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“At a minimum financial institutions must set out red lines on what they finance & rule out fossil fuel companies refusing to divert from business-as-usual.

“Only then can these UK banks reduce the real risk of being held to account in court on climate.” Dan Eziefula, ClientEarth lawyer 3/3

“After a ClientEarth complaint, UN human rights experts warned bankrolling fossil fuel expanding orgs could be violating human rights law.

“Now, ING faces a landmark lawsuit in NL for its contributions to the climate crisis & in France BNP Paribas faces legal action over fossil fuel financing. 2/3

Some of UK’s biggest banks ‘investing ever larger sums into fossil fuels’ Which’s analysis follows research finding that the world’s biggest banks significantly increased their fossil fuel finance in 2024.

💸🏭New research reveals that some of the UK's biggest banks are investing more than ever in fossil fuels.

“The UK’s financial sector has a mammoth, outsized impact on the climate – and these fossil fuel investments carry a significant legal risk. 🧵

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Repealing it would mean dirtier air, higher bills, fewer jobs & more floods & heatwave risk. This law is not a political football - it's a show of leadership the UK should be proud of.

We need it to keep promises on track & without it ordinary people pay the price.” Kyle Lischak, ClientEarth 3/3

👉 It’s why we’re shifting to cleaner, cheaper energy, protecting families from the price of fossil fuel dependence.
👉 It underpins 1000s of green jobs & is powering the move away from fossil fuel.
👉 It helps reduces the air pollution responsible for tens of thousands of early deaths each year. 2/3

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

📢 📢 📢 "The #ClimateChangeAct isn’t just about climate targets; it protects real people.

Without it, climate policy would become voluntary, subject to short-term politics rather than binding duty. 🧵

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The fight for nature just hit the streets.
Our message is loud abd clear: STOP THE OMNIBUS. 🚌🌿
We made our tour around the EU institutions to make sure decision-makers can’t look away.
No backroom deals. No rollbacks.
Just clean air, safe water & a future for people and nature.
#HandsOffNature

Erin’s legal victory over a utility co. in California that was poisoning local water with extremely toxic chemical chromium-6, led to a $333m settlement for affected communities & spotlit industrial chemical poisoning.

☠️ But the EU's proposed new ‘restriction’ on chromium-6 would undermine it all🧵

Bold leadership from @london.gov.uk and hard work by communities, health experts & civil society led to this result.

London has hit a HUGE milestone in the fight for clean air by finally meeting legal levels of air quality.

It is a win for all who live & work in London: better health & wellbeing, fewer sick days & less pressure on the NHS.

Earlier this month, I interviewed ClientEarth's @lauraclarkece.bsky.social

We discussed a wide range of things from Slapp suits and 'lawfare' though to the Pitcairn Island and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour...

World leaders gathering in NY for the #UNGA80 is a timely reminder of the need for global co-operation in the face of challenges we face together.

But this is not the end of the story - international commitments must be implemented and enforced. Protected must mean protected.💪 #30x30 5/5

The Treaty will provide a framework to help achieve global biodiversity targets, including the commitment to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 through marine protected areas (MPAs), as well as obligations to assess the impacts of extractive activities like deep-sea mining and industrial fishing.4/5

The High Seas account for 2/3+ of the world‘s ocean, yet only about 1% are currently under legal protection.

The ratification follows the recent string of opinions & rulings from international courts making clear that States must tackle climate change & protect marine environments. 3/5

Last week, the last of the 60 countries needed to ratify this historic agreement finally did so. It's an important win for the numerous ocean champions, communities, organisations & States that have worked tirelessly to make this a reality, & in the fight to tackle the nature & climate crises. 2/5

🌊🐟Great news for the ocean and all of us who depend on it🐟🌊

The High Seas Treaty (#BBNJ Agreement) to protect vulnerable ocean habitats can finally kick in!

This is another powerful tool we can use to make sure we #TurnTheTide on ocean protection for people and nature. 🧵

Tell Nestlé’s CEO: I want Nestlé to stop misleading consumers and reduce its plastic use Urge Nestlé to stop misleading consumers and cut down on its plastic use: Send an email to Nestlé's CEO now.

👉You can help our case have more impact. Find out how here: act.clientearth.org/page/178078/...

🚨 Court action🚨

We’ve filed a case against Nestlé Poland for misleading recycling claims on plastic water bottles.

Claims on bottles from one of its water brands including ‘I am recyclable’ and 'I am made from another bottle’ falsely portray plastic as circular & fully recyclable ⬇️

Tell Nestlé’s CEO: I want Nestlé to stop misleading consumers and reduce its plastic use Urge Nestlé to stop misleading consumers and cut down on its plastic use: Send an email to Nestlé's CEO now.

👉You can help our case have more impact. Find out how here: act.clientearth.org/page/178078/...

The tightening of guidance follows a complaint we made to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) in 2023, which prompted the OEP to investigate the issue.

🎉Standing up for nature CAN bring about positive change at government level. 3/3

The new guidance now mentions:

👉That the legislation is underpinned by the precautionary principle

👉The potential impacts of emergency authorisations on areas protected for nature

👉That "harm to pollinators may have both environmental and economic impacts" 2/3

🐝Good news for UK bees🐝

The UK government is tightening its guidance on those applying for emergency use of unauthorised pesticides, including ones that are potentially extremely harmful to bees and other pollinators. 🧵

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Revealed: sewage overflow in English and Welsh national parks twice outside rate Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas should be cleanest

Breaking News 📢 Sewage pours into rivers of English and Welsh National Parks at twice rate elsewhere

Our new report in partnership with @theriverstrust.bsky.social reveals that 57% of rivers in National Parks fail to meet good ecological status 📉

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Court rules Spain breached residents' human rights in landmark case on livestock megapollution | ClientEarth It´s the first case in Europe on the human rights impacts of intensive livestock operations on water sources.

Lough Neagh shows there are communities all over Europe living in 'sacrifice zones' like this, where their quality of life is deprioritised in the name of industrial profit.

💪But the landmark ruling in Galicia could set a factual precedent to combat this 5/5

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The UK govt's inaction on this ecological crisis is bad enough, but the impact of the pollution on residents means it has a moral & legal obligation to act.

👉The ECHR (which still holds in the UK) gives strong grounds to argue inaction on toxic pollution may constitute human rights violations.4/5

In July this year, a group of Galician claimants who we supported won their human rights case against the Spanish govt, over pollution from industrial pig & chicken farming making conditions in their town unlivable.

Lough Neagh’s pollution is also both an environmental and human rights failure. 3/5

This toxic algae coats the surface of the lake, kills its wildlife and causes a deeply unpleasant stench.

The pollution also threatens drinking water, public health, and local livelihoods.

Eel fishing, once an attraction of the lake, has been suspended, and tourists are staying away. 2/5

‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae

☠️The UK's biggest lake has become a toxic disaster☠️

What was once a natural paradise in Northern Ireland, Lough Neagh has now become completely choked with toxic algae, the result of agricultural run-off, mainly formed of fertilisers and animal waste. 🧵

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🌍✍️ Nearly 200,000 messages sent to the EU in just 10 days: hands off our environmental laws. Citizens won’t let profit come before people + planet.

#HandsOffNature
See what we are fighting for: handsoffnature.eu/the-campaign/

❗Our right to hold governments and polluters accountable is under threat.❗

We believe that the law can be our strongest defender, but we need your help to make sure it's there for us when we need it.

Find out how 👉 www.clientearth.org/campaigns/yo...