We use the power of the law to protect the planet. We work to secure a lasting civilisation for people and nature.
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Nov 7, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
BREAKING: We’re supporting legal action against Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone for misleading claims about recycling.
With @ecos_standard, we’re supporting @BEUC in filing an external alert to the EU Commission. #deplastify
🧵(1/4)clientearth.org/latest/latest-…
The external alert argues that the companies’ use of the terms ‘100% recyclable’ and ‘100% recycled’ on plastic water bottles sold across Europe is misleading and an infringement of consumer protection law. (2/4)
Nov 6, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
In the latest development today, the UK government has announced it will back its commitment to new oil and gas ahead of the king's speech.
This flies in the face of science and binding climate targets 🧵 theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/n…
The UK simply can't be a climate leader with this approach. This will lock the UK into expensive and polluting forms of energy while making it harder to meet its legally-binding emissions reduction targets.
Sep 11, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Today a landmark climate change hearing initiated by small island nations begins at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea @ITLOS_TIDM in Hamburg, Germany.
Read how this case could be a critical step in the fight to curb the climate crisis 🧵
#ITLOSAO #climatechange
The opinion was requested by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law @cosis_ccil, a group of nine small island states.
Nov 28, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: we’ve filed a legal complaint against England’s environmental watchdog with @wwf_uk for not adequately enforcing regulations designed to protect nature and people’s health from nitrogen pollution.
Why it matters:bit.ly/3Vvq4TY (1/6)
Nitrogen pollution is a little-known driver of climate change and nature loss. Emissions of nitrogen oxide have almost 300 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide, while nitrates are responsible for degradation of almost 70% of sensitive habitats across the UK. (2/6)
