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Challenging abuses of power to protect human rights and secure the future of our planet

Investigations and advocacy to achieve climate justice and safeguard civic freedoms. Find out more about our work

Long Read | December 04, 2023

Climate of fear

TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa
This community leader has been threatened and harassed for challenging the oil pipeline

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    COP Climate Summit

    The choices and actions taken at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, one of the largest producers of the same oil and gas that is driving the climate crisis, will impact us all - and future generations to come. Find out how we can take action #PeopleNotPolluters
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About us

Our world is in crisis: climate breakdown, corporations too powerful to hold to account and democracies teetering on the brink.

 It doesn’t have to be this way.

Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. We want climate-critical forests and biodiversity to thrive and fossil fuels to stay in the ground. We want corporations to respect the planet and human rights, governments to protect and listen to their citizens, and the online world to be free from misinformation and hate.