Friends of the Earth International statement on the election of Donald Trump

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement from its 2016 Biennial General Meeting in Indonesia rejecting the election of Donald Trump. The organization condemns his rhetoric against marginalized groups and his 'climate denialism', which they argue threatens global progress on climate action. The statement links the rise of such political trends to the failures of neo-liberalism and corporate globalization, while expressing solidarity with progressive resistance movements in the United States.

• Friends of the Earth International condemns Donald Trump's 'climate denialism' and that of his deputies, stating that these views threaten to reverse decades of environmental progress both within the United States and globally.
• The organization rejects several of Trump's policy proposals, specifically those aimed at deregulating industry, concentrating wealth and political power, and eroding civil and human rights.
• The statement attributes the political environment that allowed Trump's rise to the negative impacts of corporate globalization and neo-liberalism, which have resulted in economic insecurity, political marginalization, and rising inequality for millions in the U.S.

APA

Fox, A. (2016). Friends of the Earth International statement on the election of Donald Trump. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2016-12-foe-international-statement-on-trump-election/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. Friends of the Earth International statement on the election of Donald Trump. Friends of the Earth, 2016. https://foe.org/news/2016-12-foe-international-statement-on-trump-election/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{fox2016friends, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{Friends of the Earth International statement on the election of Donald Trump}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2016}, month = dec, url = {https://foe.org/news/2016-12-foe-international-statement-on-trump-election/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }