The law is our tool of choice. Advocacy is what we do.
Advocates for the Future is a legal NGO that harnesses the power of the law to advocate for people and planet. Our mission is to advocate for the Future - for our own Future, our children's Future, and for the Future of generations to come.
Ports are hubs in the global transportation chains for fossil fuels. They facilitate essential infrastructure for the fossil industry, such as bunker facilities, refineries, storage and transshipment terminals, pipelines for
transportation, power plants, petrochemical industries, etc.
To meet the Paris goals, port authorities need to develop a concrete and unambiguous pathway to net-zero emissions. That's why we've started a campaign against the Port of Rotterdam Authority, which is responsible for the largest port in Europe: the port of Rotterdam.
Advocates for the Future's founder, Maikel van Wissen, was interviewed by Dutch newspaper Trouw about our campaign against the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
A life-size hashtag #SaveTheSea on the side of their cruise ship and claims that liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the "cleanest" fuel. We filed a legal complaint against MSC Cruises in relation to these greenwashing claims in its "For a greater beauty"-campaign, which was rolled-out in more than 30 countries.
The Dutch Advertising Board agreed with us and ruled that MSC Cruises misled customers about the (negative) climate impact of cruising.