Center for International Environmental LawNov 17
As week 2️⃣ at the UN climate talks #COP30 in Belém 🇧🇷 begins, here's a recap of what happened during the 1st week & what to look for over the remaining days. A 🧵 on what went down 👇
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🌬️ Refresher: What’s at stake? Our planet's health & humanity's own survival. The failure to limit global heating to #1o5C is a “moral failure and deadly negligence”, UN’s Antonio Guterres. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit

UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’

The Guardian
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The host city, Belém, is deeply symbolic: in the 💚 of the Amazon, facing both climate risk & fierce inequities. Yet, States at #COP30 are doing business as usual on Indigenous land, while #IndigenousPeoples rights & voices rarely held equal weight in political negotiations. bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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A must-do for #COP30? Protect those who protect the planet, #DefendTheDefenders. Environmental Human Rights Defenders #EHRD need to be recognized, protected, and heard - in every room, every negotiation, every decision. bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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Yet, halfway through #COP30, defenders are still sidelined - especially women. The Gender Action Plan is the moment to name them, protect them, stop pretending they don’t exist. Week 1 exposed the gaps in gender rights & justice – Week 2 must fill this gap 💜. bsky.app/profile/cami...

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👀What’s new this year? This is the first COP after the International Court of Justice released its historic advisory opinion on climate. The ICJ clarified that governments have a legal duty to phase out fossil fuels & to effectively prevent climate harm - a central topic at the global climate talks.
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Several States at #COP30 were feeling nervous this week. Turns out, clarifying your legal obligations is uncomfortable when you’ve been ignoring them. The ICJ recent climate ruling took central space in many negotiations – in particular on the #LossAndDamage talks. bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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States said that the UNFCCC is a space for collaboration, not litigation. This is one of the many reasons the #ICJAO on climate applies perfectly. The ICJ clarifies what collaboration requires, so one good way to avoid litigation is to fulfil your duties.
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What’s NOT new this year? The lobbyist Invasion 🚨 With over 1,600 fossil-fuel lobbyists — roughly 1 in every 25 participants— #COP30 sounded yet again a huge conflict-of-interest alarm: the very industries driving climate change are at the negotiating table. bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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....And it's not just direct fossil fuel lobbyists, but also ones supporting false solutions like carbon capture & storage #CCS 😱 Read more in our recent analysis: www.ciel.org/news/531-car... bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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🚨 With fossil-fuel lobbyists outnumbering delegates from climate-vulnerable countries, it’s not a surprise that many talks are skewing toward: 🔴 False solutions over #EndFossilFuels 🔴 Delays over action 🔴 Profit over climate justice 🔴 Capital over equity.
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#COP30 is being heavily lobbied — literally — by the fossil-fuel industry. And related industry interests are putting their fingers directly into negotiations of one of the market mechanisms ( #Article6o4). bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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At #COP29, the rules for #Article6o4 (Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism) were largely finalized. But as COP30 got underway, some States, using the carbon market promoters’ own words, are trying to weaken rules to make them less aligned with science and more aligned with profit.
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Meanwhile, Brazil has proposed a new “Open Coalition” to integrate & harmonize #CarbonMarkets globally—which promises interoperability, ‘high-integrity’ credits & cost-effectiveness—but offers no guarantees that emissions will fall or polluters stop expanding. Not real ambition!
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Whether #CarbonMarkets become even more of a greenwashing tool depends heavily on how rules evolve from here. 🤷‍♂️Will science prevail over those who want loose rules? 🤷‍♂️ bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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❓ And what about the F word ❓ Brazil’s president Lula has kicked off COP buzz by calling for a global “roadmap” to move away from #FossilFuels but there is no clarity on how ambitious countries will be willing to be.
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🇨🇴 And Colombia is the only producer that has taken action to #EndFossilFuels - spearheading a declaration on transitioning away from coal, oil & gas and hinting at hosting an April conference to discuss just that. fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...

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Colombia Announces 1st International Phase-Out Conference — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

Colombia has announced its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The landmark conference will provide a global platform for countries to cooperate on strategies to phase out oil, gas and coal extraction, complementing and reinforcing the Par

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Meanwhile, the @[email protected] is gaining momentum with more & more countries supporting a true transition away from fossil fuels. The question is now: who else has the courage to sign on? 💪 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/17/w...

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What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?

As climate negotiations get underway in Bonn, an initiative set up to work on a pact against fossil fuels is discussing its structure and ways to promote the phase-out of coal, oil and gas

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The world needs real action to #EndFossilFuels as a means for actual climate accountability & in line with #ICJAO. @[email protected] provides precisely this & countries. Learn more at 9:30am today at High-Level Action Agenda For a Fossil Fuel Treaty. fossilfueltreaty.org/events/actio...

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High-Level Action Agenda for a Fossil Fuel Treaty — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

Join the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative for a High Level Action Agenda Briefing. Date: November 17 2025 Time: 9:30-10:30 am Location: Action Agenda, Thematic Spaces, Action Room 2

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The world doesn’t need more of the same: It needs a fairer, faster & more accountable multilateral system to deliver #ClimateAction. ⚖️It's high time for climate accountability! Shiny declarations from states and private actors made at COPs need criteria, monitoring & compliance.
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So, what is #TheCOPWeNeed? ✅ Voting when consensus blocks progress, ✅ Ending corporate capture, ✅ Radical transparency & accountability, ✅ Upholding #HumanRights and civic space, ✅ Aligning with international law. bsky.app/profile/ciel...

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With one week to go, if #COP30 is to be remembered as a turning point, it’ll be because governments decided to make the system better — but the real test begins as ministers enter the fray. ✊ Our call? States, commit to #FixTheUNFCCC and advance #TheCOPWeNeed ✊