Richer countries haven’t met their $100 billion promise to help poorer countries move beyond fossil fuels. Where’s the money going to come from?
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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
The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27’s Flop
This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.
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Defueling Red Hill Is Not Enough: It’s Time to Demilitarize the Asia-Pacific
This fall, organizers with the O’ahu water protectors in Hawai’i made the long trek to the White House to demand an immediate shut down of the Red Hill bulk fuel […]
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Global Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations Over People and Planet
Climate activists are demanding total elimination of the anti-democratic investor-state dispute settlement system.
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Disrupting Debt, Defusing Nukes: Basav Sen talks climate protests with CodePink Radio
CodePink Radio episode featuring Basav Sen discusses climate protests against the International Monetary Fund annual meeting. October 13, 2022.
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National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies Releases Fact Sheet: “No National Security without Climate Security”
New resource explains how over-investment in militarism and under-investment in climate solutions have contributed to the failure to mitigate climate change – and that ways that we can reinvest military spending to combat the worst existential threat to our communities.
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FACT SHEET: No National Security without Climate Security
How Washington’s climate spending compares to its investments in the military.
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The Climate Legacy of the British Empire
As the global media obsessed over the royal succession, one-third of Pakistan, a former British colony, was underwater.
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Can’t Beat the Heat? Blame Inequality
Why poor neighborhoods are often hotter than rich neighborhoods — and what to do about it.
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Isn’t It Time to Challenge the Growth Paradigm?
The planet is running out of resources, and humanity is living beyond its means.
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Reports
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 .
Rain and Sunshine and Wind
How an Energy Transition Could Power Nebraska