Loss and Damage

A woman holds up a sign reading "no human is illegal" at a 2017 protest in Miami.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

January 17, 2025

Mass Deportation Is an Inhumane Policy and Bad for the United States

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Drew Angerer/Getty Images

January 14, 2025

Ask A Scientist: How Can Scientists Drive Change Through Climate Lawsuits?

Guest Commentary

Frank van Beek/Courtesy of the ICJ

December 16, 2024

Looking Ahead to Climate Litigation in 2025: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

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

Kathy Mulvey / UCS USA

November 18, 2024

Five Ways the Fossil Fuel Industry Tries to Co-opt UN Climate COPs

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Rachel Cleetus/UCS

November 18, 2024

COP29 in Critical Phase as Nations Seek Agreement on Climate Finance Goal

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change

October 31, 2024

Will UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan Deliver on Finance and Emission Reductions?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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

Mario Tama/Getty Images

April 17, 2024

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition

Shaina Sadai
Former Hitz Fellow

Adam Markham

January 3, 2024

COP28 Took Steps Toward Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Climate Change

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Sanjali De Silva/UCS

December 22, 2023

What Did the UN Climate Talks at COP28 Achieve and What’s Next?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Rachel Cleetus/UCS

December 1, 2023

Loss and Damage Fund Launched at COP28 with Paltry Pledge from US

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

The sun sets over Dubai Creek in Dubai, UAE, location of this year's UN climate convening

Hongbin/Unsplash

November 30, 2023

Focusing on Science, Justice, and Systemic Solutions at COP28

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

Wild rice harvest on Mud Lake, Minnesota

US Army Corp of Engineers

November 27, 2023

Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Official White House Photo/ Adam Schultz

November 20, 2023

Taking Stock Ahead of UN Climate Conference: Five Things to Watch for at COP28 in Dubai

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Haitian citizens walk through the flooded streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after Hurricane Tomas hit the country.

US Marines/Flickr

November 3, 2023

As Loss and Damage Negotiations Come to a Halt, Countries Cling to Hope

UCS Science Network

UN News/Laura Quiñones

November 1, 2023

US Must Change Its Posture for 5th Transitional Committee Meeting on Loss and Damage to be Successful

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Sanjali De Silva/UCS

September 27, 2023

How Post-War Justice Strategies Can Be Applied to the Climate Crisis

Sanjali De Silva
Former Contributor

Elizabeth Rocco

September 18, 2023

Will World Leaders Step Up to Deliver at the UN Climate Ambition Summit?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

A determined-looking turtle climbs up a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Chad Taylor/Unsplash

September 13, 2023

A Climate Crossroads for the World Heritage Convention

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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

Two people push a cart through a river in Balochistan, Pakistan, after intense flooding in 2022

Kafeel Ahmed/Pexels

June 13, 2023

A Year After the Deadly Pakistan Floods Began, Hard Lessons About Climate Loss and Damage

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Sanjali De Silva/UCS

March 29, 2023

What International Climate Justice Means for Sri Lanka

Sanjali De Silva
Former Contributor

Soldiers evacuate a family in a boat along the main road in Nowshera, Pakistan, as the road is flooded

Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties/Flickr

March 27, 2023

The UN Loss and Damage Fund Transitional Committee Must Deliver for Climate Vulnerable Countries

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

A protestor holds up a sign reading "we demand climate justice" at a Climate Strike and march in Pittsburgh on 9/24/21.

Mark Dixon/Flickr

January 30, 2023

Six Ways Science Can Boost Climate Accountability in 2023

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program