Movements are using this once-in-a-lifetime political moment to mobilize communities against climate change and corporate greed.
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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
How to Truly ‘Build Back Better’ on Climate
The Build Back Better program isn’t just inadequate on climate—it may be a disaster. Here’s what movements are demanding next.
Read more94 Organizations Urge Congress to Stand Up to Pressure from Corporate Lobbyists and Pass President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan
Letter denounces corporate lobbyists’ assault on vital programs and services supporting children and working families and combating climate change.
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Advocates Call on Congress to #SealTheDeal for Care, Climate, and Justice
The next few months will be crucial to securing the big, bold policy wins needed to build a more equitable, sustainable country for all.
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The Climate Crisis and Korea
The two Koreas cannot by themselves stop the climate crisis, but they can establish a model that the rest of the world can follow.
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Risks for Mexico in the Renegotiation of its FTA with the European Union
To end neoliberalism and defend energy resources, Andres Manuel López Obrador must step up and avoid the inclusion of supranational arbitration mechanisms in a renegotiated FTA with the European Union.
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To Save the Planet, We Need to Demilitarize the Police
Even with climate disasters all around us, nonviolent environmental demonstrations face fierce police repression. Why?
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The Civilian Climate Corps Could Be Transformative. Will Democrats Meet the Moment?
The climate jobs program in the budget reconciliation deal should build on FDR’s initiative in ways that advance equity for all.
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Biden Made Big Compromises on Climate — and Movements That Backed Him Are Livid
The climate crisis rages on as Biden prioritizes bipartisanship on an infrastructure bill that guts climate action.
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Biden Should Reject the Infrastructure Plan Written by Exxon and Invest in Saving the Climate Instead
As disaster after disaster unfolds, any plan that doesn’t tackle the climate crisis with urgency isn’t worth taking seriously.
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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
Community Hearing on Transit Equity 2021: Findings and Recommendations
Findings from the Transit Equity 2021 report highlight organizing successes, existing inequities, and policy solutions for U.S. public transit.
Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.