climate accountability

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May 28, 2024

Here’s What We’re Asking Major Fossil Fuel Corporations at This Year’s Annual Meetings

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Carly Phillips (left) testifying before the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights in April, 2024.

Upasana Khatri

April 25, 2024

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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April 10, 2024

Swiss Women Lead the Way in Historic Climate Justice Victory

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

ExxonMobil on a financial stock computer screen

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April 4, 2024

As its Lone Climate Scientist Board Member Departs, ExxonMobil Still Heads in the Wrong Direction

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

A scientist, underwater in diving gear, examines coral reefs and makes notes on an underwater clipboard in Virgin Islands National Park. Warmer ocean temperatures and more acidic waters (from increased carbon dioxide levels) are bleaching and dissolving coral reefs around the world.

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April 4, 2024

New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Utility workers prepare to make repairs to downed power lines on Nicasio Valley Road after utility poles were toppled by high winds on January 05, 2023, in Nicasio, California. A powerful storm pounding the West Coast uprooted trees and cut power for tens of thousands on the heels of record rainfall that month.

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April 1, 2024

Climate Finance Rule Stiffs Investors

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

A cardboard sign held aloft at a protest reads CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW

Markus Spiske/Unsplash

February 29, 2024

Climate Change Accountability: How International Courts Can Drive Climate Action

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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December 10, 2023

The Intergenerational Fight for Climate Justice at COP 28

Sanjali De Silva
Former Contributor

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December 10, 2023

Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Sanjali De Silva/UCS

December 9, 2023

Fossil Fuel Disinformation Threats Aim to Hinder Meaningful Action at COP28

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Rachel Cleetus/UCS

December 5, 2023

Overcoming Unprecedented Oil and Gas Industry Influence at UN Climate Talks

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Hannah Poor/UCS

November 20, 2023

World Leaders Must Protect UN Climate Talks from Fossil Fuel Industry Interference

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Kuntal Biswas/Pexels

September 25, 2023

The Human Right to a Stable Climate

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Make Polluters Pay Campaign

September 21, 2023

California Advances Corporate Climate Accountability Amid New Evidence of ExxonMobil’s Deception

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

US Army National Guard/Sgt. Denis Nunez

July 19, 2023

Yes, Climate Change Worsened that Heatwave, Flood, Wildfire. Yes, Fossil Fuels are the Root Cause. Policymakers, Please Act and Stop the Madness.

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

photo of a gavel being tapped on a courtroom desk; the judge's hand holding the gavel can barely be seen in the dark background

Ekaterina Bolovtsova/Pexels

July 18, 2023

Climate Litigation Is Spreading Around the World

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

A shirtless kid who looks to be about 10 or 12 years old stands near a small puddle of water that clearly used to be a lake or river, with dry cracked earth all around it. It looks very hot and dry where he is.

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July 17, 2023

Unrelenting Heat Requires Accountability and Action

Shaina Sadai
Former Hitz Fellow

Kari Greer/US Forest Service

May 22, 2023

Western Wildfires are Burning Through Local and State Budgets

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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May 16, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Calling Out the Companies Responsible for Western Wildfires

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

A burnt down house in the foreground, while two houses in the back were untouched by the Carr Fire in Redding California.

Cecilio Ricardo/US Forest Service

May 16, 2023

Both Utilities and Fossil Fuel Companies Are to Blame for Western Wildfires

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest

May 16, 2023

Four Reasons We Investigated the Fossil Fuels Behind Forest Fires: an Inside View of Latest UCS Report

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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May 10, 2023

An A to Z of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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April 26, 2023

Slipping on Climate Pledges, Major Oil and Gas Companies Gain Cover from Anti-ESG Efforts

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

Chris LeBoutillier/Unsplash

April 24, 2023

US States and Communities are Suing the Fossil Fuel Industry: Six Things You Need to Know

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation