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
When It Comes to Sustainability, Amazon Delivers… Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Amazon profits from helping oil and gas companies destroy the planet more frugally. Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion climate fund must be viewed in this context.
Trump’s 2021 Budget Keeps Ignoring the Climate Crisis
A reframing of our national priorities is overdue—it’s well past time to put people and planet over the Pentagon.
Trump’s EPA Is a Huge Cancer Risk
Industry-friendly regulators are letting chemical companies flood the country with toxins. It should be a scandal.
Braggadocio in the White House, Carcinogens in Our Neighborhoods
In Trump America, science no match for ‘free market’ fundamentalists and CEOs chasing windfalls.
Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, indigenous, and civil society groups — and fewer oil companies.
With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico
The U.S. Senate has just approved a deal that perpetuates the excessive powers of corporate polluters to ride roughshod over Mexican communities threatened by oil, mining, and gas projects.
‘When They Kill One, A Thousand More Are Born’
A Southern Mexico community remembers Mariano Abarca, who gave his life fighting mining companies, with a celebration of resistance.
A Global Green New Deal Could Defeat the Far Right—and Save the Planet
A global Green New Deal can help restructure the international economy so that it helps people and the planet, while undermining the far right’s appeal.
The Intersection of Climate Change and Security
How the U.S. could seize the initiative on arms control and link it to a global rethinking of security in light of climate change.
Dear Countries at the Madrid Climate Talks, We’re a Rogue Superpower. Sanction Us, Please.
Responsible world governments could publicly shame the US government for its climate policies, with sanctions to follow if we don’t step up our game.
Reports
Report: Energy Efficiency with Justice
Report: Green Climate Fund, A Performance Check
Report: How States Can Boost Renewables With Benefits for All
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