"Shell is threatening all our rights" - Oil giant’s human rights record on trial
ActionAid is one of seven environmental and human rights organisations, led by Friends of the Earth Netherlands, taking legal action against Shell to demand it reduces its emissions in line with
Climate Ambition Summit: ‘Glaring gap’ in support for Global South
Climate pledges announced the Climate Ambition Summit, co-hosted by the UN and the UK on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, overlook the devastating loss and damage already being caused by
Principles for Just Transitions in Extractives and Agriculture: Shaping energy and food systems that work for women, communities and the climate
Efforts to address the climate emergency and limit global warming require fundamental and rapid change in our energy and food systems.
ActionAid issues urgent appeal for more ambitious climate plans ahead of UN deadline for Paris agreement submissions
ActionAid is calling for increased ambition to limit global warming to 1.5°C and to support vulnerable nations as the UN deadline for governments’ plans to tackle climate change is fast approaching on
Public policies that advance or hinder rural women’s and young people’s livelihoods and climate justice for all
ActionAid seeks a major paradigm shift to tackle the global climate emergency and gender equality crisis. The discussion paper highlights the key policies that hinder and enable rural women and young
World Bank and IMF mark 75th anniversary amid rising global hunger, the climate crisis and corporate human rights abuses
ActionAid's international director of programmes and global engagement reflects on 75 years of the IMF and World Bank, ahead of their annual meetings, which coincide with the Committee on World Food
We demand fossil free politics
ActionAid has joined a coalition of almost 200 civil society organisations to demand fossil-free politics. You read the joint statement and learn more about the climate emergency on this page.
Cancelling COP in Chile must not delay progress on climate justice
The Chilean government has pulled out of hosting the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) climate summit due to continuing protests against rising inequality. This must not delay progress on climate
ActionAid contribution to the external dimension of the European Green Deal
This page outlines ActionAid's contribution to the external dimension of the European Green Deal as set out on Monday 25 November, 2019.
US and EU owe more than half the cost of repairing future damage caused by climate disasters
New analysis sets out how much responsibility the wealthy countries behind the climate crisis must take for the devastating impact that rising global temperatures are already having on developing
