‘Artivism’, flash mobs and cake: the creative climate action of Mothers Rise Up

Maya MailerClimate Change, Influencing, Private sector

Maya Mailer unpacks the theory of change of an innovative climate change group, which uses artistic, eye-catching stunts outside corporate HQs, narratives of hope and the social status of mothers to talk to parts of the private sector that other climate activists often struggle to reach.

Who should pay for climate damage? We think it should be the firms that profit from it

Ashfaq KhalfanClimate Change, Private sector, Tax

Oxfam and ally organisations are calling for a permanent tax on the profits of fossil fuel firms. Such a tax, says Ashfaq Khalfan, could raise $400bn in its first year, vital funds that could not only support those suffering climate loss and damage but also accelerate the switch to a green global economy.

Down the Line: Oil, Poverty, and a Future Worth Building

Andrew BograndLand rights, Natural Resources

Every day, communities around the globe struggle to protect their land, livelihoods, environment, and money. This is the case from the western United States, where residents in poor neighborhoods have lost everything this summer in climate-induced fires, to eastern Africa, where rural villages are navigating the low costs and high risks of oil projects. Whether these communities live downwind or …

Low costs, high risks, and empty promises? The price of oil in East Africa

Andrew BograndClimate Change, Land rights, Natural Resources

If constructed, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) would become the world’s longest heated pipeline. Communities that will be impacted are worried about their land, money, environment, and future. Oxfam is urging project developers and the governments of Uganda and Tanzania to listen to these communities and take immediate action.