Friend,

Big Polluters shouldn’t be allowed at the table when the world comes together to decide how to address the climate crisis that those very polluters caused — and continue to make worse. That’s just common sense. Yet year after year, record numbers of fossil fuel lobbyists¹ and other Big Polluters² have been flooding the climate talks — undermining climate action to protect their own profits at the expense of people and the planet¹.

But activists and organizations from around the world have come together to organize through the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition (KBPO) and demand an end to this blatant and destructive conflict of interest. And today we’ve got big news to share! In response to our collective pressure, the U.N. climate treaty is taking the next step towards addressing the influence of Big Polluters at this year's U.N. climate talks coming up in November.

Two years ago, together with KBPO allies, we secured a first step towards unmasking Big Polluters at the climate talks. Everyone who participated had to publicly disclose their affiliations before participating. Today, when confirmation opens for the next round of climate talks happening in Brazil in November, non-government participants will also be expected to reveal who is funding their way at the talks, and to confirm in writing that their objectives at the talks are in alignment with the goals of the U.N. climate treaty and Paris Agreement.

This is a big step toward curbing the influence of Big Polluters at the talks. But we know that we’re still up against some of the biggest and wealthiest corporations in the world. That’s why we’re rallying 100 of our supporters to keep up the pressure and power the movement to kick Big Polluters out through the September Support Drive. When you donate right now, you’ll be supporting the KBPO coalition as we prepare to up the pressure in Brazil, and also help support Global South and frontline KBPO partners in getting to the next climate talks. By making a gift before the September 30 deadline, you’ll also help unlock an additional $10,000 in matching funds – making your support go even further.

It’s taken strategic, dogged, and passionate organizing from people around the globe to get to this point where we’re unmasking the Big Polluters trying to distract, delay, and derail progress at the climate talks. But we’re under no illusion that the oil, gas, and other polluting industries will go to great lengths to still show up to preserve their profits, even without the cloak of secrecy giving them some protection from scrutiny.

So we’ll be there at the next round of climate talks, alongside other organizers and activists who are united in demanding an end to the ability of Big Polluters to write the rules of climate action.

So will you join us? Give to the September Support Drive today, and together, we can make sure the movement to kick Big Polluters out has the support it needs to take on these powerful forces and win.

Onward,

Climate team
Corporate Accountability

Photo credit: David Tong, Oil Change International

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