@RMoncel

International & environmental lawyer. Former @omelvenymyers, @worldresources, @BSRnews. @BerkeleyLaw, @ScPoLyon alum. Views mine. RT ≠ endorsement.

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Joined November 2008
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REPLAY! Learn how you can join the next Ocean Governance Capacity Building Workshop focusing on the Asian Region: wrld.bg/XsUn50TXpWl New deadline -- November 17. More info: wrld.bg/pwNe50TXpWk Partners: #PROBLUE_Ocean, Melbourne Law School, @undoalos, ISA, FAO, CDMO
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France boasts a wide array of charming villages, each with its own unique character and history. Here are 25 of the most picturesque French towns 🧵 1. Colmar
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.@WorldBank is convening its annual Law, Justice and Development Week 2023 on Nov 13-15 in Washington, DC. #LJDWeek2023 is the world’s largest gathering of development professionals focusing on the role of law in international development. Full agenda: wrld.bg/K6pn50Q56GS
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The Universal Periodic Review - a unique process to review the #HumanRights records of all 193 @UN Member States - starts today in @UNGeneva. ℹ️ buff.ly/47imJO0 📺 Watch live: buff.ly/45Xjcnc #UPR44 @UN_HRC
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📣🌏 It's # ClimateWeekNYC and we look forward to seeing you at the in-person & online events this week! Check it out: buff.ly/3SiNs6u. See🧵 thread ⬇️ for information about the 2 events today. #ClimateAction @ClimateGroup @ColumbiaClimate
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The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for the climate change-related storms and wildfires. apnews.com/article/climate-o…

California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage

The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-re...

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This could be you! We are hiring someone to work on environmental issues within the Committee on Transportation and the Environment. If you want to work on policy for clean air and water, electrification, resiliency, and climate change, consider applying: charlesallenward6.com/join_o…
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Orin Kerr
@OrinKerr13 Sep 2023
“Almost without exception,” GOP Senators secretly share Mitt Romney’s view of Donald Trump. theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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At least 177 people were killed last year for defending the environment, according to new figures, with a fifth of killings taking place in the Amazon rainforest. inkl.com/a/oEwlNlSngQy inkl.com/a/oEwlNlSngQy
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I think this is the strongest decision on climate change ever issued by any court. After a trial where climate scientists testified under oath and were subject to cross examination (very rare in itself), the court issued a 103-page decision that found that fossil fuel use is
Zero Hour @zero-hour.bsky.social
@zerohour_uk14 Aug 2023
In the first ruling of its kind in the USA, a #Montana state court has decided in favour of young people who alleged that the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful #environment” by promoting the use of #fossilfuels. 👏
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Big news earlier today at @USNatArchives when Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States, announced plans to have the Emancipation Proclamation on permanant display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. archives.gov/press/press-rel…

Shogan Announces Plans for Permanent Emancipation Proclamation Display

Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced earlier today that the National Archives plans to place the Emancipation Proclamation on permanent display in the Rotunda of the National

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Dr. Colleen Shogan Archived@AOTUS11_Archive17 Jun 2023
Today I was honored to announce that the @USNatArchives intends to place the Emancipation Proclamation on permanent display inside the Rotunda, joining our nation's foundational documents as a Charter of Freedom. It is a historic day for all Americans!
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I took this photo last year on a visit to Normandy. Crosses mark the graves of American service members as far as the eye can see. I am in awe of their sacrifices. With deepest gratitude. #MemorialDay2023.
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A beautiful "firefall" created by the setting sun illuminating Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park.
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Pascal Canfin
@pcanfin19 Apr 2023
Encore un vote à l’instant au Parlement 🇪🇺sur une première mondiale pour la planète! Nous mettons fin à la déforestation importée. C’était un engagement majeur de notre campagne et de la 🇫🇷C’est fait ! rfi.fr/fr/europe/20230419-l-…

L'UE adopte une loi pour interdire l'importation de produits issus de la déforestation

Pour les partisans de ce texte, voté à une très large majorité ce mercredi 19 avril au Parlement de Strasbourg, ce sera la garantie qu’aucun produit consommé en Europe n’aura contribué à la destruc...

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Edward Wong
@ewong18 Mar 2023
Stunning story by @peterbakernyt about powerful Texas politicians who went to the Middle East in 1980 on a secret mission orchestrated by one of them: to get Iran to hold onto US hostages to help swing election to Reagan, who was running against Carter. nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/po…

A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Published 2023)

A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda.

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BREAKING: More than 190 countries have agreed to a landmark high seas treaty to protect ocean life, after years of stalled negotiations. By ⁦@leo_sands⁩ and ⁦@dino_grandoni⁩ washingtonpost.com/climate-e…

Nations agree on ‘world-changing’ deal to protect ocean life

The ocean deal will allow marine protected areas to be established on the high seas for the first time.

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very fine people on both sides – at Alpine, NJ
Andrew Kaczynski
@KFILE21 Feb 2023
Replying to @KFILE
In her interview, Haley also described the Civil War in terms sympathetic to the southern cause. “I think you have one side of the Civil War that was fighting for tradition, and I think you have another side of the Civil War that was fighting for change."
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David Frum
@davidfrum23 Feb 2023
For Americans to understand what happened tonight in Mexico ... Through most of the 20th century, Mexican elections were run by officials answerable to the Mexican president. The president told the officials the result he wanted. They delivered it. 1/x
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Simon Evans@DrSimEvans22 Feb 2023
Shocking new analysis from @IEA @Laura_Cozzi_ @OliviaYChen on the gigantic inequalities in global CO2 output The world's top 10% release nearly half the global total… …while the bottom half  – some 4bn people – make up <7% HT @TofMcGlade iea.org/commentaries/the-wor…
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19 February 1936 | A French Jewish girl, Paulette Gotlib, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 997 Jews deported from Drancy. She was murdered after selection in a gas chamber with 896 other people.
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