Organization:Center for International Environmental Law

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Short description: Not-for-profit environmental law firm
Center for International Environmental Law
AbbreviationCIEL
Established1989
TypeNonprofit NGO
52-1633220
HeadquartersWashington, DC, United States
Location
  • Geneva, Switzerland
President/CEO
Carroll Muffett (2010-present)
Revenue (2020)
$4,385,045
Expenses (2020)$3,497,333
WebsiteOfficial website

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a public nonprofit environmental law organization based in Washington, DC, with an office in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] It was founded in 1989.[2] CIEL's team aims to use "the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights, and ensure a just and sustainable society. CIEL seeks a world where the law reflects the interconnection between humans and the environment, respects the limits of the planet, protects the dignity and equality of each person, and encourages all of earth’s inhabitants to live in balance with each other."[3] They help educate organizations, corporations, and the public on environmental issues and conduct their own research.[3] Carroll Muffett has been the president and CEO of CIEL since September 2010.[4][5] CIEL also offer legal internship programs.[6][7][8]

Issues

CIEL's work can be divided into four programs: Climate and Energy; Environmental Health; Fossil Economy, and People, Land & Resources.[1] Actions to protect environment and human rights include "collaborating to improve safeguard policies, increasing access to information through the Early Warning System, and supporting community-driven advocacy and complaints at the accountability mechanisms of multilateral banks."[9] Areas of interest include biodiversity, chemicals, climate change, human rights, environmental rights, international financial institutions, law and communities, plastic, and trade and sustainable development.[10]

Research

CIEL has published several research reports and articles. Smoke and Fumes (2017) examined the oil and gas industry's efforts to fund the science and propaganda of climate denial, and has been cited in climate litigation against carbon majors.[11][12][13] Plastic & Health (2019) and Plastic & Climate (2019) have been featured in publications that seek to explain the impact of the plastic crisis on health, climate, and the environment.[14][15][16][17] In 2020, Pandemic Crisis, Systemic Decline examined the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry's attempts to use the COVID-19 pandemic for their own gain.[18][19] In 2022, Pushing Back, a report about the petrochemical industry's development and what that means for communities, was published.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Center for International Environmental Law - CIEL". Geneva Environmental Network. n.d.. https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/environment-geneva/organizations/center-for-international-environmental-law/. 
  2. ↑ "Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)". Charity Navigator. n.d.. https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/521633220. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Center for International Environmental Law/The". Bloomberg. n.d.. https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0328794Z:US. 
  4. ↑ Jacobo, Julia (2022-04-20). "Experts predict lasting environmental damage from Russia's invasion of Ukraine". ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/International/experts-lasting-environmental-damage-russias-invasion-ukraine/story?id=83347671. 
  5. ↑ "CIEL Announces Carroll Muffett as New President and CEO". CIEL. 2010-09-20. https://www.ciel.org/hello-world-2/. 
  6. ↑ "Center for International Environmental Law Spring 2021 Legal Intern". Harvard University. 2020-09-21. https://hls.harvard.edu/center-for-international-environmental-law-spring-2021-legal-intern/. 
  7. ↑ "MASTER'S EXTERNSHIPS". Vermont Law School. n.d.. https://www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/clinics-and-externships/masters-externships. 
  8. ↑ "Sohn Fellowship". CIEL. 2015. https://www.ciel.org/about-us/louis-b-sohn-fellowship/. 
  9. ↑ "CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (CIEL)". Coalition for Human Rights in Development. n.d.. https://rightsindevelopment.org/member/center-for-international-environmental-law/. 
  10. ↑ "UN human rights experts urge treaty to address 'plastic tide'". United Nations Human Rights. 2022-02-22. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/02/un-human-rights-experts-urge-treaty-address-plastic-tide. 
  11. ↑ "Smoke & Fumes". Smoke & Fumes. n.d.. https://www.smokeandfumes.org/. 
  12. ↑ Mulvey, Kathy (2017-08-24). "ExxonMobil Attacks New Study That Exposes Its Climate Deception…Again.". Union of Concerned Scientists. https://blog.ucsusa.org/kathy-mulvey/exxonmobil-attacks-new-study-that-exposes-its-climate-deceptionagain/. 
  13. ↑ Grasso, Marco. From Big Oil to Big Green: Holding the Oil Industry to Account for the Climate Crisis. p. 186. https://books.google.com/books?id=grxNEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA186. 
  14. ↑ Alberts, Elizabeth Claire (2021-10-22). "Plastics set to overtake coal plants on U.S. carbon emissions, new study shows". Mongabay. https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/plastics-set-to-overtake-coal-plants-on-ghg-emissions-new-study-shows/. 
  15. ↑ "Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet (May 2019)". CIEL. n.d.. https://www.ciel.org/reports/plastic-health-the-hidden-costs-of-a-plastic-planet-may-2019/. 
  16. ↑ "Plastic & Health: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet (February <r2019)". CIEL. n.d.. https://www.ciel.org/reports/plastic-health-the-hidden-costs-of-a-plastic-planet-february-2019/. 
  17. ↑ Rubio-Domingo, Gabriela; Halevi, Amit (2022). "Making Plastics Emossions Transparent". Coalition on Materials Emissions Transparency. https://ccsi.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/COMET-making-plastics-emissions-transparent.pdf. 
  18. ↑ "Pandemic Crisis, Systemic Decline: Why Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis Will Not Save the Oil, Gas, and Plastic Industries (April 2020)". CIEL. n.d.. https://www.ciel.org/reports/pandemic-crisis-systemic-decline/. 
  19. ↑ Paremoer, Lauren; Nandi, Sulakshana; Serag, Hani; Braum, Fran (2021). "Covid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health". BMJ 372 (129): n129. doi:10.1136/bmj.n129. PMID 33509801. 
  20. ↑ "Pushing Back: A Guide for Frontline Communities Challenging Petrochemical Expansion (May 2022)". CIEL. n.d.. https://www.ciel.org/reports/pushing-back-a-guide-for-frontline-communities-challenging-petrochemical-expansion-may-2022/. 
  21. ↑ Noor, Dharna; Fabricant, Nicole (2022-04-12). "Fighting Off a Petrochemical Future in the Ohio River Valley". Yes! Magazine. https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2022/04/12/protest-plastic-plant-ohio. 



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