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Climate Activism: Start Here

A strong climate movement means meaningful change. Here’s a list of resources to help you on your climate activism journey.

Climate activists engage in tug of war stunt. At one end of the rope are a group of climate activists. At the other end of the rope are people in suits with fossil fuel company logos covering their faces.

Tactics Used by Fossil Fuel Companies to Suppress Critique and Obstruct Climate Action

Climate activists have often engaged a wide range of tactics in their efforts to bring down fossil fuel emissions and halt climate change. But what about the tactics used by fossil fuel companies to obstruct climate action and suppress critique?

A protest on the grass. There are blow up Kiwi birds scattered across the lawn and a large banner in the background with text "Kiwi Not Coal

What to do when we ‘Lose’

Some important lessons on dealing with loss from a recent generation-defining struggle in New Zealand: the Save Happy Valley Campaign.

a group of protestors being arrested. One of them is holding a sign that says in capital letters 'WE ARE NOT THE CRIMINALS'. The NOT is underlined in red.|Poster on electricity pole. Text reads 'The People's Blockade of the the World's Largest Coal Port

Climate Activists in Australia are Learning How to Protect their Protest Rights

Australian climate activists have successfully navigated years of increasing protest criminalization, revealing strategies for all to follow.

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‘This case has made legal history’: Young Australians just won a human rights case against an enormous coal mine

Read about this successful legal case in 2022 where for the first time human rights arguments were used in a climate change case in Australia.

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Frontline Action on Coal FLAC: Ten Years on the Climate Frontline

Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) have used blockades and non-violent direct action to oppose new fossil fuel projects in Australia.

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