The 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC came to a close in Geneva after a busy session: Many environment-related topics were discussed in and outside official sessions, from the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll to climate finance, sea-level rise, toxics & AI. Hereโs a look back ๐งต๐
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โ๏ธ ๐ โก ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐: ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐, @milieudefensie.bsky.social et al. v. Shell. #ClimateJustice #ClimateCaseShell ๐งต โฌ๏ธ analysis in thread below
๐ฅ the ๐บ๐ณ UN General Assembly is about to be called upon to #VoteYesForClimateJustice as it considers an important resolution tabled by ๐ป๐บ Vanuatu (and others) to welcome and build upon the historic #ClimateJustice ruling by the ๐ โ๏ธ International Court of Justice! ๐งตโฌ๏ธ follow proceedings in thread below
โฐ ๐จโโ๏ธ ๐ Starting in 2 hrs: #ClimateJustice hearings at ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch Supreme Court in case v. Shell: for the 1st time a country's highest Court will review whether a fossil fuel company can be required to cut emissions in line with science. ๐ ๐ Follow here in real time with context & elements of analysis...
๐ฅ โ๏ธ #๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ: ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ in historic case against TotalEnergies, today & tomorrow, ๐ซ๐ท ๐งโโ๏ธ French court holds landmark hearing that could redefine corporate climate accountability. ๐ ๐งต Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court โฌ๏ธ
โกโ๏ธ Continuation (and end) of historic #climatelitigation hearing at Paris Judicial Court this afternoon in historic case against TotalEnergies. ๐ ๐งต Follow in thread below for blow-by-blow reporting in English. ๐งต ๐ซ๐ท See also here in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/notr...
โ๏ธ ๐ ๐ข๏ธ #ClimateLitigation update: court hearings continue at Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against TotalEnergies. The hearing continues, with focus on the review of Total's vigilance plan & of injunctions sought by NGOs & municipalities. ๐งต Live coverage in thread ๐
โก โ๏ธ ๐ #๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐: hearings continue at ๐งโโ๏ธ Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against ๐ข๏ธTotalEnergies ๐ Focus today: expert hearings & civil liability ๐งต Live coverage in English below ๐ ๐ซ๐ท See also live coverage in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social
๐ฅ โ๏ธ ๐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the ๐บ๐ณ ๐งโโ๏ธ International Court of Justice. ๐จThis ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability ๐ ๐งต Live thread below with context, summary & analysis ๐ #ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
โก โ๏ธ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ #๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง in๐จ๐ญSwiss case vs. carbon major. Judges validated legal theories underpinning the case brought by 4 Indonesian islanders against Holcim and accepted all claims as admissible, clearing path to judgment on the merits. ๐งตdetails in thread below ๐
โก โ๏ธ ๐ happening now: #ClimateLitigation court hearing in Zug, Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ, in ๐ด๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ. ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐. This civil law case seeks to hold one of the largest carbon major accountable for climate harms. ๐งต live reporting from the Court house, with summary of legal arguments and key elements of context๐
๐ฅ โ๏ธ #ClimateLitigation history happening right now at Higher Court of Hamm๐ฉ๐ช: follow with us this precedent-setting ruling in #SaulvsRWE. ๐ฃ๏ธ Today's decision cld be a turning point in efforts to make polluters pay for climate harms. ๐งต thread with context, insights from the Court & legal arguments๐
1/ ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ฅ Key moment for climate accountability: A German court will rule whether #FossilFuels companies can be held liable for climate harms they knowingly caused. ๐๐ฆ Live from Hamm๐ฉ๐ชโIโll report in real-time from the courtroom here #SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage ๐ฝ๐งต
โก๏ธ โ๏ธ Precedent-setting #climatelitigation victory this morning in #SaulvsRWE ๐ ๐ A victory for #climatejustice and corporate accountability ๐งต๐งโโ๏ธ A short thread to unpack the key legal principles reaffirmed by the judges of the Higher Court of Hamm ๐ฉ๐ช โฌ๏ธ 1/8
๐ฅโ๏ธ๐NOW: historic moment for #ClimateJustice ongoing in #SaulvsRWE in Hamm ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ขthis case could set a groundbreaking #ClimateLitigation legal precedent to hold polluters accountable for climate harms ๐ฆ๐I will be reporting live on this platform, with facts & background ๐
๐ฅ โ๏ธ today: day 2 of #ClimateJustice hearing in #SaulvsRWE ๐๏ธ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (๐ฉ๐ช) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent. ๐ฆ ๐ I am reporting live from the Court's room. ๐งต ๐ฝ thread below
๐ฅโ๏ธ๐final countdown to a historic moment for #ClimateJustice: in a few minutes, InterAmerican Court of Human Rights will deliver landmark authoritative judicial opinion on States' climate obligations #AOLetsGo #OpiniรณnConsultiva ๐งตkey elements of context & analysis in thread๐
๐ฅ โ๏ธ ๐ At 3pm CEST TODAY, ๐บ๐ณ ICJ will deliver a history-making ruling on #ClimateJustice! We are setting up in front of the Court in Den Haag ๐ณ๐ฑ. ๐ Watch this space to follow mobilization outside of the Court & for real-time analysis of the ruling #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO
โก๐ฉโโ๏ธ Happening TODAY: historic #ClimateLitigation expected in #SaulvsRWE, at High Court of Hamm ๐ฉ๐ช โ๏ธ ๐ Can big polluters be held accountable for climate harms? ๐ Join us here from 9.30 AM CEST to follow in real time the reading of what could be a judicial breakthrough ๐ธ Alexander Luna
โก โ๏ธ ๐ upcoming #๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Asmania v. Holcim Crucial hearing upcoming in Switzerland, this could set a precedent for holding climate polluters accountable. ๐ Wed, 3 Sept 2025 โ starting at 8:30 am CEST ๐ Cantonal Parliament of Zug๐จ๐ญ ๐ A brief thread๐งต
๐จ Upcoming vote this morning: ๐บ๐ณ UN #HumanRights Council will consider whether to call for an equitable transition of #FossilFuels to prevent climate harms. ๐ ๐ข๏ธ ๐ We will be watching closely the vote of the 47 States members ๐บ live webcast (3 PM CEST): webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16...
๐ฅ๐จAppallingย update at #COP29, the presidency circulated a new draft text on the New #ClimateFinance Goal... It is sooo bad. It completely fails to deliver any meaningful new commitment towards #ClimateJustice it is a blow to equity and #ClimateAction. Get Serious. NOW. ๐ unfccc.int/documents/64...
๐ โ๏ธ ๐ Register for impressive high-level panel unpacking initial conclusions from today's ruling by ๐บ๐ณ ๐งโโ๏ธ International Court of Justice & charting path towards #ClimateJustice, in ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ July 24., 5:30pm CEST ๐ online reg bit.ly/ICJresponse ๐ข Please spread the word #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO
โ๏ธ ๐ #ClimateLitigation turning point: A German Court is expected to take a precedent-setting decision that cld shatter big polluters' impunity. ๐ Follow in real time @ #SaulvsRWE ๐ 10 AM: reading of the Court's decision ๐ 4 PM: debrief by Saul & his lawyers anmeldung.germanwatch.org/update-saul-...
โ๏ธ๐ 3rd day of historic #ClimateJustice hearings @ ๐งโโ๏ธ๐บ๐ณInternational Court of Justice - we expect a legal roller coaster today in terms of legal arguments ๐งตlive thread with summary from yesterday's interventions and today's arguments โฌ๏ธ #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
๐What an epic week at โ๏ธInternational Court of Justice #ClimateJustice hearings! ๐งตA thread on this David vs. Goliath struggle & the outrage sparked by the ๐บ๐ธUS โฌ๏ธ We hope that countries that have yet to speak -like the ๐ฌ๐งUK- will stand for #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ #AOLetsGo
๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐) โ๏ธ ๐ One week to go before the Higher Regional Court in Hamm ( ๐ฉ๐ช ) delivers a much-expected #ClimateLitigation decision in the Saรบl Luciano Lliuya v. RWE caseโa milestone moment for #ClimateJustice and corporate accountability. ๐งตa thread๐
๐ #AOLetsGo: Ongoing today: #ClimateJustice hearings atโ๏ธ๐บ๐ณ International Court of Justice - a historical moment ๐งตlive thread below with summaries of key arguments, context & relevant links โฌ๏ธ ๐๏ธHear from Pacific Islands Student Fighting Climate Change's Vishal Prasad setting the stage. A ๐งต๐
๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ here is a hot take by Roda Verheyen, the lawyer who led the legal strategy in #SaulvsRWE, regarding the significance of the case and of the expected decision for pending and future #ClimateLitigation. ๐ #MakePollutersPay
week 2 of #ClimateJustice hearings starting now at ๐บ๐ณโ๏ธ International Court of Justice Today we will hear from: ๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius, ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico, ๐ซ๐ฒ Micronesia, ๐ฒ๐ฒ Myanmar, ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia, ๐ฏ๐ต Japan, ๐ณ๐ท Nauru, ๐ณ๐ต Nepal, ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand, ๐ต๐ธ Palestine, ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
โถ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: discussion of legal principles applicable to ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ as we launch of the legal commentary to the Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ & follow the event online: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev... ๐งตsome highlights ๐ฝ
๐โ๏ธ๐ great win today for climate justice and the defense of the rule of law in a follow-up decision related to the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in KlimaSeniorinnen. [1/4] ๐๐ช๐บlink to the decision: t.co/YmgnNkofKV
๐ โ๏ธ ๐ฑ join us today, 3pm at the ๐บ๐ณ #SB62 Bonn climate camp to discuss the process forward toward the effective protection of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll in Europe under the auspices of the ๐ช๐บ @coe.int! ๐ @yeenetwork.bsky.social & @wy4cj.bsky.social for convening this timely event
๐ข "There is no #ClimateJustice under occupation". As ๐บ๐ณ UN climate talks #SB62 open in Bonn ๐ฉ๐ช, civil society & Indigenous Peoples stand in solidarity with the people of ๐ต๐ธPalestine, denouncing the complicity of all those governments that enable the ongoing genocide through their silence or weapons
๐ โ๏ธ โจ A historic milestone towards #ClimateJustice at ๐บ๐ณ International Court of Justice (ICJ): yesterday marked a pivotal moment in these advisory proceedings & the final step in the interactive phase A brief ๐งต โฌ๏ธ #AOLetsGo #ClimatJustice
๐จ๐ฅ #ClimateJustice hearings continue at the International Court of Justice this PM โ๏ธ๐บ๐ณ . We will hear from: ๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates, ๐ช๐จEcuador, ๐ช๐ธSpain, ๐บ๐ธUSA, ๐ท๐บRussia, ๐ซ๐ฏFiji. ๐งตI will continue to cover legal arguments & context in thread below ๐ #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ