Access to justice is a fundamental means through which citizens and NGOs can support the implementation and enforcement of laws and policies to protect the environment. Our Access to Justice for a Greener Europe project focuses on raising awareness about the legal possibilities available for citizens and NGOs to help protect the environment through access to justice.
The Greenwashing Files
It’s never been more urgent for companies everywhere to be more sustainable. Yet the ‘green’ advertising of those companies most responsible for climate change and environmental damage is misleading the public about their sustainability.
Following our world-first complaint against BP’s advertising, we've investigated some of the world's biggest fossil fuel companies and uncovered the truth. Our Greenwashing Files highlight how advertising doesn’t always match up to reality.
Access to justice for a greener Europe
Southeast Asia community forestry
Overwhelming evidence shows that local forest communities and indigenous peoples are the best guardians of woodlands and the delicate balance of forest ecosystems. Protecting their ownership and rights to manage natural spaces is the most effective way to defend against deforestation in Southeast Asia
We are working to build strong community forestry laws in the region that enshrine the management rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, and ensure they have direct participation in decisions that impact the health of their forests.
State Aid for Decarbonised Europe
We want to raise awareness of the importance of State aid decisions for decarbonisation and the need for consistency to ensure that market forces work in support of decarbonisation and the energy transition. Our project aims to analyse the trends in the European Commission’s decisional practice on State aid cases relating to environmental protection and energy and to confront them with the reality of the energy market and the desired developments in the context of the energy transition.