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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, pursuing climate impact litigation, 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
- July 16, 2021
- In Updates
The Washington Supreme Court ruled today that George Taylor, a minister and member of Veterans for Peace, presented sufficient evidence to raise the climate necessity defense at his jury trial.
- May 7, 2021
- In Updates
This morning CDP filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and the Wisconsin Attorney General regarding the...
- April 8, 2021
The Nation ran an opinion piece today co-authored by CDP’s Alex Marquardt. The piece makes the case for fossil fuel...
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From Jan Haaken, documentary filmmaker
Work sample from “Necessity” film
