ClientEarth at COP

Will justice take root in Belém, Brazil?

This year’s COP is historic: a decade since the landmark Paris Agreement, it's the first ever held in the Amazon - a region which plays a key role in combatting the climate and environmental crises.

This COP is also the first since the International Court of Justice confirmed that governments and corporations have legal duties to protect people and the planet from climate harm.

There’s no more room for business as usual. The law is one of the most powerful tools we have to confront the climate crisis to hold polluters accountable, defend communities, and protect ecosystems.

Yet, some leaders are backtracking on the same laws that could take us forward. And all of this is happening against a backdrop of growing climate disinformation.

That's why ClientEarth is attending COP30 in Belém. We will be there to represent the interests of the planet and all who depend on it.

Justice taking root

What we want to see at COP30

Read our policy asks

We have the tools to secure a healthy future.

Let’s use them. Here's how:

Act against climate disinformation and uphold information integrity

The biggest threat to climate action right now? Disinformation and obstruction.
It's an old but successful playbook used by Big Oil, Big Plastic, Big Chem and Big Beef companies and their allies, who'd rather obstruct progress and offer false solutions than admitting they're part of the problem.

No more denying, no more distracting, no more derailing.

We ask global decision-makers to:

Hold accountable those who create or amplify deception and greenwashing
Deliver a strong, ambitious COP decision that recognises the scale of climate disinformation and the threat it poses to delivering the Paris Agreement, and set out actions to counter it.

Commit to legal frameworks for corporate accountability in supply chains

Enough with corporate pledges: to save exploited ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the last forests in Europe, companies must be accountable for deforestation, land conversion, and rights violations.

We're asking global decision-makers at COP30 to:

Promote sustainable land use and reduce emissions in the agricoltural sector
Require full transparency and due diligence across companies' supply chains
Hold companies responsible for cleaning up their supply chains

Listen to the courts and turn progressive and science-driven pledges (NDCs) into laws

The International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion on climate doesn't leave any room for excuses. Countries must:

Follow through on their commitments to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement
Work towards a new generation of domestic climate laws