Organization:Climate Defiance

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Short description: US climate change direct action organization
Climate Defiance
Formation2023
TypeNGO
Purposedirect action to demand greenhouse gas emission reductions
Founders
Michael Greenberg, Rylee Haught[1]
Websiteclimatedefiance.org

Climate Defiance is a climate movement organization in the United States which uses direct action protests to demand stronger climate change mitigation policies.[2][3] The organization mostly focuses on protesting Democratic officials, because they hold the White House and Senate.[4]

Climate Defiance disrupted the 2023 White House Correspondents Dinner,[1] an event for Exxon CEO Darren Woods,[5] and the speaking events of several powerful Democratic officials, including Tommy Beaudreau,[3] Pete Buttigieg,[6] Jennifer Granholm,[3][7] Amy Klobuchar,[8] Joe Manchin,[9] Jerome Powell,[10][11][12] and Ali Zaidi.[13] After these actions, the group received a private meeting with White House adviser John Podesta.[9][14]

Climate Defiance is supported by Margaret Klein Salamon's Climate Emergency Fund,[13] which provides about half of Climate Defiance's budget.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Curtis, Deja. "Young Climate Activists Lead Blockade at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner | Sierra Club". https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/young-climate-activists-lead-blockade-white-house-correspondents-dinner. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jones, Callum (2023-12-26). "New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/26/climate-defiance-change-protesters-confrontation. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jefferson, Nikayla (2023-12-04). "Why a new climate group is heckling powerful Democrats". Yale Climate Connections. http://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/12/why-a-new-climate-group-is-heckling-powerful-democrats/. 
  4. ↑ Gell, Aaron; Nwanevu, Osita; Nwanevu, Osita; Grant, Melissa Gira; Grant, Melissa Gira; Noah, Timothy; Noah, Timothy (2024-01-02). "Democrats and Climate Activists Are on a Collision Course in 2024". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. https://newrepublic.com/article/177572/democrats-climate-activists-collision-course-2024. 
  5. ↑ "Climate activists disrupt event honouring Exxon CEO Darren Woods". Yahoo News. 2023-12-11. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/climate-activists-disrupt-event-honouring-104940708.html. 
  6. ↑ Blackwell, Penelope (2023-10-17). "Video: Pete Buttigieg’s Baltimore talk disrupted by climate protesters". The Baltimore Banner. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/climate-environment/pete-buttigieg-impact-maryland-baltimore-BSHIKIMWVJCQ5EY7E7IZLIX6WU/. 
  7. ↑ Irwin, Lauren (2023-10-11). "Climate protesters crash Buttigieg interview, chanting ‘stop Petro Pete’" (Text). The Hill. https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4250204-climate-protesters-crash-buttigieg-interview/. 
  8. ↑ McAllister, Cade. "Climate activists interrupt senator’s book talk, occupy stage". The GW Hatchet. https://gwhatchet.com/2023/05/12/climate-activists-interrupt-senators-book-talk-occupy-stage/. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Why Climate Activists Shut Down Journalists’ Event With Joe Manchin". The Lever. 2023-06-08. https://www.levernews.com/why-climate-activists-shut-down-journalists-event-with-joe-manchin/. 
  10. ↑ Aratani, Lauren (2023-10-19). "Climate activists force Fed chair Jerome Powell off stage in New York". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/19/climate-change-protest-fed-chair-jerome-powell-fossil-fuels-new-york. 
  11. ↑ Smialek, Jeanna (2023-12-01). "Climate Protesters Get in Fed’s Face as Policy Clash Grows Louder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/business/economy/federal-reserve-climate-protesters.html. 
  12. ↑ Pound, Jesse (2023-10-19). "Climate protesters disrupt start of Federal Reserve Chair Powell's economic speech". CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/19/climate-protesters-disrupt-start-of-federal-reserve-chair-powells-economic-speech.html. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Osborne, James (2023-10-23). "Behind new wave of climate protests is a desire to 'shake humanity awake'". Houston Chronicle. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/climate-protests-defiance-extinction-rebellion-18434106.php. 
  14. ↑ Catenacci, Thomas (2024-01-02). "Climate activists who chased Buttigieg, Powell off stages rewarded with private White House meeting" (Text.Article). Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-activists-who-chased-buttigieg-powell-off-stages-rewarded-private-white-house-meeting. 

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