“We Don’t Deserve This” Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette are taking Shell to court in the UK, arguing its fossil fuel expansion helped supercharge the storm that devastated their communities. via @drilledmedia.bsky.social buff.ly/UdIz80e

As 2025 wraps and we look to 2026, @ucs.org lays out how disinfo is being used to undermine science, and what we're doing about it!

With so much uncertainty and fear in the air, one thing is certain - we are ALWAYS here to protect & defend researchers against abuse, harassment, unlawful firings, & other attempts to silence their critical work. csldf.org/contact for free, confidential legal help.

An important new report from @climateintegrity.org illustrates how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil & Shell have inundated the public w/ deceptive advertisements, positioning themselves as "green" when in fact they are actively fueling climate catastrophe around the globe. #Greenwashing #ClimateAccountablity

"Deliberately dismantling an institution so central to weather forecasting and climate change prediction would not only undermine scientific research, it would leave people across the nation less prepared for the dangers of a warming world." Said @carlonimbus.bsky.social.

This Trump Admin executive order is the latest move by the administration to violate the public’s right to information and science.

"One bright spot from COP30 was the launch of the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, which 20 countries from Austria to Uruguay have now signed. Here’s to a 2026 in which we continue to fight for that right, ever more effectively, together."

Amazon Watch Responds to Reports That Ecuador Told To Pay $220 Million to Chevron. “We stand with affected communities & urge Pres. Noboa to reject this illegitimate award & enforce Ecuadorian law by ensuring Chevron pays its debt to those it poisoned.” amazonwatch.org/news/2025/12...

“I want this to be understood: #Chevron is not the victim, Chevron is the perpetrator,” said Donald Moncayo, president of the Union of Peoples Affected by Chevron-Texaco.

Outside of a #WorldCup event at the Kennedy Center: Bank of America continues to fund the methane gas buildout on the Gulf Coast, making huge profits at the expense of all of us, but especially Southwest Louisiana residents. BofA must SAY NO to financing big methane export terminals like CP2 #NoLNG

The Trump administration has given free rein to some of the most polluting industries in the country. We created an interactive map showing 546 industrial sites across the US and Puerto Rico deemed eligible for exemptions from their Clean Air Act requirements. #DirtyDeeds (🧵)

"If we, the nations of the world, fail to keep our word, the Paris Agreement won’t save us. But if we are bold enough and brave enough to make those words we pledged in the Paris agreement a reality, the future we leave the world’s children can still be a good one."

“The fundamental issue is how transnational corporations have engineered an international system of impunity that allows them to violate human rights, environmental laws and the rights of nature.” - Donald Moncayo, president of the Union of Peoples Affected by Chevron-Texaco

Why were there fewer hurricanes than usual in 2025? And why were they so strong? Could 2025 be just an abnormal year, or was 2025 a glimpse of future hurricane seasons more significantly influenced by fossil fuel-caused #ClimateChange? @marc-alessi.bsky.social breaks it down: bit.ly/3MsiZUR

The Science for Public Good Fund is back! Apply today for up to $1500 to support your science advocacy efforts.

The toxic behavior of Trump’s EPA continues. In a move that will further endanger public health and result in greater cumulative exposure to cancer-causing formaldehyde, the agency is now proposing to gut the methods they use to evaluate the health risks of this harmful chemical.

The Trump admin’s FEMA review council convenes Dec. 11 to discuss and vote on draft report recommendations. In her blog, UCS’s Shana Udvardy explains what to expect, including major concerns that the council will ignore the realities of climate change and the effects of Sec. Noem’s interference.

The Trump administration has removed scientific data and climate change information from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) webpages, including all references to human activities driving climate change.

A federal court ruled that the Trump administration must release records tied to the secretly formed Climate Working Group (CWG), which produced a widely discredited report now central to attacks on U.S. climate efforts. Read UCS & @envdefensefund.bsky.social statement: 🔗 act.ucsusa.org/4rOlZej

New from Dr. Delta Merner: "This year climate litigation has evolved into a forward-looking strategy to secure rights, protect communities, and keep science at the center of public decision-making." #ClimateAccountability #ClimateLitigation

New from @emdashsanders.bsky.social: "Facing a growing number of lawsuits that could hold them liable for billions of dollars in climate damages, oil companies for the fifth time in three years are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the cases before they can reach trial." #ClimateAccountability

The first-of-its-kind lawsuit aims to hold Big Oil accountable for escalating home insurance costs, which Washington residents argue are being fueled by the industry's “coordinated and deliberate scheme to hide the truth about climate change and the effects of burning fossil fuels.”

We, the people, deserve an EPA that will protect our children’s health, that will uphold our interests, instead of boosting the profits of polluters. UCS will continue to fight for that alongside many others.

In just 10 years, #ClimateLitigation has evolved into a global accountability system recognised by the world's highest courts. Rulings have led to govs. amending laws & ditching #FossilFuel projects. Read Climate Litigation Network's report 👇 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...

Connecticut is now one of a growing number of state and local governments whose climate deception lawsuits against Big Oil companies are advancing toward discovery and trial after courts denied the companies’ motions to dismiss them. 🙌 Learn more 👇

🚨BIG: Connecticut's climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil is advancing toward trial after a state court rejected ALL of Exxon's motions to strike the case. The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to having their day in court to hold Exxon accountable for its climate lies.

"I walked out moved, unsettled, and profoundly grateful for the scientists and diplomats who refused to be intimidated into silence three decades ago." Read Dr Delta Merner's blog on "Kyoto", a play about the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Lincoln Center.

“COP30 was supposed to be the COP of truth and implementation. Unless nations reckon with the ugly truths revealed here, there will be major repercussions for multilateral climate agreements and more importantly, for the lives of communities who are on the frontlines of the climate crisis.” #COP30

"Officials in Boulder, Colorado, are urging the Supreme Court to reject the oil and gas industry’s latest effort to kill a swath of climate lawsuits, arguing that local governments have the authority to protect their residents."

🛢️ Big Oil ramped up Google Ads in Brazil by 2,900% in just one month ahead of #COP30, according to new research from @caadcoalition.bsky.social @climainfo.org.br & @c3ds.bsky.social.The surge reflects the industry’s push to protect its social license to pollute.

Our mission is simple: we provide free legal advice and assistance to researchers being targeted by bad actors trying to censor, misinterpret, or otherwise silence them. If you or someone you know needs help: csldf.org/contact

A new report from @oilchange.bsky.social finds that the US govt gives the #FossilFuel industry a handout of $34.8 BILLION dollars in subsidies every year — even as everyday people struggle with the cost of living and the climate crisis grows worse & worse. Read more: oilchange.org/publications...

🚨 BIG NEWS from #COP30:🇨🇴Colombia and 🇳🇱the Netherlands will co-host the 1st International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia – April 28–29, 2026.

Today, the COP Presidency released new negotiation text, including an updated Mutirão package, which is much weaker than the earlier version, dropping mention of a roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels, "a glaring omission of an urgent call championed here by more than 80 countries.”

Who’s surprised? #DHS Sec. #KristiNoem changes draft FEMA review council report. Former #FEMA head Cameron Hamilton asks blunt Q. “What degree of confidence do you have that the report that you submit to DHS will be what is submitted to the president?” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

“This is the first time the United States has not send an official federal government delegation here to COP, and that is a very sobering, shameful moment,” said UCS’s Rachel Cleetus to Deutsche Welle from #COP30.

Happening today! 11:30am BRT / 9:30am EST. Learn about the importance of science-informed policy to protect the health and safety of people and democracies, live from Dr. Caldas at #COP30!

TOMORROW at #COP30: UCS’s Dr. Astrid Caldas will deliver a keynote on the growing attacks on science and their impact on our democracy. Join the live discussion hosted by @wedonthavetime.bsky.social 📅 November 20 ⏰ 11:30–12:30 p.m. BRT / UTC -3 🔴 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEIA...

Today at #COP30: advocates from the US Gulf South, Latin America & Africa protested the unchecked expansion of massive new gas projects, which harm communities & undermine climate goals. This is part of a global call for a fossil fuel phaseout, which has set the tone for COP30: dont-gas-africa.org

UCS' Dr. Rachel Cleetus will soon be joining @news.dw.com live from #COP30 in Belém to discuss the clean energy transition, climate science and global politics on climate action! Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/CjbDUZk...

A powerful call echoed by over 80 countries rang through the halls of #COP30 during an afternoon press conference today, demanding a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels!

Today at #COP30! Tune in at 11:30 am ET to hear from US experts like UCS' Rachel Cleetus on what's needed in the final week of negotiations to ensure a successful outcome + demands of Afrodescendants & how COP30 connects with power building back home. Livestream: unfccc.int/event/us-cli...

New analysis from #KickBigPollutersOut shows that 1600+ fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to #COP30 climate talks, proportionally a 12% increase from last year😖Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber almost every country delegation, with 1/25 registrants repping the fossil fuel industry 😦

Global climate negotiations are complex. #COP30 brings together nearly 200 countries to address a shared crisis. That level of coordination is extraordinary, and disagreement is plentiful. Some reflect genuine differences, but others are deliberate efforts to stall, dilute, or redirect ambition.

The Trump admin pressed for the IEA to include a scenario w/ rising oil & gas demand for decades. UCS’s Rachel Cleetus: “At 2.9C of warming under the Current Policies Scenario, it is not a world in which anyone can be safe or an economy can thrive”...Investors should treat CPS w/ "zero credibility."

UCS’s Rachel Cleetus says “The IEA’s latest report underscores the daunting challenge ahead for rapidly decarbonizing the world’s economy but also highlights the opportunity for tremendous wins for consumers’ pocketbooks, public health and addressing energy poverty that pathway provides.”

This morning, the IEA released its 2025 World Energy Outlook, underscoring the rapid growth in renewables globally, but the urgent need to accelerate that momentum to meet climate goals.

"Requiring delegates to disclose affiliations and funding is a vital step in exposing fossil fuel influence. Yet with the 1.5°C target slipping away, disclosure alone is insufficient. World leaders must advance to disqualification, barring fossil fuel companies from shaping COP negotiations." #COP30

🤝 Today on COP30’s first ever official Information Integrity Day, over 195 individuals and 189 organisations have joined us to urge governments to codify information integrity, counter climate disinformation, and put public health and human rights first. buff.ly/6hNxaiq

💡 @timmonsroberts.bsky.social makes 3 points at the @caadcoalition.bsky.social & @ucs.org presser #COP30: 1 Disinformation is everywhere 2 Those w/ structural power deploy disinformation to maintain status quo. 3 Solutions exist & they're urgent. More info @cssn.org & cssn.org/news-researc...