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Since 2019:
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The Climate Movement is Creating Policy Breakthroughs
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Wall Street Heat Campaign Pushes NYC Pension Fund to Divest from Fossil Fuels
After months of sustained pressure from NYC climate activists, the NYC pension fund moved hundreds of millions of dollars out of fossil fuel investments
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Just Stop Oil Wins its Core Demand
The UK government has moved to halt all new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea, meeting JSO UK’s core demand and keeping billions of barrels of oil in the ground
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Richmond Climate Movement Secures $550 Million Settlement from Chevron
Years of sustained grassroots energy forced Chevron to make a massive payout to the city of Richmond
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Biden Moves to Protect Millions of Acres of Alaskan Wilderness
After sustained pressure from numerous groups, including Climate Defiance, Biden moved to protect an area roughly the size of Pennsylvania from oil and gas exploration
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Amazon Drops Plans for Gas Power at Oregon Data Center
After being targeted with multiple protests, Amazon backed out of plans to purchase fracked gas from the GTN Xpress Pipeline
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Sweden Makes Wetland Restoration a Top Priority
After two years of consistent pressure Återställ Våtmarker, all major Swedish political parties have agreed to prioritize wetland restoration!
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Biden Pauses New LNG Export Infrastructure
After sustained pressure, the Biden Administration paused a major buildout of LNG infrastructure on the Gulf Coast
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Dutch Government Moves to Ban Fossil Fuel Subsidies
After 27 straight days of protest and over 9,000 arrests, Extinction Rebellion Netherlands forced the Dutch government to meet its core demand!
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Schiphol Airport Bans Private Jets
Scientist Rebellion and XR Netherlands won when Amsterdam’s largest airport to become the first major airport to completely ban private air travel.
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New York Bans Gas in New Construction
New York State banned gas hookups in new construction after years of pressure from New York Communities for Change and other groups.
Protest movements are the fastest, most cost-effective way of creating transformative change.
Ozden (2022) The Stanford Social Innovation Review
In Protest Movements Could Be More Effective than the Best Charities (2022), James Ozden rigorously demonstrates the superior impact of funding disruptive protest in keeping carbon out of the atmosphere.
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