Only mass people power can wake up the public and force governments to act on the climate crisis.
World leaders have known about the threat of climate breakdown for decades. Fossil fuel extraction continues because the fossil fuel industry uses its incredible power to ensure that government policies protect profits at all costs.
Protest movements create change by building narrative power, pressuring political leaders, generating public support, and fundamentally changing political conditions.
Disruption is critically important. Interrupting business-as-usual forces politicians and the media to pay attention, and forces members of the public to choose a side. Multiple studies have found that disruptive protest benefits the entire movement, whereas movements without a disruptive component are all too easily ignored.
Disruption allows brave activists to directly exert power in a way that no other tactics can, making their actions impossible to ignore
27.3 tonnes
of CO2e kept in the ground for every $ invested in disruptive protests in the UK
28%
Coal projects stopped. Movements are highly effective at resisting new fossil fuels
12%
Increase in concern for climate. Disruptive climate protests boost public concern more than extreme weather events
Our grantees get results
Climate Emergency Fund Grantees have proven the effectiveness of people power, notching incredible victories.
New York City Responds to Protest Pressure and Applies Major Pressure on Asset Managers to Decarbonize
Pressure from Summer of Heat on Wall Street Campaign Leads to NYC Pension Fund Divestment
Disruptive climate protest remains shockingly underfunded.
Climate Emergency Fund plays a critical role by funding disruptive climate movements. We fund the bold, nonviolent, disruptive climate groups building people power and changing the world.
Our goal is to raise the $6 million needed this year to support climate activists.
As a non-endowed fund, our grantees are relying on your donations.
History has shown over and over that organized people power gets results
Our grantees get headlines
Climate Emergency Fund Grantees make newspaper headlines globally.
