People's Climate March.
Photo: John Minchillo
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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.
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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
Latest News
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CDP's Kira Kelley will speak on a CUNY Law School panel on Monday, April 15 from 6-8:30 EST.
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Climate justice activists with the No Coal No Gas campaign announced yesterday that their long campaign to shut down the last remaining coal-fired power plant in New England has succeeded.
Reflections by Victoria Drain, Kira Kelley, and Timothy Cominghay on settlement offers, going to trial, and what it means to support a movement.