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Two things can be true:
✅ We cannot ignore Nicolás Maduro’s deplorable record of human rights violations.
✅ Military action to seize Venezuela’s oil and take over the country is unlawful and threatens global stability.
👉 Governments must uphold the rule of law: bit.ly/4pyBu81
✅ We cannot ignore Nicolás Maduro’s deplorable record of human rights violations.
✅ Military action to seize Venezuela’s oil and take over the country is unlawful and threatens global stability.
👉 Governments must uphold the rule of law: bit.ly/4pyBu81
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Two things can be true:
✅ We cannot ignore Nicolás Maduro’s deplorable record of human rights violations.
✅ Military action to seize Venezuela’s oil and take over the country is unlawful and threatens global stability.
👉 Governments must uphold the rule of law: bit.ly/4pyBu81
✅ We cannot ignore Nicolás Maduro’s deplorable record of human rights violations.
✅ Military action to seize Venezuela’s oil and take over the country is unlawful and threatens global stability.
👉 Governments must uphold the rule of law: bit.ly/4pyBu81
🚨 We denounce the Trump Administration’s move to withdraw the US from dozens of UN bodies and organizations.
🌐 This is a targeted assault on international law and the institutions that safeguard human rights, peace, and climate justice worldwide.
Read CIEL president’s statement 👉 bit.ly/4aKuFMS
🌐 This is a targeted assault on international law and the institutions that safeguard human rights, peace, and climate justice worldwide.
Read CIEL president’s statement 👉 bit.ly/4aKuFMS
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🚨 We denounce the Trump Administration’s move to withdraw the US from dozens of UN bodies and organizations.
🌐 This is a targeted assault on international law and the institutions that safeguard human rights, peace, and climate justice worldwide.
Read CIEL president’s statement 👉 bit.ly/4aKuFMS
🌐 This is a targeted assault on international law and the institutions that safeguard human rights, peace, and climate justice worldwide.
Read CIEL president’s statement 👉 bit.ly/4aKuFMS
Only a few hours left in 2025. ⏳
Your gift to CIEL is matched until midnight — 2× the impact for environmental justice and human rights.
Give now: https://bit.ly/4j2O3qp
Your gift to CIEL is matched until midnight — 2× the impact for environmental justice and human rights.
Give now: https://bit.ly/4j2O3qp
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Only a few hours left in 2025. ⏳
Your gift to CIEL is matched until midnight — 2× the impact for environmental justice and human rights.
Give now: https://bit.ly/4j2O3qp
Your gift to CIEL is matched until midnight — 2× the impact for environmental justice and human rights.
Give now: https://bit.ly/4j2O3qp
Last day. Last chance. ⏳🌍
Your gift to CIEL is doubled until midnight, fueling the fight for human rights, environmental justice, and a healthier future.
Let’s finish strong:https://bit.ly/4j1do4d
Your gift to CIEL is doubled until midnight, fueling the fight for human rights, environmental justice, and a healthier future.
Let’s finish strong:https://bit.ly/4j1do4d
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last day. Last chance. ⏳🌍
Your gift to CIEL is doubled until midnight, fueling the fight for human rights, environmental justice, and a healthier future.
Let’s finish strong:https://bit.ly/4j1do4d
Your gift to CIEL is doubled until midnight, fueling the fight for human rights, environmental justice, and a healthier future.
Let’s finish strong:https://bit.ly/4j1do4d
With 2 days left to match your gift, we need your help to finish strong. 2x the power for people + the planet 🌍
Your support helps stop fossil fuel expansion, protect communities from pollution, and hold corporations accountable.
👉 https://bit.ly/48MvaVe
Your support helps stop fossil fuel expansion, protect communities from pollution, and hold corporations accountable.
👉 https://bit.ly/48MvaVe
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With 2 days left to match your gift, we need your help to finish strong. 2x the power for people + the planet 🌍
Your support helps stop fossil fuel expansion, protect communities from pollution, and hold corporations accountable.
👉 https://bit.ly/48MvaVe
Your support helps stop fossil fuel expansion, protect communities from pollution, and hold corporations accountable.
👉 https://bit.ly/48MvaVe
We’re at a critical moment for people and the planet. 🌍✊
Your support fuels the global fight to stop fossil fuels, and your gift is matched until 12/31.
2X the impact. 2X the power.
Donate now: https://bit.ly/4jdLLVx
Your support fuels the global fight to stop fossil fuels, and your gift is matched until 12/31.
2X the impact. 2X the power.
Donate now: https://bit.ly/4jdLLVx
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’re at a critical moment for people and the planet. 🌍✊
Your support fuels the global fight to stop fossil fuels, and your gift is matched until 12/31.
2X the impact. 2X the power.
Donate now: https://bit.ly/4jdLLVx
Your support fuels the global fight to stop fossil fuels, and your gift is matched until 12/31.
2X the impact. 2X the power.
Donate now: https://bit.ly/4jdLLVx
We made major progress this year, thanks to you:
✅Landmark climate justice rulings
✅Major wins for the plastics treaty
✅New accountability for corporate polluters
✅Stronger remedies for communities harmed
⏳ Only days left to DOUBLE your impact for environmental justice: https://bit.ly/4aSGBvV
✅Landmark climate justice rulings
✅Major wins for the plastics treaty
✅New accountability for corporate polluters
✅Stronger remedies for communities harmed
⏳ Only days left to DOUBLE your impact for environmental justice: https://bit.ly/4aSGBvV
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We made major progress this year, thanks to you:
✅Landmark climate justice rulings
✅Major wins for the plastics treaty
✅New accountability for corporate polluters
✅Stronger remedies for communities harmed
⏳ Only days left to DOUBLE your impact for environmental justice: https://bit.ly/4aSGBvV
✅Landmark climate justice rulings
✅Major wins for the plastics treaty
✅New accountability for corporate polluters
✅Stronger remedies for communities harmed
⏳ Only days left to DOUBLE your impact for environmental justice: https://bit.ly/4aSGBvV
The fertilizer industry doesn’t want you to know ammonia is fueling the next petrochemical boom. CIEL uncovered how ammonia production drives environmental racism, agriculture, and the climate crisis. Communities are fighting back.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/CIEL2025ImpactReport
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/CIEL2025ImpactReport
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The fertilizer industry doesn’t want you to know ammonia is fueling the next petrochemical boom. CIEL uncovered how ammonia production drives environmental racism, agriculture, and the climate crisis. Communities are fighting back.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/CIEL2025ImpactReport
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/CIEL2025ImpactReport
Wildfires are destroying homes across Southern California, but the crisis doesn’t end when the flames go out. Insurers are pulling coverage, raising premiums, and denying claims while investing in fossil fuels fueling climate change. Support CIEL to hold insurers accountable: https://bit.ly/3MN7zuX
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wildfires are destroying homes across Southern California, but the crisis doesn’t end when the flames go out. Insurers are pulling coverage, raising premiums, and denying claims while investing in fossil fuels fueling climate change. Support CIEL to hold insurers accountable: https://bit.ly/3MN7zuX
INC 5.2’s Plastics Treaty talks were shaped by fossil fuel pressure. But a majority of countries are demanding real change, and CIEL is with them.
We can’t let polluters write our planet’s future.
Support the fight for a plastics-free future: https://bit.ly/3KRxhOu
We can’t let polluters write our planet’s future.
Support the fight for a plastics-free future: https://bit.ly/3KRxhOu
December 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
INC 5.2’s Plastics Treaty talks were shaped by fossil fuel pressure. But a majority of countries are demanding real change, and CIEL is with them.
We can’t let polluters write our planet’s future.
Support the fight for a plastics-free future: https://bit.ly/3KRxhOu
We can’t let polluters write our planet’s future.
Support the fight for a plastics-free future: https://bit.ly/3KRxhOu
#UNEA7 just wrapped up two weeks of negotiations — and the outcome is a mix of progress, setbacks, and 11th-hour compromises. But there was also plenty of reason for hope.
A thread:
A thread:
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#UNEA7 just wrapped up two weeks of negotiations — and the outcome is a mix of progress, setbacks, and 11th-hour compromises. But there was also plenty of reason for hope.
A thread:
A thread:
✊ On Human Rights Day, stand with environmental defenders who protect the land, water, and climate we all depend on.
⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights confirmed it:
Defending the planet is a human right. States must protect it.
Support our work to #DefendTheDefenders 👉 bit.ly/48LEWpx
⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights confirmed it:
Defending the planet is a human right. States must protect it.
Support our work to #DefendTheDefenders 👉 bit.ly/48LEWpx
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
✊ On Human Rights Day, stand with environmental defenders who protect the land, water, and climate we all depend on.
⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights confirmed it:
Defending the planet is a human right. States must protect it.
Support our work to #DefendTheDefenders 👉 bit.ly/48LEWpx
⚖️ The Inter-American Court of Human Rights confirmed it:
Defending the planet is a human right. States must protect it.
Support our work to #DefendTheDefenders 👉 bit.ly/48LEWpx
👀 Do you have potatoes, apples, honey, or salt in your kitchen?
‼️ Microplastics have been found in all of these foods.
Avoiding toxic plastics shouldn’t be on you. We need systemic change.
👉 Help us hold polluters accountable and keep plastics out of our food and bodies: bit.ly/4pYnCV8
‼️ Microplastics have been found in all of these foods.
Avoiding toxic plastics shouldn’t be on you. We need systemic change.
👉 Help us hold polluters accountable and keep plastics out of our food and bodies: bit.ly/4pYnCV8
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
👀 Do you have potatoes, apples, honey, or salt in your kitchen?
‼️ Microplastics have been found in all of these foods.
Avoiding toxic plastics shouldn’t be on you. We need systemic change.
👉 Help us hold polluters accountable and keep plastics out of our food and bodies: bit.ly/4pYnCV8
‼️ Microplastics have been found in all of these foods.
Avoiding toxic plastics shouldn’t be on you. We need systemic change.
👉 Help us hold polluters accountable and keep plastics out of our food and bodies: bit.ly/4pYnCV8
Plastic pollution starts long before it hits our oceans. It starts at production — and it’s poisoning people and the planet. 🧵👇
That’s why CIEL is fighting for a strong, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production, protects communities, and holds polluters accountable.
That’s why CIEL is fighting for a strong, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production, protects communities, and holds polluters accountable.
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Plastic pollution starts long before it hits our oceans. It starts at production — and it’s poisoning people and the planet. 🧵👇
That’s why CIEL is fighting for a strong, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production, protects communities, and holds polluters accountable.
That’s why CIEL is fighting for a strong, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production, protects communities, and holds polluters accountable.
🍃 Nature has rights. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights made it clear in its historic #AdvisoryOpinion on the climate emergency.
👇 An analysis by attorney Luisa Gómez unpacks what this means for those working to protect ecosystems and advance #ClimateJustice.
🔗 READ HERE: bit.ly/RoNat25
👇 An analysis by attorney Luisa Gómez unpacks what this means for those working to protect ecosystems and advance #ClimateJustice.
🔗 READ HERE: bit.ly/RoNat25
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🍃 Nature has rights. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights made it clear in its historic #AdvisoryOpinion on the climate emergency.
👇 An analysis by attorney Luisa Gómez unpacks what this means for those working to protect ecosystems and advance #ClimateJustice.
🔗 READ HERE: bit.ly/RoNat25
👇 An analysis by attorney Luisa Gómez unpacks what this means for those working to protect ecosystems and advance #ClimateJustice.
🔗 READ HERE: bit.ly/RoNat25
I grew up in a redlined Black neighborhood fenced in by petrochemical plants. Asthma was normal. Cancer was normal. Losing people too soon was normal. No community should be a sacrifice zone.
CIEL is helping frontline communities fight back. ✊🏽 Will you stand with us?
👉 Give today bit.ly/3Mj1A0I
CIEL is helping frontline communities fight back. ✊🏽 Will you stand with us?
👉 Give today bit.ly/3Mj1A0I
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I grew up in a redlined Black neighborhood fenced in by petrochemical plants. Asthma was normal. Cancer was normal. Losing people too soon was normal. No community should be a sacrifice zone.
CIEL is helping frontline communities fight back. ✊🏽 Will you stand with us?
👉 Give today bit.ly/3Mj1A0I
CIEL is helping frontline communities fight back. ✊🏽 Will you stand with us?
👉 Give today bit.ly/3Mj1A0I
Over 160 civil society organizations are calling for real leadership in the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
A strong treaty depends on it.
READ: bit.ly/4peJZps
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
A strong treaty depends on it.
READ: bit.ly/4peJZps
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Over 160 civil society organizations are calling for real leadership in the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
A strong treaty depends on it.
READ: bit.ly/4peJZps
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
A strong treaty depends on it.
READ: bit.ly/4peJZps
🌱 🇪🇺 The @coe.int’s Ad hoc Multidisciplinary Group on the Environment #GME reconvenes this week - The session focuses on environmental rights and democracy.
👀 CIEL’s @duycks.bsky.social & @camillapollera.bsky.social will be joining the talks to ensure that #EnvironmentalJustice remains central.
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👀 CIEL’s @duycks.bsky.social & @camillapollera.bsky.social will be joining the talks to ensure that #EnvironmentalJustice remains central.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🌱 🇪🇺 The @coe.int’s Ad hoc Multidisciplinary Group on the Environment #GME reconvenes this week - The session focuses on environmental rights and democracy.
👀 CIEL’s @duycks.bsky.social & @camillapollera.bsky.social will be joining the talks to ensure that #EnvironmentalJustice remains central.
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👀 CIEL’s @duycks.bsky.social & @camillapollera.bsky.social will be joining the talks to ensure that #EnvironmentalJustice remains central.
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🎉 Big news🎉
Our very own @lilifuhr.bsky.social has been selected as one of the @table.media's Top 100 voices in the climate space.
🌱⚡️This recognition reflects a shared mission: protecting our planet and accelerating real climate solutions, starting with a #FossilFuelsPhaseOut.
Our very own @lilifuhr.bsky.social has been selected as one of the @table.media's Top 100 voices in the climate space.
🌱⚡️This recognition reflects a shared mission: protecting our planet and accelerating real climate solutions, starting with a #FossilFuelsPhaseOut.
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🎉 Big news🎉
Our very own @lilifuhr.bsky.social has been selected as one of the @table.media's Top 100 voices in the climate space.
🌱⚡️This recognition reflects a shared mission: protecting our planet and accelerating real climate solutions, starting with a #FossilFuelsPhaseOut.
Our very own @lilifuhr.bsky.social has been selected as one of the @table.media's Top 100 voices in the climate space.
🌱⚡️This recognition reflects a shared mission: protecting our planet and accelerating real climate solutions, starting with a #FossilFuelsPhaseOut.
🗣️ 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
Final words for this COP: #IndigenousPeoples reminded us all that the protection of environmental defenders & Indigenous communities is an obligation grounded in international law, stronger than any fragile political outcome & than any restrictions suffered by them at these talks.
📸 @enb.iisd.org.
📸 @enb.iisd.org.
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Final words for this COP: #IndigenousPeoples reminded us all that the protection of environmental defenders & Indigenous communities is an obligation grounded in international law, stronger than any fragile political outcome & than any restrictions suffered by them at these talks.
📸 @enb.iisd.org.
📸 @enb.iisd.org.
💚 As the plenary closed, @marinasilva.bsky.social thanked all delegates & observers for visiting ‘the heart of the planet,’ explaining their welcome was an expression of "love for humanity.
📸 by Kiara Worth.
📸 by Kiara Worth.
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
💚 As the plenary closed, @marinasilva.bsky.social thanked all delegates & observers for visiting ‘the heart of the planet,’ explaining their welcome was an expression of "love for humanity.
📸 by Kiara Worth.
📸 by Kiara Worth.
Looking at #COP31, the @UNFCCC must ensure that fundamental rights, civic space, and transparency are secured through a publicly accessible host country agreement.
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Looking at #COP31, the @UNFCCC must ensure that fundamental rights, civic space, and transparency are secured through a publicly accessible host country agreement.
Turning the attention to the next climate talks: Australia & Turkey will co-host #COP31.
In 🇦🇺words, while we look at “'innovative solution to the delivery of COP”, 🇦🇺 & 🇹🇷 must equip COP31 to effectively confront the climate crisis & deliver real climate action & accountability.
In 🇦🇺words, while we look at “'innovative solution to the delivery of COP”, 🇦🇺 & 🇹🇷 must equip COP31 to effectively confront the climate crisis & deliver real climate action & accountability.
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Turning the attention to the next climate talks: Australia & Turkey will co-host #COP31.
In 🇦🇺words, while we look at “'innovative solution to the delivery of COP”, 🇦🇺 & 🇹🇷 must equip COP31 to effectively confront the climate crisis & deliver real climate action & accountability.
In 🇦🇺words, while we look at “'innovative solution to the delivery of COP”, 🇦🇺 & 🇹🇷 must equip COP31 to effectively confront the climate crisis & deliver real climate action & accountability.
🚨 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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