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Reclaiming Power
Building Equitable
Energy Systems for All.

Building energy systems that prioritize people and the planet over profit.

Climate & Energy Justice

Friends of the Earth’s Climate & Energy Justice Team is building toward energy systems that center ecological integrity, environmental justice, and human rights.

Our strategies and tactics are rooted in addressing the historic and ongoing systems of capitalist, racial, class, and colonial inequities that harm people and the planet.

We seek to end the extraction, development, and utilization of fossil fuels and other forms of dirty energy driving the climate crisis. We similarly work to stop the proliferating number of false solutions diverting political will and resources away from the urgent need to equitably phase out fossil fuels in line with science, justice, and the United States’ fair share of the global mitigation and financial burden.

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National Democracy Reform

Our democracy is broken – with our federal agencies more responsive to large corporate lobbyists than to the public interest; and our elected officials more beholden to wealthy donors than to everyday people.

Resources

Methane: Dirty, Dangerous, and Driving Fossil Fuel Dependence

Fossil gas, especially its component methane, is a potent greenhouse gas responsible for a significant share of global warming and poses direct health risks to communities near extraction and LNG infr…

COP30 Global Letter

The Trump Administration pushes U.S. Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) on the rest of the world to increase the wealth of its fossil fuel donors, create dependence on U.S. fossil fuels, and prevent a just e…

Feeding Concentration: How USDA’s Commodity Food Purchasing Favors Industrial Agriculture 

The findings emphasize that USDA’s purchasing practices continue to concentrate power among a small number of multinational corporations.

Under the Radar

Landgrabs and Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado – Violating the Birthplace of Waters 

Genetically Engineered Wheat: Risks & Concerns

A new variety of genetically engineered (GMO) wheat called HB4 has been approved by the U.S. government, raising serious concerns for the health of the American public, farmers’ livelihoods, and the…

From Zero to $5.5 Million

In just five years, California schools have gone from having no access to organic produce through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (DoD Fresh) to purchasing over $5.5 millio…

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Climate Disinformation

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Climate-friendly food
in K-12 schools

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Climate-friendly food in government purchasing

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Climate Disinformation

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Climate-friendly food
in K-12 schools

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Climate Disinformation

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