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This guide from the Centre for Environmental Rights explains shareholder activism as a method for individuals to challenge corporate harm from within a company. It provides a step-by-step process for becoming an activist shareholder by purchasing a single share in a JSE-listed company, attending Annual General Meetings (AGMs), and using constitutional and legal frameworks to demand accountability for environmental and social issues.

This statement, published by the Center for International Environmental Law and signed by numerous organizations, argues that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a 'dangerous distraction' and not a viable climate solution. The document calls on United States and Canadian policymakers to stop subsidizing and permitting CCS, asserting that the technology is economically unviable for heavy industry, increases pollution for frontline communities, and primarily benefits the fossil fuel industry through enhanced oil recovery.

This fact sheet from the Center for International Environmental Law describes the systemic health risks associated with the entire life cycle of plastics, from feedstock extraction to waste management. It argues that plastic is a "global health crisis" that disproportionately affects marginalized communities and calls for comprehensive reduction of plastic production rather than piecemeal solutions.

This briefing note by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (GIESCR) reviews the 2023 outputs of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) regarding climate change. It details the Committee's focus on gender-responsive adaptation, the disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized women, and recommendations concerning fossil fuel extraction and climate finance.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (GIESCR) reviews the 2023 activities of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) regarding climate change. It details the CRC's use of State review procedures to hold governments accountable for children's rights in the face of climate crises and analyzes the Committee's General Comment No. 26 (2023), which establishes the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as implicit in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that offshore oil and gas activities—including exploration, production, transport, and decommissioning—pose severe threats to marine ecosystems, human rights, and the global climate. It calls for oceans everywhere to be made off-limits to these activities to address the triple planetary crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

This executive summary from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the full lifecycle of plastics, arguing that current and planned production growth threatens the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5C. The document quantifies emissions from extraction, refining, waste management, and environmental degradation, concluding that immediate reductions in plastic production and the cessation of fossil fuel extraction are necessary to mitigate climate impacts.

A fact sheet from the Global Climate and Health Alliance introducing a global report on the systemic and multidimensional health impacts of fossil fuel pollution across the human lifespan and the fossil fuel life cycle.

This executive summary from the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) details the comprehensive health impacts of the fossil fuel lifecycle—from extraction to disposal—and advocates for a rapid, just transition to renewable energy to protect global public health and environmental stability.

This executive summary from the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) details the comprehensive health and social burdens associated with the entire lifecycle of fossil fuels—from extraction to disposal. It argues that the health impacts are systemic, persistent, and disproportionately affect marginalized communities, necessitating a rapid and just transition to clean, renewable energy to prevent millions of premature deaths and mitigate the climate crisis.

This executive summary by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) details the comprehensive health and environmental impacts of fossil fuels throughout their entire life cycle—from extraction to disposal. It argues that the current dependence on fossil fuels creates a 'triple crisis' of environmental devastation, widespread human health damage, and instability in health systems, necessitating an urgent and just transition to clean energy.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance reports that fossil fuels cause systemic health damage across all life stages, from prenatal development to old age, through every phase of their life cycle (extraction, refining, transport, combustion, and waste). These impacts disproportionately affect marginalized communities in "sacrifice zones." The document highlights that global fossil fuel subsidies reached 7 trillion USD in 2022 and argues that a just transition to clean energy could save over 2 million lives annually and recover 4 trillion USD in public revenue. Key policy recommendations include halting new exploration, applying the "polluter pays" principle, and redirecting subsidies toward public health and renewables.

This fact sheet from the Global Climate and Health Alliance details the systemic health damages caused by fossil fuels across the human body, different life stages, and the entire industrial lifecycle from extraction to waste.

A statement from the Global Climate and Health Alliance addressed to the COP28 President, urging the accelerated, just, and equitable phase-out of fossil fuels to protect global health and achieve the 1.5 °C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.

This fact sheet provides frequently asked questions regarding the 'Cradle to Grave' report, which offers a global overview of the health and societal harms associated with the entire lifecycle of fossil fuels and their impact across the human lifespan.

A collective open letter from global health leaders urging the COP28 Presidency to commit to a rapid, just, and equitable phase-out of fossil fuels to protect public health, reduce air pollution-related deaths, and mitigate the health impacts of extreme weather.

This infographic outlines the health and socio-economic benefits of a just energy transition, focusing on the creation of a healthy fossil-free economy, healthy fossil-free cities, and access to clean and healthy energy.

A fact sheet by the Global Climate and Health Alliance detailing the health risks associated with fossil fuel pollution across different life stages, from pre-birth through elderly age.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) compiles statements from various global religious leaders, denominations, and interfaith organizations regarding anthropogenic climate change. The document highlights a broad consensus across major faiths that climate change is a moral, spiritual, and justice-related issue, emphasizing the disproportionate impact on poor populations and the necessity of transitioning away from fossil fuels.

The 2026 Global Electricity Review by Ember reports that record solar energy growth in 2025 met the entirety of new global electricity demand, halting the increase in fossil fuel generation for the first time since 2020. For the first time in the modern era, renewable energy sources collectively surpassed coal, accounting for over one-third of global electricity generation.