Climate Rights International

The Olivia Project is presented in partnership with @sabincenter.bsky.social, @inthesameboat.bsky.social, @fminus.bsky.social, and @climaterights.bsky.social

Join us for a live streamed post-show discussion on #climate accountability featuring the artists & @danielwilkinson.bsky.social, CRI; Kylie Ford, @sabincenter.bsky.social; James Browning, @fminus.bsky.social & moderated by Zamira Chevres,
@inthesameboat.bsky.social. Join here ➡️ bit.ly/4baPosU

Excited to be a partner of the upcoming, OLIVIA by
@catherinefilloux.bsky.social, a two-woman play exploring fossil fuels, generational conflict & climate activism which premieres this week in NYC.
📅 Friday, Feb 27 | 3PM
📍Studio Theatre | 520 8th Ave, 9th Fl., NYC
🎟️ FREE, RSVP: selma65nyc@gmail.com

#FossilFuel #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateRights

France’s Landmark Law Prohibiting Oil Drilling Should Not Be Amended By Fabien Offner

The #French Senate adopted a bill that seeks to lift the ban on new fossil fuel research & exploitation in #France’s overseas territories. Researcher Fabien Offner breaks down why reversing this landmark commitment sets a dangerous precedent ⤵️
climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/frances-la...

The Indonesia-U.S. Trade Agreement: A Bad Deal for Climate, Environment, and Rights By Krista Shennum

The recent #US-#Indonesia trade agreement will lead to increased emissions and likely lead to environmental degradation and human rights violations, particularly in communities near major #nickel #mining operations, says CRI Senior Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social ⤵️
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Trevor captures the right energy this week:

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“Broken Promises” Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability

Read CRI’s report “Broken Promises”: cri.org/reports/brok...

Watch CRI’s documentary video on nickel mining impacts in the Philippines: youtu.be/Hf6HiZiO9aQ?...

#CriticalMinerals #HumanRights #ClimateJustice #Minerals #Nickel

Earlier this month, the #Philippines & #US signed a transition minerals agreement. Senior Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social writes about the destroyed livelihoods, polluted waterways & silenced activists behind the minerals rush & calls on the Philippines govt to do more: cri.org/oped-the-phi...

The Endangerment Finding is Gone. The Danger is Not. By Trevor Stankiewicz

Last September, CRI Researcher Trevor Stankiewicz called a repeal of the #EPA's Endangerment Finding "catastrophic." Last week, it happened. Here's what it means and why the fight isn't over: substack.com/home/post/p-...

#climate #US #Trump #endangerment

COMMENTARY: The Philippines Government Should Ensure that the U.S. Thirst for Minerals Does Not Drive Abuses On February 4, the Philippines signed an agreement with the United States on critical minerals at a U.S. hosted summit in Washington. The meeting was attended

On Feb. 4, the Philippines signed an agreement with the US on critical minerals at a US hosted summit in Washington. One subject not on the agenda, but that should be central to any accord between the US and the Philippines, is the welfare of the communities in mining and mineral processing areas.

United Nations: States Should Support Vanuatu Climate Resolution United Nations member states should reject pressure from the United States to oppose a critical U.N. General Assembly resolution on climate change and states' legal obligations to protect the climate ...

The #US is pressuring govts worldwide to block a critical #UN General Assembly resolution that would translate the landmark 2025 ⚖️ #ICJ advisory opinion on #ClimateChange into concrete #ClimateAction. The UN and other states must reject this pressure. Read more ⤵️
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The United States Is Forcing Puerto Rico to Pay for Its Own Climate Disaster By Sarah Sax

Days after #BadBunny 's #SuperBowl reference to #PuertoRico's #energy crisis, @sarahlsax.bsky.social writes about the island's dependency on #fossilfuels, chronic blackouts, & how federal authorities & pvt operators are blocking #renewables:
climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/the-united...

Why cutting climate journalism is a risk we can’t afford A recent wave of lay-offs will reduce public understanding of how climate change impacts lives and weaken the media's ability to hold power to account, enabling climate misinformation to spread

Researcher Felix Horne writes for @climatechangenews.com about the recent media lay-offs and the need for support and investment in truth and accountability as "the #climatecrisis will not pause because fewer people are paid to document it.”
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/12/w...

Why cutting climate journalism is a risk we can’t afford A recent wave of lay-offs will reduce public understanding of how climate change impacts lives and weaken the media's ability to hold power to account, enabling climate misinformation to spread

Decisions to lay off climate and enviro journalists do not simply downsize a business. They weaken public understanding of how climate change impacts lives, how cause and effect connect, and how power can be held to account. Essential reading by my @climaterights.bsky.social colleague Felix Horne.

Taking Down the Signs Won't Stop the Damage By Trevor Stankiewicz

In CRI's latest Substack, Researcher Trevor Stankiewicz writes about the #Trump administration's removal of #ClimateChange references & Native American history from national park signage & warns that denial won't stop the damage we already see: climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/taking-dow...

Plastic emissions could double health damage by 2040 Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, according to a new study that links rising risks directly to the manufacture of new...

New study by The Lancet Planetary Health finds that #plastics could slash 83 million years of healthy population life between 2016 and 2040. This includes GHGs from oil and gas extraction, PM released during production and transport, and toxics emitted during manufacturing, recycling or disposal.

Guinea: Iron Project Threatens Forests and Communities Leaked Study Explains How World Heritage Site Would Be at Risk

Read our press release on what this project could mean for forests and local communities: cri.org/guinea-iron-...

Guinée: L’exploitation du fer menace le crapaud vivipare des Monts Nimba Simon Pierre Lamah n’a plus le souvenir très vivace, mais il se rappelle que la dernière fois, qu’il a vu arriver des scientifiques à la réserve de biosphère des Monts Nimba, au Sud-Est de la Guinée, ...

@mongabay.com reports on the threat of a proposed iron ore project in the #Nimba mountains in #Guinea, citing CRI researcher Fabien Offner who calls the findings of the project's unpublished environmental impact study "nothing short of alarming" ⤵️
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Join us at the OECD Forum in Paris next week! CRI Researcher @caraschulte.bsky.social will be speaking about climate-related impacts on workers and what worker-centered adaptation looks like in practice.

📍 OECD Conference Centre, Paris
📅 February 12 | ⏰ 2:00–3:30 PM

More here: lnkd.in/gnMVzHs8

The Trump Administration Is Hosting a Minerals Summit: People Thousands of Miles Away Are at Grave Risk By Krista Shennum

The State Department is hosting its inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial tomorrow. Govts attending the meeting, particularly those from mineral producing countries, should advocate for strong safeguards that ensure that cooperation on minerals doesn’t come at the expense of human rights.

The Trump Administration Is Hosting a Minerals Summit: People Thousands of Miles Away Are at Grave Risk By Krista Shennum

Ahead of tomorrow's minerals summit in the #US, CRI Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social highlights impacts in #Indonesia & the #Philippines to warn that current approaches on #mineral cooperation dangerously ignore the human cost: climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/the-trump-... #mining

Venezuela var første episode i sæson 26. Er Grønland den næste? | Globalnyt Lotte Leicht er Advocacy Director i Climate Rights International og dansk jurist med base i Bruxelles. Det nye år kunne næppe være begyndt mere ildevarslend ...

Article originally published in @globalnyt.dk in Danish: globalnyt.dk/venezuela-va... (3/3)

#Greenland #Venezuela #Grönland #USA #US #Climate #HumanRights #ClimateRights #EU #EuropeanUnion

@lotteleicht.bsky.social urges European and other democratic nations to "call out the Trump administration’s assault on intl law, climate, scientific facts, rights & states’ territorial sovereignty". Read here ➡️ cri.org/oped-venezue... (2/3)

Photo by Annie Spratt/ Unsplash

If you missed it, read CRI Advocacy Director
@lotteleicht.bsky.social 's latest on Trump's actions in #Venezuela and the impending threat to #Greenland: cri.org/oped-venezue... (1/3)

Venezuela var første episode i sæson 26. Er Grønland den næste? | Globalnyt Lotte Leicht er Advocacy Director i Climate Rights International og dansk jurist med base i Bruxelles. Det nye år kunne næppe være begyndt mere ildevarslend ...

Article originally published in @globalnyt.dk in Danish: globalnyt.dk/venezuela-va...

#Venezuela #Greenland #Grönland

@lotteleicht.bsky.social urges European and other democratic nations to "call out the Trump administration’s assault on intl law, climate, scientific facts, rights & states’ territorial sovereignty". Read here ➡️ cri.org/oped-venezue... (2/2)

Photo by Annie Spratt/ Unsplash

Slavery Research Bulletin | Freedom Fund A monthly bulletin presenting new and compelling research from the global anti-slavery movement.

🔌 Drivers of forced labour in electronics sector of Malaysia

👨‍👦 Age influences power relations between children in child-employing households @dundee.ac.uk

🌡️ Vulnerability to heat-related injury and illness in Pakistan’s garment industry @climaterights.bsky.social

That and more 👇
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Fueling #Ecocide: 7,000 protected areas are threatened by oil and gas projects worldwide

The #ClimateCrisis is the defining global crisis of our time.

New and continued #FossilFuel extraction isn’t just immoral -it violates international law, according to the #ICJ.
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After years of progress, Indonesia risks ‘tragedy’ of a deforestation spike After years of uneven progress, deforestation in Indonesia is poised to accelerate, owing to widespread logging, expanding plantations and mining. In December, Indonesia’s forestry minister, Raja Juli...

Deforestation in Indonesia is increasing due to widespread logging, mining, and plantation projects, including 'food and energy estate projects.' This mass-deforestation harms the global climate and threatens the rights local communities.