Dear Friend,

Big Polluters like Exxon, Shell, Chevron and others have fueled and denied the climate crisis for decades, all while raking in billions in profits each year. And despite what their greenwashing spin machine might try to claim, they're still doing it: delaying action at every turn, pushing false solutions, and using their vast wealth to buy political influence.

Over the years, Common Dreams has been at the forefront of exposing the deception, greed, and crimes of these climate villains.

But here’s the thing: We also know from our coverage that people across the world know exactly how to respond to this global crisis—and these people are rising up. Real, just solutions to address climate change are within reach, attainable in short order if those blocking action were swept aside. But in order to implement these solutions, we need Big Polluters to stop interfering, and we need to make them pay for those solutions.

Fossil fuel giants can afford to pay for the damage they knowingly caused and are still causing. And we must compel them to do so. Communities around the globe are taking action toward holding polluting industries liable for the damage they have caused. But to take on the most powerful industries on the planet, we’ve got to go bigger. Will you join this movement to hold corporations liable so that we can advance just and meaningful solutions to address the climate crisis?

Add your name to demand that Big Polluters, like Exxon, Shell, and others, be made to pay for the catastrophe they have driven.

Common Dreams is not just interested in covering the malfeasance of these climate criminals, but—like you—wants to do something about. That is why we have joined with friends and allies from across the world to make this demand.

Big Polluters have used every play in the book to thwart a global response to the climate crisis because they were worried about their own profits. Because of their actions, more communities will be displaced, more homes, cities and regions will be devastated by extreme weather and more people will lose their lives.

You can be part of the growing movement to hold Big Polluters liable for the damage they cause. Add your name to the petition and urge decision makers around the globe to hold the fossil fuel industry liable so that we can advance climate justice globally.

Thanks for taking this stand with us,

Aaron Kaufman

Development Director
for the whole Common Dreams team