CDP Co-Founder and Staff Attorney Alice Cherry was recognized in the 2019 Straubel Leadership Awards.
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People's Climate March.
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MAKING SURE YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
We provide trainings to empower individuals and communities to take action on climate change.
CONNECTING ATTORNEYS WITH COMMUNITIES & CAMPAIGNS
We help make the connections that strengthen and sustain the climate movement.
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.
DEVELOPING LEGAL RESOURCES FOR THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
We are a resource for campaigns, communities, and attorneys in the climate movement.
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
Active Campaigns
Why should people care about
climate direct action?
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From Jan Haaken, documentary filmmaker
Work sample from “The Necessity Defense” film
