If activists succeed in stopping the Hanscom expansion, it will be the next “shot heard ’round the world” on a warming planet.
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Climate Justice
In order to avert a climate catastrophe, we must transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. On both a domestic and a global level, climate change hurts poor people and communities of color first and worst, so we seek solutions that center economic and racial justice as critical components of addressing climate change.
Latest Work
Declaración de 119 organizaciones: Toma acción para exigir justicia por el asesinato del líder Xinka Noé Gómez Barrera
Este hecho criminal sucede en un contexto de violencia, amenazas y alto riesgo para las y los defensoras/es de los territorios en Guatemala, inclusive específicamente en el territorio Xinka, en donde el pueblo ha sostenido una lucha amplia y permanente desde los departamentos de Jutiapa, Santa Rosa y Jalapa por la salud, el agua, los bosques, las tierras y el territorio del pueblo.
Read more Statement from 119 Organizations: Take Action to Demand Justice for Assassination of Xinka Leader Noé Gómez Barrera
This criminal act takes place in the context of violence, threats and heightened security risks for territory defenders in Guatemala, including specifically in Xinka territory of Jutiapa, Santa Rosa and Jalapa.
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Basav Sen Interviewed on Making Contact/KPFA on the Risks and Costs of Geoengineering
Scientists and activists discuss the recent embrace of geoengineering, and why it could be a dangerous way to tackle climate change.
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Heir Pollution
By flying in private jets, America’s wealthiest engage in an indefensible form of waste on a warming planet: Heir pollution.
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Private Jet Excess Doesn’t Justify Airport Expansion
Climate justice activists are taking a stand against the expansion of New England’s largest private jet port: Hanscom Field.
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New Report Does A Deep Dive Into the High-Flying Excesses at Hanscom and Costs of Expansion
Analysis Questions Hanscom’s 300% Private Jet Expansion
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The Radicalization of Climate Activism
What we need is a bold “just transition” program that ends fossil fuels as soon as possible.
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Our Political System Is Failing Our Planet. Climate Marchers Show There’s Another Way.
We need a fundamental political, economic, and social transformation to take on the climate crisis with true urgency.
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More Butterflies, Fewer Billionaires: Unrigging the Global Economy
The world has one last shot at reducing global inequality and saving the planet.
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Reports
Tax Day 2023: Where Your 2022 Tax Dollars Went
IPS’s National Priorities Project takes a look at where American taxpayers’ money went in 2022, and how skewed our national priorities are.
From a Militarized to a Decarbonized Economy: A Case for Conversion
In a new analysis for Costs of War, IPS Associate Fellow Miriam Pemberton lays out a case for a transition from a militarized to a decarbonized economy.
REPORT: New Mexico at a Crossroads: False Solutions or a Just Transition?
How community-led energy solutions can benefit the Land of Enchantment — and the country.
IPS Brief: Mining Companies Use Trade Agreements to Attack Indigenous Rights in Colombia and Beyond
With our allies, we’ve prepared a legal brief to support the Wayúu people’s rights to water, health, and food sovereignty in Colombia.
New Mexico’s Case for Public Ownership of its Clean Energy Infrastructure
Any energy transition that doesn’t guarantee a pathway to public ownership perpetuates inequality and wealth extraction from New Mexicans .