Bipartisan belligerence and spiraling Pentagon budgets threaten to undermine global climate action just when we need it most.
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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
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in the Struggle Against Anti-Democratic Corporate Trade Rules
Pakistan is the latest country to reject the system that allows private investors to sue governments in international tribunals. But Ecuador is back-tracking and the lawsuits continue to proliferate.
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Excessive Corporate Power Breeds Political Repression
In the face of extractive industries’ enormous economic clout, Central Americans are facing increasing displacement and threats to their democratic rights.
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Vancouver Mining Corp Shrugs Off Violence Against Guatemala’s Indigenous People
Pan American Silver paves the way for ecologically and socially destructive mines, and lets communities deal with the fallout.
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Fossil Fueled-Crackdowns Are Part of the Assault on Democracy
As more communities rise up to resist the well-known danger of fossil fuel extraction, the industry has been radicalizing against democracy.
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Fund Public Transit, Not More Roads
We should stop subsidizing sprawl and spend those savings on our resource-starved mass transit systems.
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Over 100 Youth-Led Groups Convene To Address Intersectional Climate Justice
Addressing inequality remains a top priority for youth climate advocates.
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New Research Vindicates Scientist Attacked by Pork Industry Over Environmental Racism Charges
Corporate industrial livestock operations pose serious health threats to nearby residents, who are often low-income people of color.
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Green Jobs Are the Wave of the Future
Solar energy, in particular, shows potential to create inclusive, well-paying union jobs that working Americans need.
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Big news at IPS: Meet our next director, Tope Folarin
Starting May 24, our new executive director will be Tope Folarin. I couldn’t be happier about where we’re going.
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Reports
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.