The Alliance For Climate Protection

CLIMATE REALITY'S SINGLE PURPOSE IS TO IGNITE PUBLIC ACTION TO SOLVE THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS: IN 2023 THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS - EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, CLIMATE FINANCE, AND STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AROUND CLIMATE - WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ALIGNING AND MOBILIZING CLIMATE REALITY'S TRAINED LEADERS, 3.5 MILLION NETWORK AND SYSTEM OF 11 BRANCHES FOR GREATEST IMPACT. TAKEN TOGETHER, THEY TARGET THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, PROMOTE JUST SOLUTIONS, REMOVE OBSTACLES TO CHANGE, AND PULL ON THE LEVERS OF POWER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.NETWORK MOBILIZATION: THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNATIONAL 11 BRANCHES ARE MOBILIZING CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS AND ADVOCATES TO ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS, EDUCATE, AND BUILD STRONG PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POPULAR SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE ACTION IN LOCALITIES, STATES, COUNTRIES AND REGIONS. THEY ALSO WORK TO ENSURE LOCALITIES, STATES AND NATIONS BUILD, IMPLEMENT, AND STAY ACCOUNTABLE TO VARIOUS CLIMATE COMMITMENTS, MANY OF WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL COMMITMENTS TO THE HISTORIC PARIS AGREEMENT IN 2015.BRANCHES HAVE COVERAGE IN 14 OF THE G20 COUNTRIES: AFRICA, AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC, BRAZIL, LATIN AMERICA, CANADA, EUROPE, INDIA & SOUTH ASIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES. TOGETHER, THESE BRANCH OFFICES WORK COOPERATIVELY ON REGIONAL OR GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY UNDER THE UN FRAMEWORK.THE UNITED STATES BRANCH IS THE LARGEST WITH MORE THAN 100 CHAPTERS ACROSS 36 STATES. IN THE US, CHAPTERS ENGAGE CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS, ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM THEIR LOCAL AREA IN OUR GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS, PROVING TO BE VIBRANT PLATFORMS FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION. WITH THIS CHAPTER PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE RESOURCES, NETWORK, AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE ACTION AT ALL LEVELS.

DIVERSITY AND JUSTICE: CLIMATE REALITY WORKS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS TRAININGS, CAMPAIGNS, AND ACTIVITIES THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL FRAME AND WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ON ITS FRONTLINES. THIS COLLABORATIVE WORK PRIORITIZES COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING LOW-INCOME, INDIGENOUS, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN THE U.S., WHO OFTEN FACE ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUITIES. INTERNATIONALLY, THE FOCUS EXTENDS TO YOUTH AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. THIS INITIATIVE ALSO INVOLVES PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT TAKE AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, SUCH AS INTERFAITH GROUPS AND OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO MAKE CLIMATE EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND TO THOSE WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH.

GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS: IN 2023 THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS - EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, CLIMATE FINANCE, AND STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AROUND CLIMATE - WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ALIGNING AND MOBILIZING CLIMATE REALITY'S TRAINED LEADERS, 3.5 MILLION NETWORK AND SYSTEM OF 11 BRANCHES FOR GREATEST IMPACT. TAKEN TOGETHER, THEY TARGET THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, PROMOTE JUST SOLUTIONS, REMOVE OBSTACLES TO CHANGE, AND PULL ON THE LEVERS OF POWER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.NETWORK MOBILIZATION: THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNATIONAL 11 BRANCHES ARE MOBILIZING CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS AND ADVOCATES TO ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS, EDUCATE, AND BUILD STRONG PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POPULAR SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE ACTION IN LOCALITIES, STATES, COUNTRIES AND REGIONS. THEY ALSO WORK TO ENSURE LOCALITIES, STATES AND NATIONS BUILD, IMPLEMENT, AND STAY ACCOUNTABLE TO VARIOUS CLIMATE COMMITMENTS, MANY OF WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL COMMITMENTS TO THE HISTORIC PARIS AGREEMENT IN 2015.BRANCHES HAVE COVERAGE IN 14 OF THE G20 COUNTRIES: AFRICA, AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC, BRAZIL, LATIN AMERICA, CANADA, EUROPE, INDIA & SOUTH ASIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES. TOGETHER, THESE BRANCH OFFICES WORK COOPERATIVELY ON REGIONAL OR GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY UNDER THE UN FRAMEWORK.THE UNITED STATES BRANCH IS THE LARGEST WITH MORE THAN 100 CHAPTERS ACROSS 36 STATES. IN THE US, CHAPTERS ENGAGE CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS, ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM THEIR LOCAL AREA IN OUR GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS, PROVING TO BE VIBRANT PLATFORMS FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION. WITH THIS CHAPTER PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE RESOURCES, NETWORK, AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE ACTION AT ALL LEVELS.

DIVERSITY AND JUSTICE: CLIMATE REALITY WORKS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS TRAININGS, CAMPAIGNS, AND ACTIVITIES THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL FRAME AND WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ON ITS FRONTLINES. THIS COLLABORATIVE WORK PRIORITIZES COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING LOW-INCOME, INDIGENOUS, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN THE U.S., WHO OFTEN FACE ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUITIES. INTERNATIONALLY, THE FOCUS EXTENDS TO YOUTH AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. THIS INITIATIVE ALSO INVOLVES PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT TAKE AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, SUCH AS INTERFAITH GROUPS AND OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO MAKE CLIMATE EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND TO THOSE WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH.

CLIMATE LEADERSHIP CORPS TRAININGS: AT THE HEART OF CLIMATE REALITY'S WORK IS OUR SIGNATURE ACTIVIST TRAINING PROGRAM, THE CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS, PERSONALLY LED BY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT GORE. WE CONVENE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS, STUDENTS, WORKING PROFESSIONALS, CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVISTS, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES, AND MORE, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RESOURCES AND NETWORK TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION. BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS, EACH TRAINING IS UNIQUE TO ITS LOCATION OR TOPIC. TRAININGS HAVE PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE TOOLS AT RAISING THE VISIBILITY OF THE CRISIS IN CRITICAL REGIONS, BUILDING LITERACY AROUND SCIENCE AND SOLUTIONS, AND EQUIPPING CLIMATE ADVOCATES TO CATALYZE CHANGE.IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED THREE CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS TRAININGS: A VIRTUAL US TRAINING FOCUSED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, AS WELL AS REACHING NEW LOCATIONS WITH TRAININGS IN S. KOREA AND WEST AFRICA. TRAINED LEADERS NOW HAIL FROM MORE THAN 190 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES.AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAININGS, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS JOIN OUR US CHAPTERS OR INTERNATIONAL BRANCHES, ENGAGE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, ENTER GOVERNMENT TO DRIVE FORWARD CLIMATE POLICY, ADVANCE ACTION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, OR TAKE ON CLIMATE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE.

CLIMATE LEADERSHIP CORPS TRAININGS: AT THE HEART OF CLIMATE REALITY'S WORK IS OUR SIGNATURE ACTIVIST TRAINING PROGRAM, THE CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS, PERSONALLY LED BY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT GORE. WE CONVENE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS, STUDENTS, WORKING PROFESSIONALS, CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVISTS, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES, AND MORE, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RESOURCES AND NETWORK TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION. BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS, EACH TRAINING IS UNIQUE TO ITS LOCATION OR TOPIC. TRAININGS HAVE PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE TOOLS AT RAISING THE VISIBILITY OF THE CRISIS IN CRITICAL REGIONS, BUILDING LITERACY AROUND SCIENCE AND SOLUTIONS, AND EQUIPPING CLIMATE ADVOCATES TO CATALYZE CHANGE.IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED THREE CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS TRAININGS: A VIRTUAL US TRAINING FOCUSED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, AS WELL AS REACHING NEW LOCATIONS WITH TRAININGS IN S. KOREA AND WEST AFRICA. TRAINED LEADERS NOW HAIL FROM MORE THAN 190 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES.AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAININGS, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS JOIN OUR US CHAPTERS OR INTERNATIONAL BRANCHES, ENGAGE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, ENTER GOVERNMENT TO DRIVE FORWARD CLIMATE POLICY, ADVANCE ACTION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, OR TAKE ON CLIMATE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE.

COMMUNICATIONS: THE ORGANIZATION CREATES AND SHARES INFORMATIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ENGAGING CONTENT THROUGH A RANGE OF MEDIA CHANNELS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS, HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEIR OWN LIVES AND INSPIRE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES. EACH MONTH, PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ACCESS THE ORGANIZATION'S BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEOS, E-BOOKS, AND FACT SHEETS TO LEARN THE BASICS OF CLIMATE SCIENCE AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CLIMATE POLICY AND SOLUTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S DIGITAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS HARNESS THE POWER OF DIGITAL MEDIA TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE AUDIENCES TO ACT, DRIVING CHANGE ONLINE AND IN THE HALLS OF POWER WORLDWIDE.

COMMUNICATIONS: THE ORGANIZATION CREATES AND SHARES INFORMATIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ENGAGING CONTENT THROUGH A RANGE OF MEDIA CHANNELS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS, HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEIR OWN LIVES AND INSPIRE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES. EACH MONTH, PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ACCESS THE ORGANIZATION'S BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEOS, E-BOOKS, AND FACT SHEETS TO LEARN THE BASICS OF CLIMATE SCIENCE AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CLIMATE POLICY AND SOLUTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S DIGITAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS HARNESS THE POWER OF DIGITAL MEDIA TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE AUDIENCES TO ACT, DRIVING CHANGE ONLINE AND IN THE HALLS OF POWER WORLDWIDE.