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MAKING SURE YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
We provide trainings to empower individuals and communities to take action on climate change.
PUTTING CLIMATE CHANGE ON TRIAL
We support individuals in climate-related legal actions throughout the trial process and ensure that they have the best and most up-to-date evidence on their side.
CONNECTING ATTORNEYS WITH COMMUNITIES & CAMPAIGNS
We help make the connections that strengthen and sustain the climate movement.
DEVELOPING LEGAL RESOURCES FOR THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
We are a resource for campaigns, communities, and attorneys in the climate movement.
Photo: Robert Meyer/Greenpeace
Welcome to
Climate Defense Project
The climate movement needs climate lawyers. Climate Defense Project fills a gap in the legal landscape by supporting front-line activists, advancing key legal arguments, and connecting attorneys with communities and campaigns.
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Percentage of American attorneys practicing full-time in the legal aid or public defender sectors
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Number of Americans willing to engage in nonviolent direct action to fight climate change
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Number of new fossil fuel infrastructure projects that can be completed while still meeting the Paris targets
Lastest News
- November 10, 2021
- In Updates
Today CDP's Alex Marquardt filed an amicus brief on behalf of Climate Defense Project and other organizations in the Jessica Reznicek appeal.
- November 2, 2021
- In Press
Several publications have reported on the Johns Hopkins and UNM divestment complaints filed last month.
- October 26, 2021
- In Updates
Student-led campaigns for fossil fuel divestment at three schools filed complaints today demanding investigation of continued investment in the fossil fuel sector by school trustees.
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From Jan Haaken, documentary filmmaker
Work sample from “Necessity” film
