The Silent War Before COP30: How Corporations Are Weaponising the Law to Muzzle Climate Defenders By Bibbi Abruzzini and Lucia Torres (Forus) and Jake Wieczorek (Hivos) Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 10 2025 (IPS) - As the world prepares for the next COP30 summit, a quieter battle is raging in courtrooms. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are the fossil-fuel industry’s new favourite weapon, turning justice systems into instruments of intimidation. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-silent-war-before-cop30-how-corporations-are-weaponising-the-law-to-muzzle-climate-defenders/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Belms_Hunger_Poverty_Declaration_Places_Worlds_Most_Vulnerable_Populations_at_Centre_of_Global_Clima Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.