🎄✨ Merry Christmas from all of us at Equal Right! ✨🎄 As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate this year of bold steps and shared victories in the fight for climate justice. Wishing you rest, renewal, and warmth this festive season. 💛🌍

When negotiations fall short, communities rise. 🌍 In our latest blog, Clara Tomé shares powerful reflections from COP30 in Belém, where people, not processes, led the most urgent calls for climate justice. 🔗 Read it here: www.equalright.org/updates/when...

The Marshall Islands just launched the world’s first true national UBI — a universal dividend paid to every citizen through their sovereign wealth fund. It’s a breakthrough for climate justice: direct, unconditional income that builds resilience and recognises historic harm.

Read our latest article featured at Global NYT, Denmark. “Limit what destroys our climate, let the polluter pay, and share the benefits between all of us.” The Cap and Share model offers a bold and fair way to cut emissions, and ensure everyone benefits. Read more: globalnyt.dk/slut-med-tom...

Equal Right was glad to join the University of Bath & Project DEEP"s discussion on Unconditional Cash Transfers in India. Discussions explored how unconditional cash transfers can complement existing social protection frameworks and enhance climate resilience.

Ahead of #COP30, we are launching “Basic Income for a Just Transition” Paper, showing how unconditional cash can drive #ClimateJustice across 5 key #UNFCCC workstreams. 💡 Read the paper here: www.equalright.org/publications #JustTransition #LossAndDamage #ClimateFinance

Last week, at the São Paulo State Assembly (ALESP), we presented Cap&Share to Eduardo Suplicy and his team — a model that connects climate policy and basic income. 🌍 Social and climate justice can (and should) go hand in hand. Thank you to Suplicy and his team for the warm welcome!

In Kenya, Equal Right is piloting the Climate Commons Fund with Il Ngwesi Conservancy, combining cash transfers+ ecological bonuses to reward conservation. Read Matu Mureithi’s story: Conservation Basic Income in Laikipia, Kenya 🌿 🔗 www.equalright.org/updates/cons...

Join the Equal Right Community Draw 🎟️ 💚 £10 ticket = entry to win cash prizes to win up to £25,000 🌍 Funds go directly to frontline communities in Tuvalu, Kenya & Colombia 🍽️ Includes free Gourmet Society membership Play now →

We’ve kicked off community engagements for the Climate Commons Fund (CCF) in Il Ngwesi, Kenya. The community sees CCF as a way to: Lead in conservation & decision-making Receive direct support to meet basic needs Community-led conservation + UBI = a win for people & planet

É uma honra receber Eduardo Suplicy — ex-senador e atual deputado estadual por SP — em nosso Conselho Consultivo Internacional. Defensor histórico da Renda Básica e da justiça social, sua trajetória inspira o Brasil e o mundo. 🌍✨

1/ Equal Right was in the Colombian Congress today 🇨🇴 to launch our Basic Income for Peace with Nature pilot. The event brought together voices from politics, government, civil society, philanthropy, academia & Indigenous communities.

1/ Conservation must be led by the communities who live closest to the land. On Sept 13, Equal Right met with Il Ngwesi Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya — a community-owned conservancy led by the Maasai people. 🌍 #ClimateCommonsFund

¡La grabación ya está disponible! Nuestro Director Regional, Carlos Pérez, compartió experiencias, fundamentos y desafíos junto a Alirio Uribe y Rosa Emilia Salamanca. Mira la grabación aquí 👉 youtube.com/live/pdrfy3-...

¿Qué es la #RentaBásicaUniversal y por qué seguimos insistiendo en ella? Acompáñanos este martes 29 de julio a las 9 a.m. en el foro virtual: 💬 Renta Básica Universal: Experiencias, fundamentos y desafíos Inscríbete aquí: acortar.link/fororb #RentaBásicaYA #JusticiaSocial

On June 11 in Nairobi, we co-hosted the #CashForConservation workshop with @give-directly.bsky.social & @globalresilience.bsky.social to explore how direct cash transfers can support both people & planet. Read GiveDirectly’s blog post www.givedirectly.org/conservation...

Big news from the Amazon 🌿 @coolearthaction.bsky.social & Equal Right are launching a groundbreaking partnership to pilot Basic Income for Peace with Nature in the Colombian Amazon. Unconditional cash. Forest protection. Dignity for communities. #BasicIncome #Amazon #ClimateJustice

Join us at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) for a timely discussion on how Universal Basic Income (UBI) can eradicate poverty, accelerate the SDGs, and support a just climate transition. 👉 More details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Wmqw...

🌍 At #SB62? Don’t miss this. Climate Reparations: Advancing Finance & Human Rights for Frontline Communities 🗓️ June 24 | 4:30–5:45 PM 📍 Berlin Room, Bonn Hosted by Equal Right's Zainab Bie.

What if financial security was the key to climate justice? 🌍 In Tuvalu, our new project #UC4CJ is piloting unconditional cash for climate justice. The concept is simple: give activists the financial security they need to sustain their work — no strings attached. Learn more: bit.ly/3GahkQV

Our NHS is crumbling, energy bills keep rising and the climate crisis is a bigger threat than ever. But billionaires keep getting richer. It’s time to tax the super-rich and #MakeThemPay. 20 September, central London. Join the National Demonstration.

Unconditional cash transfers provide an effective and practical approach to link environmental conservation and the fight against poverty. For communities to gain resilience and protect ecosystems, they need lasting solutions built from ground up @equalrightorg.bsky.social @give-directly.bsky.social

What if a Sovereign Wealth Fund could pay everyone $30/month and fund global climate justice? Our Director for Brazil, Tomás' new blog explores how we can reimagine SWFs as engines for equity and sustainability. www.equalright.org/updates/sovereignwealthfundsandclimatejustice

Our team were in Nairobi this week for the East Africa Cash for Conservation Workshop. The workshop, co-hosted by Equal Right, @give-directly.bsky.social & @globalresilience.bsky.social brought together stakeholders interested in the development of a ‘cash for conservation’ pilot in East Africa.

We were pleased to join the Malawi Government’s National Stakeholder Forum on Cap and Share yesterday. Hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, the event shared findings from the Malawi Cap and Share Task Force, outlining what a Cap and Share policy could look like for Malawi.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our event at the Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference on Tuesday. This event reflected on how Cap and Share can unlock up to $5 trillion for climate finance - find out more at equalright.org @feasta1998.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social

Cap and Share: Unlocking $5 Trillion for Climate Finance 📅 May 27 | 🕒 2:50–3:30PM | 📍 Ballina Arts Centre Join thought leaders from Equal Right, @feasta1998.bsky.social, @fossiltreaty.bsky.social, and Queen's University for a crucial conversation on Cap & Share www.equalright.org/events/cap-a...

"In Brazil, any effort to protect nature must also recognize and support those who have historically done the most to conserve it." Following the release of our new report, co-author Tomás Paes de Carvalho unpacks some of its key arguments. Read it here: www.equalright.org/updates/from...

UBI isn’t just social policy — it’s climate strategy 🌍 Our new report with Transforma Econimia - featuring a foreword by longtime #UBI advocate and former senator @eduardosuplicy.bsky.social is out now! 📘 Read the report: transformaeconomia.org/renda-basica...

It's time to target the emissions of the rich. Well done @richardburgon.bsky.social #MakePollutersPay 👏👏👏👏 theguardian.com/politics/202... @globalwitness.org @makepolluterspay.bsky.social @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @oxfamgb.bsky.social @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @gndrising.bsky.social

Make polluters pay! We're proud to stand alongside more than 35 orgs in supporting this joint policy platform, calling for the biggest polluters to pay their fair share in tackling the climate and cost of living crises: taxjustice.uk/blog/new-pol...

🌍 Our Power, Our Planet This #EarthDay, climate justice means putting power in the hands of people — not polluters. From Tuvalu 🇹🇻 to Brazil 🇧🇷 we’re working with people all over the world to reimagine how we share and protect our planet. Join us by signing our Cap and Share Pledge → bit.ly/3RtSRs8

Equal Right is saddened by the passing of Pope Francis, a climate champion who put justice and dignity at the heart of his Papacy. Throughout his leadership, he remained a vocal supporter of #UBI, a topic explored by our Executive Director for @aljazeera.com 👉 bit.ly/42mKJQk

We’re finalists in the #RAINChallenge by @globalresilience.bsky.social 🌍 With this partnership, we want to scale our conservation #BasicIncome work in Turkana, #Kenya 🇰🇪 🔗Find out more: www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/introducing-...

Equal Right are proud to be one of 180 organisations to have signed this letter demanding the end of the fossil fuel era and the implementation of a fair and equitable energy transition 🌍 🌎 🌏

🌎 Breaking down Cap & Share – Part 4️⃣ : The Share 💰 ✅ Dividends from the Global Commons Fund (GCF) are paid to all citizens of the world as a Universal Basic Income ✅ This could eliminate global poverty by 2050 and help individuals deal with the costs of the climate crisis 🔗 Visit equalright.org

Breaking down #CapAndShare! Part 3⃣ - The Fund: ✅ A democratically operated Global Commons Fund (GCF) with money raised from the charge ✅ The GCF would invest in a green, just transition & build sustainable, intergenerational wealth ✅ At least $1 trillion annually to climate grants

Breaking down #CapAndShare! Part 2 - The Charge: ✅ Fossil fuel companies pay a charge for every tonne of CO2 equivalent they extract ✅ Our models includes a cap at 2022 extraction rates & a charge of $135 per tonne ✅ This delivers just under $5 trillion in its first year 💰

Breaking down Cap & Share! Part 1: The Cap ✅ A strict, declining limit on fossil fuel extraction until we hit zero ✅ Set by global agreement & climate experts ✅ Legally binding, with penalties ✅ Fossil fuel companies need permits 🔗 Learn more: equalright.org/climate-resources

Missed our newsletter? Catch up on our March edition - where we update you on lots of exciting projects around the globe - here: https: t.co/wDtZH34sq0

From Malawi 🇲🇼 to Colombia 🇨🇴, Brazil 🇧🇷 to Tuvalu 🇹🇻 - we work with local actors, NGOs & civil society to ensure #CapAndShare is globally impactful & locally led. Our Executive Director, Patrick Brown, shared his insights at the #EUMANs conference on our exciting new projects.

Wildfires are a new normal around the world, reminding us of the urgent need for solutions. Economic justice org, @equalrightorg.bsky.social, argues that Universal Basic Income could be an asset in recovery/rebuilding post disaster. Read more by Patrick Brown of Equal Right here: bit.ly/4bBzGpm