The climate is in crisis. Under the leadership of longtime climate champion former Congressman Henry Waxman, Mighty is building a global movement for action.
Les Demandes de Mighty Earth au Groupe Carrefour
July 13, 2022
L'Amazonie est en train de brûler. Début juillet, les dernières données officielles sur la situation au Brésil alertent sur le fait qu’au cours des six derniers mois, la déforestation en Amazonie brésilienne a atteint son taux le plus élevé depuis des années, avec près de 3 750 kilomètres carrés de forêt qui ont été détruits. Dans le Cerrado brésilien, il n’y a jamais eu autant d'incendies depuis 2004. D'autres pays d'Amérique latine ont connu des catastrophes similaires cette année. La quasi-totalité de cette déforestation est liée à l'industrie de la viande. La chaîne d'approvisionnement de Carrefour à la fois leader de la grande distribution au Brésil et distributeur majeur au niveau mondial, probablement plus qu’aucune autre.
バングラデシュ・マタルバリにおける日本の石炭火力発電所事業の中止に関するマイティー・アースの声明
June 23, 2022
昨日、日本政府は海外石炭ファイナンスの終了を発表し、マタバリ2石炭火力発電所事業の中止が決定しました。マタバリ2石炭火力発電所事業は、日本が石炭ファイナンスを辞められずにいることの象徴でした。世界的なキャンペーンが展開された後、2月28日に住友商事が建設請負から撤退したことで、このプロジェクトが中止される可能性が高くなっていました。
VICTORY: Mighty Earth Statement on the Cancellation of Japanese Coal Plant at Matarbari, Bangladesh
June 22, 2022
Yesterday, the Japanese government announced an end to their overseas coal finance, resulting in the cancellation of the Matarbari 2 coal power plant.
Sumitomo Faces Shareholder Revolt Over Empty Climate Action Rhetoric
January 30, 2022
Might Earth Report Underscores Investor Concerns at Fossil Fuel Dependence
(Washington D.C) –Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation will face unprecedented investor pressure at its Annual General Meeting on June 18 for its failure to take adequate steps to reduce its massive global carbon emissions footprint, the Washington, D.C. environmental campaign organization Mighty Earth said today.
Biden Climate Summit Requires Bold Industrial Decarbonization Plan
April 21, 2021
Will world leaders show the necessary vision and political will to make heavy industry decarbonization a reality?
Automakers Must Drive Global Push for “Green Steel”
April 19, 2021
Automakers increasingly recognize that reducing the carbon footprint of their products must go beyond electrification and address the use of steel in their products.
Beef Scorecard: Global Food Brands Failing to Address Largest Driver of Deforestation
April 15, 2021
The world's top supermarket and fast-food companies are largely ignoring the environmental and human rights abuses caused by their beef products.
JBS Promises 14 More Years of Forest Destruction
March 24, 2021
The paltry scope of JBS's latest pledge demonstrates the need for us to keep the pressure on.
ArcelorMittal Decarbonization Move Highlights Urgency of Steel Emission Reductions
March 18, 2021
The global steel production sector made an important symbolic move toward tackling its massive carbon emission problem with ArcelorMittal’s unveiling of a new decarbonization initiative
The Biden Moment on Climate
November 7, 2020
We’ve waited far too long to reach this moment when movement for climate action is within reach and on the Administration’s agenda. And we’re determined to keep it there.
IEA Fails to Deliver a 1.5-degree Climate Scenario for Steel Industry
October 8, 2020
The International Energy Agency has squandered its unique opportunity to set the stage for the decarbonization of steel.
Indigenous-Led Movement Tells Brazilian Government: #HandsOffTheAmazon
October 7, 2020
Urgent action is needed to stop deforestation in the Amazon, protecting the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and the keeping the Amazon from ecosystem collapse due to decades of destruction.
Opposition Mounting to Anti-Forest Legislation in Indonesia
October 2, 2020
New York Times report, public announcements by major companies highlight risks to Indonesia’s economy
Justice for Tamshiyacu
October 2, 2020
Holding a cocoa company accountable for 2,000 hectares of primary forest deforestation, illegal trafficking of forest and wood products, and obstruction of justice.
Millions of Europeans call for full alignment of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy with the European Green Deal
October 1, 2020
Mighty Earth joins with NGOs representing millions of Europeans to ask for radical change to align farm subsidies with the European Green Deal.
2020 Amazon Fires Linked to Deforestation by JBS, Marfrig, and Minerva; Likely Exacerbated COVID-19 Outbreaks
September 29, 2020
The only way these companies will change their practices is if the grocery stores that people trust – Metro, Costco, Casino, and Ahold Delhaize stores like Giant, Food Lion, and Stop & Shop – stop buying from the arsons of the Amazon.
Mighty Earth Helps Lobby Globally for a Successful Leaders’ Pledge for Nature
September 28, 2020
A renewed effort to reduce deforestation, halt unsustainable fishing practices, clamp down on waste plastics, eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies, and accelerate the transition towards sustainable food production systems and circular economies.
Project to Build Japan’s Largest Palm Oil Burning Power Plant Defeated
July 1, 2020
Environmental groups are celebrating today’s dissolution of Maizuru Green Initiatives GK, a company set up to build a palm oil burning power plant in Maizuru City, Japan.
Ensuring a Green EU Recovery Plan for the Tire, Rubber, and Auto Industries
June 26, 2020
All companies receiving bailout funds should be committed to the European Green Deal, the Paris Agreement, and to achieving net zero carbon neutrality by 2025. Businesses seeking EU bailout support should also have robust policies and practices in place that recognize and ensure workers' rights throughout their supply chains.
On World Rainforest Day, Global Brands Must Honor Commitment to End Deforestation by 2020
June 22, 2020
Global coalition calls on CGF to take ambitious, immediate action to protect forests, the climate, and human health
Sumitomo Doubles Down on Coal, Releases More Rhetoric on Sustainability
June 19, 2020
Japanese conglomerate plans to continue work on disastrous coal plant project in Bangladesh despite climate, public health, budgetary, and environmental concerns
Ten Reasons Why Sumitomo’s Matarbari Coal Plant is a Terrible Idea
June 15, 2020
The first Matarbari coal plant is a disaster – it is expensive, a bad investment, and an embarrassment to Sumitomo and Japan. Here are ten reasons why a second plant should never see the light of day.
Mighty Earth Stands for Racial Justice
June 1, 2020
We stand in solidarity with those targeted by police violence and the protesters demanding justice.
Supermarkets Urged to Actually Stop Buying from Companies Destroying the Amazon
June 1, 2020
Action is necessary to stop the bulldozing of the Amazon and the killing of Indigenous people
Grocery Stores Threatening Brazil Boycott Must Go Further to Truly Protect Forests
May 20, 2020
Their customers - and the world - expect these brands not just to call for action, but to act.
European Tire & Rubber Manufacturers Plan to Put More Vehicles on the Roads in Response to Covid-19
May 6, 2020
Proposal for an EU-funded vehicle renewal scheme would likely increase car ownership and could pose serious public health risks
Mighty Earth joins call for Green Recovery for EU Agriculture
April 16, 2020
EU should publish its new "Farm to Fork" strategy to transition European agriculture towards a greener, healthier future.
Mighty Earth Chairman Henry Waxman Responds to Trump Administration’s Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks
March 31, 2020
In response to the Trump Administration's rollback of Obama era fuel efficiency rules, Mighty Earth Chairman, Henry Waxman, has released a statement.
Architects, Engineers, Builders, and Activists Declare 2030 Must Become the New 2050 in the Climate Emergency
March 6, 2020
Steel and concrete industries targeted by their top customers for dramatic GHG emissions reductions in next ten years
New Investigation: Sumitomo Corporation’s Dirty Energy Investments Highlight Japan’s Failure to Act on Climate
December 10, 2019
As the international community gathers in Madrid to discuss next steps in the fight against global climate change, a new report is exposing how Japan’s policies are empowering a major corporation that embraces and invests in dirty energy sources like coal and biomass.
Cargill’s Uninspiring Climate Commitment
December 3, 2019
Successful implementation is a less likely outcome than another pained acknowledgement that they will fail to meet the goal
Mighty Earth, ArcelorMittal, Lendlease, Daimler, HSBC & Others Launch ResponsibleSteel™, The World’s First Sustainability Standard For The Steel Industry
December 2, 2019
ResponsibleSteel's Executive Director calls Mighty Earth "critical" in development of new standard
Global Finance Leader HSBC Calls for Carbon-Neutral Steel
November 26, 2019
Steel is currently the largest source of industrial carbon emissions.
Breakthrough Embodied Carbon Tool for Construction Only A First Step Toward Market Transformation
November 21, 2019
We are going to need all kinds of technical solutions -- like EC3 -- to reduce embodied carbon from construction.
House Legislation Would Extend Corporate Giveaways for Forest-Destroying Bioenergy
November 21, 2019
Solving the climate crisis requires the leadership to not only advance solutions but to also reject false ones
New Investment By Largest Steel Producer in U.S. Proves Clean Energy Can Power Heavy Industry
November 15, 2019
Switching to clean electricity is good for business, good for the climate, and good for clean energy jobs.
NYC Activists call on Cargill to Stop the Amazon Fires & Embrace Regenerative Agriculture
October 11, 2019
Brands can continue sourcing from Cargill, or they can maintain a reputation as environmental leaders -- but they can't do both.
Global Architecture Community Sets Ambitious New Target: Zero Emissions by 2040
October 8, 2019
The global architecture community is coming together to embrace an exciting vision
To Save the Climate, Grocery Stores Must Stop Stocking Deforestation
September 24, 2019
We don't have the luxury of trusting corporate pledges anymore. It's time for real, concrete action. Not one year from now, not 10 years from now. Right now.
World Green Building Council Sounds the Alarm on Embodied Carbon
September 23, 2019
Without urgent action immediately, embodied carbon will be responsible for at least half of total new construction emissions between now and 2050. There is no time to lose.
Global Day of Action for the Amazon
September 6, 2019
On September 5, activists across the world joined the Global Day of Action for the Amazon to hold governments and companies that stand to profit from the fires in the Amazon accountable for their role in this environmental destruction.
The Companies Behind the Burning of the Amazon
August 29, 2019
New analysis from Mighty Earth shows the incentives for the Amazon's destruction come from international agribusinesses like JBS and Cargill.
Mighty Earth and NGO’s urge the EU to end complicity in the Amazon Fires
August 29, 2019
Mighty Earth joined today a host of other civil society organizations, pleading the EU to step up to the plate and address its own complicity in current Amazon fires & deforestation crisis.
Mighty Earth responds to the Fires in the Amazon
August 23, 2019
As the Amazon continues to burn at a record rate, Mighty Earth CEO Glenn Hurowitz has released a statement.
New Report: Steel Industry Vulnerable, Must Prepare for Decarbonization
August 2, 2019
Top 20 companies are not on pace to hit critical emissions reductions needed for 1.5-degree threshold
Mighty Earth responds to deforestation spike in the Amazon
July 26, 2019
New government data shows that 1,345 sq km of the Brazilian Amazon have been cleared in the month of July alone, an area greater than the city of Los Angeles. In response to this announcement, Mighty Earth CEO Glenn Hurowitz released a statement.
Judge Cargill on Implementation, Not Commitments
July 25, 2019
At this point, it’s irresponsible to take Cargill at their word. Cargill should be judged on implementation, not commitments.
Cargill Named “Worst Company in the World”
July 11, 2019
New report documents US-based agribusiness giant's "ineptitude and incoherence at a grand scale."
Mighty Earth to Help Set Environmental, Climate Standards for Steel
June 18, 2019
Environmental organization joins ResponsibleSteel, which will set standards and certification plans for industry by 2020
Mighty Earth Calls on Private Sector to Address Devastating Climate Impacts
May 14, 2019
"Just because government isn’t doing its job doesn’t mean the job doesn’t have to be done."
In Rare Instance, Environmentalists Agree with Scott Pruitt’s EPA: Lower Biodiesel Mandates
October 23, 2017
It’s a shame that Pruitt is backing away from his agency’s proposal to reduce biodiesel levels. We don’t agree with the EPA on much of anything, but we did agree on this.
Environmental group cries “fowl” over biodiesel event
September 13, 2017
The National Biodiesel Board offered Congressional members and staff free French fries today, but the group’s touting of used cooking oil misrepresents the real-world reality of biodiesel production. Environmentalists and their animal ‘friends’ attended the event to share information about the strong links between biodiesel and deforestation.
Henry Waxman, National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club and Others Urge EPA and Congress to Reduce Biofuel Mandates
August 31, 2017
A growing coalition of environmental and anti-hunger groups, including former Congressman Henry Waxman, now chairman of Mighty Earth, urged the EPA today to reconsider and reduce mandates for conventional, food-based biofuels. Over 40,000 individuals also commented to EPA in support of reducing volume levels.
France announces new five-year climate plan that puts end to “imported deforestation” of products like palm oil and soy
July 12, 2017
Last week, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot laid out France’s new “climate plan” which includes greater efforts to protect the world’s tropical rainforests in the Amazon, West Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Mighty Earth Calls Out EPA on Dirty Biofuels Proposal
July 10, 2017
A proposal released last week by the EPA includes troubling news for tropical forests and other ecosystems threatened by encroaching industrial agriculture.
Major Anti-Climate Provision Added to the Omnibus Appropriations Bill
May 1, 2017
“Just because Congress says burning trees for electricity is carbon neutral doesn’t mean that it is. This provision repeats some of the same mistakes in the Renewable Fuel Standard that has had massive unintended negative consequences for forests, the climate, and consumers. By incentivizing dirty energy, this policy will disadvantage truly clean renewables like wind and solar. "
Victory: Biomass Loophole Removed from Legislation
December 8, 2016
BREAKING: the proposed amendment to federal legislation that would incentivize burning of biomass by declaring it “carbon-neutral” seems to be officially dead.
PGE Tests Biomass at Boardman Coal Plant
December 7, 2016
Today, the Sierra Club released a report analyzing a proposal from Portland General Electric (PGE) to convert the state’s last coal plant in Boardman, Oregon into one of the world’s largest biomass facilities. The report finds that the proposal may pose major implications for air quality, forest health, and carbon reduction goals.
Biomass Campaign Heats Up
October 25, 2016
As a massive Oregon power plant gears up to convert from burning coal to burning trees, a Congressional fight over whether or not forest biomass is carbon neutral is more than just theoretical.
Waxman blasts egregious biomass rider
August 30, 2016
Former California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman is criticizing language in the fiscal 2017 Interior Department and U.S. EPA spending bill he said would amount to a "loophole" that ignores carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of biomass for energy.
Automakers need to stick with fuel efficiency plan
August 30, 2016
The U.S. auto industry has met President Barack Obama’s tough fuel economy and carbon pollution standards. But rather than celebrating this triumph of American engineering and using it as a platform to achieve needed new gains, some auto companies want to roll back the next phase of tougher emissions and efficiency standards.
How the Paris Climate Agreement Supercharges the Clean Air Act
August 30, 2016
A group of leading law professors who work on climate have published a game-changing new legal analysis. It finds that the Paris climate agreement unlocks a previously unused Clean Air Act provision that enables broad authority to use market-based mechanisms to reduce carbon pollution nationwide.