Amicus Curiae Brief presented by ClientEarth 21 November 2016 1 ClientEarth's interest and expertise 1. ClientEarth is Europe's leading non-profit environmental law organisation. ClientEarth is comprised of lawyers committed to securing a healthy planet. ClientEarth believes that strong law, properly enforced, is the best tool we have to protect the environment. Using the power of the law, ClientEarth develops innovative strategies and tools to address major environmental issues. 2. ClientEarth was founded in 2007 and primarily operates in Europe through three offices based in London, Brussels and Warsaw, with approximately 100 members of staff in total.1 It is a United Kingdom (UK) registered charity whose objects are: a. to promote and encourage the enhancement, restoration, conservation and protection of the environment, including the protection of human health, for the public benefit; b. to advance the education of the public in all matters relating to the law, practice and administration of justice in connection with the environment; c. to relieve poverty through the provision of legal services to those who cannot otherwise afford them; and d. to promote, assist, undertake and commission research into the law, practice and administration of justice in connection with the environment and matters 1 ClientEarth is a charity registered in England and Wales (Charity No 1053988) and a UK company limited by guarantee (Company No 02863827), with a registered branch in Belgium (No D'Enterprise 0894.251.512), and with a subsidiary undertaking in Poland (Fundacja ClientEarth Poland, KRS 0000364218, NIP 701 025 42 08, REGON 142564391). 3