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We demand a just transition that prioritizes the most vulnerable people and indigenous sovereignty; establishes reparations and remediation led by and for Black people, Indigenous people, people of color and poor communities for years of environmental injustice, establishes legal rights for ecosystems to thrive and regenerate in perpetuity, and repairs the effects of ongoing ecocide to prevent extinction of human and all species, in order to maintain a livable, just planet for all.

Climate advocacy cannot succeed without prioritizing the needs of frontline and indigenous communities and people of color, who too often are denied environmental justice because of poverty, neocolonialism, and institutional racism. These communities have fought the longest and with the most radical engagement in the history of the climate movement in the U.S. They have tended to have the least political power while having the most at stake. The changes we need for radical CO2 emissions reductions and the transition toward a carbon-neutral world will not be possible if we do not work in cooperation with our neighbors in these communities. 

In light of this we are honored to learn from, and stand alongside, the movements that have long been fighting for a better future for us all: particularly environmental justice, racial justice, labor rights, and immigration justice organizations.