UCS Climate & Accountability Campaigns

The 2026 UNEP Emissions Gap Report released today underscores the huge gulf between current country commitments to cut heat-trapping emissions and what’s needed to limit overshoot of global warming above 1.5°C. 🌏 Download here: bit.ly/4jzJpTk

In a poll released last week by Data for Progress, 75% of likely voters said they would oppose legislation that would give fossil fuel companies “legal immunity from having to pay for the damages they have caused by worsening climate change.”

New piece in @truthout on some recently revealed documents showing just how much companies like Exxon knew about climate, and just how much they lied. truthout.org/articles/new...

"Outside the Supreme Court, this was about more than a lawsuit. It was about people whose lives have been upended by fire and drought, and who came to the nation’s highest court hoping to be heard." #ClimateAccountability #ExxonKnew

"This new deposition is just the latest piece of evidence that Exxon knew it was promising more than its algae research could deliver... It shows how Exxon used advertising as a tool to mislead consumers about the risks of its business model." #ExxonKnew

En la última entrega de nuestra serie “El crimen del siglo”, revelamos con pruebas documentadas el fraude cometido por las grandes petroleras, por medio de sus grupos de fachada, para sembrar mentiras sobre el cambio climático. Escucha aquí: https://act.ucs.org/3Wu6FZ3

The U.S. is warming in every congressional district — but how much has your corner of the country changed? A new #ClimateCentral analysis finds 2.8°F of warming on average across all 435 districts since 1970. 🔎Find your district and explore the data: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

Together, these cases illustrate two key fronts in climate accountability: "Whether decision-makers must confront the full emissions consequences of fossil fuel extraction, and whether fossil fuel companies can be held responsible for the financial costs of climate harms linked to their conduct."

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Big Oil's arguments to escape trial in Boulder, Colorado's climate deception lawsuit. “To the people of Boulder: Science and justice are on your side,” said Gretchen Goldman, President and CEO of @ucs.org.

"The Marshall Fire left lasting scars on our community and shattered my sense of safety,” said Madison Schink, who still experiences anxiety after the fire and now lives near a Suncor refinery. “There’s no doubt in my mind that Big Oil has fundamentally altered how I experience everyday life.”

“Before there’s a case number, there’s a life that matters,” said Zaire Calvin, who lost his sister, Evelyn McClendon, in the Eaton Fire. “We can build another house. We can’t bring back my sister’s life.” From Altadena to Boulder, communities deserve their day in court to hold Big Oil accountable.

“I believe my state has a right and duty to protect my health and hold corporations like Suncor responsible for the damage they've caused,” said Alina Miranda, who lost her home and pets in the Marshall Fire. “The Supreme Court should not take away the ability of my local government to protect me.”

Fossil fuel companies are angling to evade accountability through the Supreme Court—but the facts are simply not on their side. Even with the Trump admin's full backing of the industry, “the age of accountability for the fossil fuel industry has just begun.”

They are part of a major rally outside the US Supreme Court as oral arguments begin in a historic climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil & Suncor Energy. #SuncorvBoulder Learn more:

🚨 HAPPENING NOW AT THE SUPREME COURT 🚨 UCS President & CEO @gretchentg.bsky.social and former Washington Governor @govjayinslee.bsky.social are joining forces with survivors of devastating wildfires from Colorado and California.

This is huge! The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has just used his final General Assembly speech to world leaders to pay tribute to our #MakePollutersPay movement. “You are on the right side of history – keep going.” This movement is powerful. We are changing politics. Get involved!

This weekend the NE US is facing a strong, rare Sept Nor'easter. Wind damage & coastal flooding (worsened by sea level rise) are expected. In this 2025 blog, UCS’s @marc-alessi.bsky.social, explains how nor'easters are being influenced by warmer oceans, courtesy of climate change.

On October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy’s arguments to escape trial in the City and County of Boulder, Colorado’s climate deception lawsuit. Join us in Washington, D.C., to show support for Boulder and all communities seeking accountability.

🌍 Today at the UN, we presented 2 million+ signatures calling for fossil-fuel companies to pay for the climate damage they cause. The powerful response: “Polluters must pay… We are with you. Use every tool at your disposal to hold the polluters accountable. You are on the right side of history."

At least 124 environmental defenders were killed in 2025. Organized crime, extractive industries and authoritarian governments all contributed to the violence, a new report says. insideclimatenews.org/news/1509202...

🚨 VICTORY! The Big Oil immunity bill has stalled (for now) after the House Judiciary Committee adjourned before bringing the bill for a vote. This fight is far from over, but today is a victory for those who agree that no industry should be above the law.

"This indefensible, dangerous bill seeks to put an industry that has been lying to the public for decades above the law. And the cherry on top of this sweet giveaway to polluters: the bill attempts to codify climate science denial by misrepresenting the field of attribution science."—Kathy Mulvey

Please call representatives in the House Judiciary Committee to say No Immunity for Big Oil!

Big Oil denying the hazards they knew would result from the use of their fossil fuel products.

🚨BIG OIL IS RACING TO BE ABOVE THE LAW🚨 HR 8330, which aims to give Big Oil immunity from all climate laws and lawsuits, will be considered in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. No industry should be above the law — especially one that has lied to the American people for decades.

According to new data, August 2026 was the hottest Aug on record globally, tying July 2023 as the hottest month in recorded history. The heat is in part due to record ocean temperatures across the globe from the burning of fossil fuels and the developing Super El Niño. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social