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MAKING SURE YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

We offer legal trainings to empower individuals and communities to take action.

DEFENDING THE DEFENDERS

We provide free legal representation to those who need it most.

CONNECTING ATTORNEYS AND EXPERTS WITH COMMUNITIES

We help make connections that strengthen and sustain movements.

DEVELOPING MOVEMENT RESOURCES

We create and share movement-oriented materials related to legal defense.

Photo: Robert Meyer/Greenpeace

What is Climate Defense Project?

Frontline communities need lawyers. Climate Defense Project helps to fill a gap in the legal landscape by supporting water protecters, land defenders, and other community-led campaigns with movement-aligned legal representation, advice, resources, and referrals.

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Percentage of American attorneys practicing full-time in the legal aid or public defender sectors

152

Number of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) filed by the fossil fuel industry from 2012-2022

433

Percentage increase in individuals jailed in pre-trial detention between 1970 and 2015

Latest News

April 22, 2024

Divestment Complaints Filed by Campaigns at Tulane, Columbia, and UVA

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Student-led campaigns at Tulane, Columbia, and the University of Virginia filed fossil fuel divestment complaints today.

March 28, 2024

Kira to Speak on CUNY Law Panel

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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.

March 28, 2024

Merrimack Station Coal Plant Closes Its Gates

In Updates

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.

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