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The 'Déclaration sur les déchets contenant des nanomatériaux' is a statement signed by civil society organizations and research institutes calling for the application of the precautionary principle to manage manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) in waste streams. The signatories urge governments and companies to implement producer responsibility, restrict transboundary movements of MNM waste, and develop safe recycling and disposal technologies to protect human health and the environment.

The Declaration on Waste Containing Nanomaterials is a statement by a global coalition of civil society organisations and research institutes calling for a precautionary approach to the management of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) in waste streams to protect human health and the environment.

A declaration by international civil society organizations calling for a precautionary approach to the management of waste containing manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs). It advocates for extended producer responsibility, restrictions on transboundary waste movement, the creation of a public registration system in the EU, and the development of safe recycling technologies to protect human health and the environment.

This guide, published by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), provides a checklist for practitioners and civil society to ensure that 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are aligned with international human rights obligations and climate objectives. It emphasizes that human rights-based climate action is more effective and is a legal obligation for all Parties to the Paris Agreement.

This fact sheet, published by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), provides a checklist for practitioners and civil society to ensure that 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are aligned with human rights obligations and international climate goals. It argues that human rights-based climate action is both a legal obligation under the Paris Agreement and more effective for increasing public support and policy efficiency.

This guide, published by the Center for International Environmental Law, provides civil society organizations with tools and advice to ensure that the 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are ambitious and based on human rights.

This fact sheet by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) provides a checklist for ensuring that 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are based on human rights. It argues that human rights-based climate action is a legal obligation under the Paris Agreement and is more effective, as supported by the IPCC. The document outlines nine key components for NDCs, ranging from mitigation ambition and the elimination of fossil fuels to gender justice, indigenous rights, and accountability mechanisms.

This 1993 testimony submitted to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works by the Center for International Environmental Law and the National Audubon Society argues that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to prepare a legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The authors contend that NAFTA constitutes a major federal action with significant environmental effects and that such a review is compatible with existing trade laws and the separation of powers doctrine.

A statement by several NGOs, including the Center for International Environmental Law, criticizing the European Commission's working conclusions on transparency measures for nanomaterials. The authors argue that the Commission has ignored public consultation results and scientific concerns in favor of industry interests, and they strongly advocate for the creation of an EU-wide nanoregister to ensure public health, environmental safety, and consumer transparency.

This NGO position paper argues that the OECD must fully integrate the Basel Convention's Plastic Amendment to ensure the environmentally sound management of plastic waste. It contends that current proposals to weaken these controls via 'specifications' or 'lighter' administrative approaches are illegal under Article 11 of the Basel Convention. The authors suggest that if the United States does not withdraw its objection to the amendment, a non-consensus decision should be reached, which would remove all plastic waste from the OECD Decision's scope and subject trade to Basel Convention rules.

This position paper, authored by civil society organisations, criticises the European Commission's governance of nanomaterials, describing it as a "laissez-faire approach" that prioritises industry interests over human health and environmental safety. The signatories demand a comprehensive framework regulation to harmonise the regulation of nanomaterials across the EU, incorporating a lifecycle approach and the "no data, no market" principle.

This legal opinion by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) analyzes the obligations of OECD members regarding the trade of plastic wastes following the OECD's failure to reach a consensus on incorporating the Basel Plastic Amendments into the OECD Wastes Trade Decision. The analysis concludes that plastic wastes designated as "other wastes" under the Basel Convention have fallen outside the scope of the OECD Decision, requiring OECD members who are Basel parties to apply Basel's control and ban mechanisms. CIEL further argues that recent arrangements between the US and Canada, and within the European Union, fail to meet the requirements of Article 11 of the Basel Convention and are therefore invalid as alternatives to Basel controls.

This statement from the Center for International Environmental Law argues that plastic pollution is a global crisis driven by increasing production and inadequate waste management. It calls for a new global governance agreement that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, moving beyond a focus on marine litter to include legally binding targets for production reduction, toxic chemical elimination, and the rejection of 'false solutions' like incineration.

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law uses the Alto Maipo Hydroelectric Project in Chile as a case study to argue for the inclusion of social safeguards, stakeholder consultation, and independent redress mechanisms in the Article 6 mechanisms of the Paris Agreement.

This document is a draft of the World Bank's Operational Policy (OP 4.12) and Bank Procedures (BP 4.12) regarding Involuntary Resettlement, dated September 25, 2001. It establishes safeguards to mitigate economic, social, and environmental risks associated with the involuntary taking of land or restriction of access to protected areas resulting from Bank-assisted investment projects.

This evaluation report by the Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) examines a complaint regarding the Pangue hydroelectric project in Chile. The report analyzes the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) role as a minority shareholder and lender, focusing on social mitigation failures, lack of transparency, and the cumulative environmental impacts of the Pangue and Ralco dams.

This executive summary from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the entire plastic lifecycle, from fossil fuel extraction to waste management. It argues that planned expansions in plastic production threaten the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C, potentially consuming a significant portion of the remaining carbon budget by 2050.

This fact sheet by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the plastics and petrochemical industry uses "net zero" narratives to greenwash the expansion of plastic production. The document asserts that because plastic is derived from fossil fuels and emits greenhouse gases throughout its entire lifecycle, it is fundamentally incompatible with climate goals, and the only viable solution is to significantly reduce plastic production.

This executive summary from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the full lifecycle of plastics, arguing that current and planned production growth threatens the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5C. The document quantifies emissions from extraction, refining, waste management, and environmental degradation, concluding that immediate reductions in plastic production and the cessation of fossil fuel extraction are necessary to mitigate climate impacts.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law analyzes the status of the United States' ratification of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and evaluates proposed implementing legislation in the U.S. Congress. It argues that the Solis TSCA bill (H.R. 4800) is the only proposal that aligns with the treaty's health-based standards and supports state-level environmental protections.