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This report presents recommendations from civil society and indigenous experts regarding the proposed creation of a UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change. Based on regional consultations across 55 countries, the document argues that a dedicated mandate is necessary to ensure a coordinated, rights-based approach to climate action and to hold state and non-state actors accountable for climate-related human rights violations.

This report presents recommendations from civil society and indigenous peoples regarding the creation of a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change. Based on regional consultations across six areas, the document argues that a dedicated mandate is necessary to ensure a coordinated and global approach to the human rights impacts of the climate crisis, supplementing existing ad hoc mechanisms within the UN Human Rights Council.

This guide, developed by Forest Trends and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), provides a comprehensive framework for CITES Management Authorities (MAs) to establish Legal Acquisition Findings (LAFs). It outlines the process for verifying that specimens of species listed in CITES Appendices were acquired in accordance with national laws, emphasizing the importance of a traceable Chain of Custody (CoC) from the point of origin to the exporter.

This executive summary proposes a coordinated global fee on basic chemicals to fund the sound management of chemicals and waste, arguing that the chemical industry currently externalizes significant health and environmental costs to the public.

This fact sheet by the Center for International Environmental Law proposes a coordinated international tax or fee on the production of basic chemicals to fund chemicals management in developing and transition countries, operationalizing the 'polluter pays principle'.

The report by IPEN and CIEL proposes a coordinated international tax on chemical feedstocks (basic chemicals) to generate sustainable funding for the sound management of chemicals and wastes, particularly in developing and transition countries. It argues that current funding mechanisms are inadequate and that the chemical industry must internalize the social and environmental costs of its products in accordance with the polluter pays principle.

This executive summary from the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries are in a state of systemic decline, characterized by financial instability, asset fire sales, and unsustainable debt used to maintain shareholder dividends.

This testimony by Carroll Muffett, President & CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), delivered to the House Subcommittee on the Environment on July 7, 2020, outlines the systemic risks that the plastic lifecycle poses to human health and the global climate. Muffett argues that plastic production, which is overwhelmingly derived from fossil fuels, creates toxic exposures at every stage—from extraction and refining to consumer use and waste management—and acts as a significant driver of greenhouse gas emissions.

A statement signed by 45 organizations and individuals, including the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), condemning the dismissal of the Executive Director of Peru's forest authority, SERFOR, by the Ministry of Agriculture.

The report proposes a new global Convention on Plastic Pollution to address the full lifecycle of plastics, from production and design to waste management. It argues that existing international instruments are fragmented and insufficient to tackle the transboundary crisis of plastic pollution, which causes an estimated $13 billion in annual environmental damage to marine ecosystems.

The Center for International Environmental Law argues that the oil, gas, and plastic industries are in a state of systemic decline that predates the COVID-19 pandemic, and that government bailouts or regulatory rollbacks will not reverse this trend.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) announced the temporary closure of its Washington, DC and Geneva offices and the suspension of travel due to COVID-19. Despite these operational changes, CIEL committed to continuing its work in corporate and government accountability, human rights protection, and the inclusion of marginalized voices in virtual spaces.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) issued a statement supporting the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, an emergency stimulus bill introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on March 23, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

This report analyzes the evolving jurisprudence of UN human rights treaty bodies (HRTBs) from 2008 to 2019, concluding that States have legal obligations under human rights treaties to implement ambitious climate mitigation (including phasing out fossil fuels), ensure inclusive adaptation, and provide international cooperation. Key developments include a 2019 joint statement by five HRTBs and the Human Rights Committee's recognition that climate change threatens the right to life, potentially triggering non-refoulment obligations in deportation cases.

This briefing note by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) explains how civil society can use the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRTBs) reporting procedure to hold states accountable for climate change policies. It details the process of submitting parallel reports to secure country-specific recommendations, which can then be leveraged for national advocacy and litigation.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law analyzes the outcomes of the COP25 climate negotiations held in December 2019 in Madrid, focusing on the integration of human rights into climate policies. It highlights a disconnect between the urgency demanded by global activists and the lack of ambition shown by negotiating Parties, while detailing specific developments regarding carbon markets, loss and damage, and gender action plans.

This guide, published by the Center for International Environmental Law in January 2020, provides instructions for drafting shadow reports to United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRTB). It focuses on documenting the links between national climate inaction (or harmful climate solutions) and the violation of state human rights obligations.

This guide by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) explains how civil society can use the United Nations human rights treaty body (HRTB) reporting process to advocate for climate-related policy recommendations and hold states accountable for their human rights obligations in the context of climate change.

This guide by the Center for International Environmental Law provides a structured framework for organizations to draft parallel reports to UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRTBs). It explains how to document the links between a state's climate inaction or ill-designed climate responses and its failure to meet human rights obligations, offering specific recommendations on content, formatting, and submission deadlines for various committees.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) synthesizes the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) regarding climate change up to 2020. It details the Committee's use of General Recommendations, Joint Statements, and the State reporting procedure to establish that States have human rights obligations to protect women from climate-related harms and ensure their participation in climate policy.