable when you’ve been ignoring them.
A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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A short thread to clarify how the International Court of Justice climate ruling is a lens 🔎 not handcuffs 🚔.
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📢 #FossilFuel lobbyists have received 2/3 more passes to #COP30 than all the delegates from the 10 most climate vulnerable nations combined, showing how industry presence continues to overshadow that of those on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis.
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
📢 #FossilFuel lobbyists have received 2/3 more passes to #COP30 than all the delegates from the 10 most climate vulnerable nations combined, showing how industry presence continues to overshadow that of those on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis.
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
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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...