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⚖️ We use the power of the law to protect people and the planet. 📍 London, Brussels, Warsaw, Madrid, Berlin, Beijing, Los Angeles, Tokyo 🌍
You shouldn’t need to own a house or have your own solar panels to benefit from clean, affordable energy. People living in apartment blocks, tenants, local businesses and public services should be able to benefit too 🧵
🌎Today is 2026's official #EarthOvershootDay🌎 ❓But what does that really mean? Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. 1/5
While Europe is burning, flash floods and typhoons are ravaging Asia. Our thoughts are with those in the many Asian countries who are seeing the devastation that this rainfall is causing, having to rebuild their lives after losing loved ones, homes, food sources and incomes. ❤️
Across Europe communities are once again living through devastating wildfires. We stand with the people & communities affected by these fires: those who have lost homes, businesses, farms or sources of income, those forced to evacuate & everyone facing the uncertainty & hardship that follows ❤️
🔥The UK government is about to make a decision that will affect us all🔥 New oil and gas is incompatible with a liveable climate, and makes us LESS energy secure. 👉We must urge the government to make the right decision. Sign the open letter: act.clientearth.org/page/195992/...
🔥As much of the world swelters in record temps, endures water shortages, flees from wildfires & thousands of lives are lost... Big Oil's profits are healthier than ever. Just 57 companies have been linked to 80% global CO₂ emissions since 2016. Big polluters must pay for the damage they're doing.
🌹Happy anniversary (of climate justice!)🌹 #AOletsGO #ICJAO #ICJAOActionVersary @wy4cj.bsky.social
🌳 “Climate change drives nature loss, and nature loss drives climate change. We must tackle both.”🌳 This was the headline of the UK government’s climate and nature statement, delivered in the House of Commons on Monday. 1/1
🥵 Almost 75% of articles published in the UK about the nation's June heatwaves failed to mention the climate crisis. 🥵 🔗 More here: lnkd.in/etWbGjfg 1/4
Newly-released scientific research shows the impact of the unprecedented heatwaves on deaths in the UK, echoing those from across Europe: 🌡️2,700 heatwave-related deaths in England & Wales from May-June 🌡️59% in May and 38% in June are due to climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/4
❗ Shocking climate news❗ Imagine being a country respected the world over for your green image, democratic institutions and rule of law... whilst proposing legislation that would block climate change lawsuits against big polluters 🤔 Well that’s exactly what New Zealand is doing right now🫠 1/3
We’re taking legal action over forever chemicals in Belgium, over its inaction to prevent harm to people’s health. Belgium has the highest levels of PFAS in Europe. The government has a legal duty to protect people’s health from harm. Read more: www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...
Protected should mean protected. Across Europe, Marine Protected Areas are meant to safeguard some of our most important marine ecosystems. Yet destructive bottom trawling continues in many of them. Learn more about what the The MPA Legal Coalition is doing about it. 👉 mpa-legal-coalition.org
Tell FIFA to kick big polluters out of football 🦵⚽ This year's men's World Cup is threatened by extreme heat. And who's contributing to these turbocharged heatwaves? Mega polluters like Saudi Aramco - the fossil fuel company sponsoring the tournament. Sign 👉 act.clientearth.org/page/192794/...
⚖️ Victory! A French court has ruled TotalEnergies must limit its climate polllution. Big polluters must cut emissions and align with 1.5°C - and it’s enforceable. No one is above the law 🌍🔥
💦This is your chance to demand clean water now!💦 👉To get the protections the UK's waters deserve, we have to keep the pressure on. 📰Write to your local paper today and demand cleaner and safer water. act.clientearth.org/page/193964/... #CleanWaterNow
One year after major international ocean commitments at #UNOC, surveyed coastal communities report they still aren’t seeing meaningful action. This is a wake-up call for governments to step up enforcement to protect our ocean 🌍 Explore the findings:
Football has long been called the beautiful game and it brings joy to billions worldwide. But FIFA is taking sponsorship from the world’s biggest corporate polluter. Tell FIFA: Kick big polluters out of football: tinyurl.com/bdeke38s Sources: www.bakerinstitute.org/research/bot...
🫨 The world’s largest banks provided $906bn in finance to the fossil fuel industry last year. 🫨 📈 This is up nearly 8% since 2024, and locks in dependence on coal, oil and gas production for years to come. More here: lnkd.in/eeixEjbW 1/5
💚Win for UK nature💚 The River Wye has formally been granted rights. It's a meaningful step towards protecting one of the UK's most well-known rivers, which has been suffering from pollution due to industrial farming run-off & sewage spills. #CleanWaterNow
☀️ It's hot out there 🥵 ITV News has reported rising pressure on emergency services due to a sharp increase in heat-related callouts, in London in particular. ClientEarth Global Board Chair, Emma Howard Boyd CBE, who has been leading on a major review into London’s climate resilience, warned:
A new investigation of KTM suggests motorbikes were modified to bypass emissions before sale - with serious consequences for air pollution and public health. Ten years after Dieselgate, this raises serious concerns. Investigation by @climatewhistles.bsky.social
📢 We’re warning 14 big plastic-polluting companies, including Coca-Cola and L'Oreal, of the legal risks of their plastics use. 1/3
🎉 Win for climate justice 🎉 Countries have voted YES to turning the world’s highest court’s decision on climate change into political action. It's the next step in taking last year’s historic climate opinion from the International Court of Justice forward. More here: lnkd.in/en4A-6AK 1/4
👏 Ghana has declared its first ever Marine Protected Area (MPA). 👏 It's a critical fish breeding and nursery ground, as well as mangroves, wetlands and reefs providing habitats for many marine species.
😠New Zealand is planning to change its law to limit climate lawsuits😠 New Zealand's government has said it is planning changes that would stop courts finding companies liable in private cases for climate harms caused by GHG emissions. This will apply to future and current cases. 1/4
Because of David Attenborough, the world can see what he understood long before most of us, that the natural world isn’t just beautiful, it’s essential to all life on earth. Happy birthday Sir David Attenborough. And thank you for all that you have done for our planet.
⚖️Legal action alert⚖️ Consumer goods giant Unilever is the subject of a complaint by Filipino communities, on account of the enormous pollution in the country caused by the company's non-recyclable plastic sachets. 1/3
📢Big news📢 Progress is being made in translating last year's ICJ decision on climate change into real, political action 🦾 On Friday Vanuatu announced a resolution from the UNGA, a follow-up to the ICJ's landmark Opinion that States must act now to avoid climate catastrophe 1/2
🚨Our food security & financial systems are at risk due to biodiversity collapse🚨 A new report by Anglia Ruskin Uni & Institute & Faculty of Actuaries warns issues from biodiversity loss like soil degradation, pollinator decline & water scarcity, are putting huge pressure on our food systems 1/3