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📣 The #JuneClimateMeetings ended yesterday, amid growing concerns over the ability of the United Nations climate process to deliver the scale and speed of action required by the climate crisis.

Read our closing statement: https://t.co/0SQUlXkw4O

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It’s time for policymakers to stop funding wishful thinking and start investing in proven climate solutions communities have championed all along.

Read our analysis of what this win means for the people that fought to protect their home. 5/5 https://t.co/LvIvqeTOSg

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Plans for one of the world's largest blue hydrogen & ammonia plant have been canceled!

The gas and chemicals company Air Products officially abandoned its planned $4.5 billion Clean Energy Complex in Louisiana, swallowing a massive $2.9 billion loss. 1/5 https://t.co/LvIvqeTOSg

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🚫The CCS hype is failing. Despite billions in public subsidies, pairing fossil fuels with carbon capture remains a technical, economic, and ecological failure.

These dangerous distractions are a bad bet for investors and an unacceptable risk to communities. 4/5

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The Critical Chemicals Alliance should support a genuinely sustainable transition for Europe's chemicals sector — not reinforce the status quo.

We've joined 30 other civil society organizations calling for fundamental reform of the Alliance.

Read more: 👉https://t.co/IGfrFPFhIN

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🫶🙏 Thank you to everyone who engaged with us throughout #HRC62 and #WGP30. The work continues to ensure protection for the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll, stronger environmental democracy, and climate justice for all.

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#HRC62 came to a close yesterday in Geneva. The session reaffirmed that climate change, environmental rights, and business accountability remain central human rights issues.

Here's a look back at some key moments from the past weeks in Geneva 🧵👇

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We look forward to engaging with the new mandate holder to advance stronger protections from hazardous substances and wastes, including #Plastic, promote environmental justice, and uphold the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

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⚖️ The @CIJ_ICJ was clear in its climate Advisory Opinion: Governments and companies must comply with their legal obligations to prevent and repair climate harm.

Courts can help ensure fossil fuel expansion does not advance at the expense of people and the planet.

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📣 A first-of-its-kind climate and environmental case was just filed in the UK High Court, and it signals a new reality:

Fossil fuel expansion can no longer be treated as business as usual.

🔗 https://t.co/mcAefHAp1G

🧵 Check out this thread to learn more. 1/5

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🎯 The legal challenge could ultimately prevent the pipeline from becoming operational.

This is a critical opportunity to halt preventable additional harm to communities, ecosystems, and the climate.

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